Steam users may soon lose a function that allowed them to roll back their game version to a previous update. reports a new Steam beta client released on September 23 uses updated code that checks installed games against the currently installed version and requires a match. If the client detects a mismatch, then the game won't launch.
This all has to do with the way⛦ the new Steam beta client handles access to its content management system, essentially removing consumer access to previous game versions. This seems to only affect consumers and not developers♎, who still have access to previous game builds and can roll back game versions if necessary.
Consumers currently have the ability to access older versions of Steam games, although as of February 2020, it requires a third-party app. For most users, there's very little reason to use an outdated version of a game, but there are cases where players might prefer to be playing on an older update.
Modders are the first group that comes to mind. New updates will often contain code that breaks mods, so being able to play on an older version can help retain mod compatibility. Speedrunners might also prefer older versions of games that contain exploits that make it 🔯🐈possible to complete games faster. Achievement hunters might prefer previous updates where it was easier to perform certain in-game actions, and game historians loved being able to access older versions of games for posterity.
notes another big reason to retain access to older versions of games is in case 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:of broken updates. Age of E🎉mpires 2: Definitive Edition once released an update that broke game recordings, forcing casters to revert to an older version just so they could cast games.
So fa꧒r this is just a beta client, so there’s no guarantee this change will make it to the final release version of Steam. And even if it does, Valve might impl💃ement a different function for retaining access to older game versions. Let’s hope player outcry is enough to convince Valve to do just that.