Valve is increasing Steam’s already teetering tower of built-in options with a brand new background gameplay recording and sharing system that is obtainable in beta now.
As detailed on Valve’s Recreation Recording beta web page, Steam’s new suite of console-like video options start with two distinct recording modes. A Background Recording mode constantly saves gameplay to a most popular drive – customers can set length and storage limits – whereas an On Demand Recording mode permits customers to begin and cease recording as they select.
A brand new timeline function and player-added occasion markers are meant to make it simpler to seek out key moments (achievements, screenshots, and in-game occasions in supported video games may also auto-generate markers if desired) and recordings will be clipped utilizing new “light-weight” instruments.
There’s additionally a redesigned Recordings & Screenshots interface the place customers can edit and share footage, and a one-click sharing possibility for posting video right into a chat session with a buddy or to the world at giant. Valve says recordings can simply be transferred to a different system – Steam Deck to PC, as an illustration – and non permanent hyperlinks to MP4s will be despatched through the Steam Cellular App or a QR code.
And at last, a brand new Replay mode is accessible from the Steam Overlay in each sport, enabling customers to rapidly leap again via their latest gameplay. “Helpful for issues like seeing what went unsuitable when your hero died,” Valve notes, “or recalling one thing talked about by an NPC earlier.”
Steam’s new Recreation Recording system – detailed extra totally right here – is presently obtainable in beta for all customers, and builders can entry a brand new SDK and API. To discover the brand new options, Steam customers ought to go into Settings > Interface > Beta Participation then choose both Beta possibility. Background or On Demand recording can then be enabled through Settings > Recreation Recording. Anticipate a public launch after Valve has ironed out any kinks.
