"Can I run this"... :: Suggestions / Ideas

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ZcyTeck 26. nov. kl. 7:08

"Can I run this"...

Greetings Steam (-users as well).

Is it possible to make some sort of tool in this program, that can detect the hardware where you buy the game from - and see if the game you are about to buy are within minimum and recommended requirements?

I'm one of those few people that dont know if my laptop can run things, and it kinda sucks when I buy some game that cannot be run. Maybe I'll get my pc to run in the future, but for now this gaming laptop is my main source of games. But I dont know its specs and if it is within the limits.

Downloaded two games lately, none can run (well... One can, until i get enough of the 0,1 - 1 fps "lagfest" from low quality hardware; the other one just stays in black screen till the end of time).

So... Tl;dr: Tool to detect hardware on your current computer that steam is running from; if games are able to be run within limits.

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HeyYou 26. nov. kl. 7:17

There is this tool.... https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri (assuming steam will let me post the link....) Requires a download though. Reasonably sure it's safe. No clue how accurate it is.

Ettanin 26. nov. kl. 7:23

Oprindeligt skrevet af ZcyTeck:
Greetings Steam (-users as well).

Is it possible to make some sort of tool in this program, that can detect the hardware where you buy the game from - and see if the game you are about to buy are within minimum and recommended requirements?

I'm one of those few people that dont know if my laptop can run things, and it kinda sucks when I buy some game that cannot be run. Maybe I'll get my pc to run in the future, but for now this gaming laptop is my main source of games. But I dont know its specs and if it is within the limits.

Downloaded two games lately, none can run (well... One can, until i get enough of the 0,1 - 1 fps "lagfest" from low quality hardware; the other one just stays in black screen till the end of time).

So... Tl;dr: Tool to detect hardware on your current computer that steam is running from; if games are able to be run within limits.

Liability. To the customer:
Steam would have to offer much more loosened refund options if they overestimated the capabilities of your system setup, be it drivers, interfering software or just misjudged hardware.

Liability. To the publisher:
Steam would be liable for missed sales if they underestimated the capabilities of your system setup, be it outdated hardware lists, misjudging benchmark results or due to interfering software.

The system requirement info fields are form free text fields instead of static fields in which to add or select hardware components from.
Valve would have to have a perfectly written and ranked database in which components are compared and benchmarked, something no vendor, not even specialized sites that benchmark hardware, can provide accurately due to exotic outliers.

No, Valve wouldn't do that.

HeyYou 26. nov. kl. 7:27

Oprindeligt skrevet af Ettanin:
Oprindeligt skrevet af ZcyTeck:
Greetings Steam (-users as well).

Is it possible to make some sort of tool in this program, that can detect the hardware where you buy the game from - and see if the game you are about to buy are within minimum and recommended requirements?

I'm one of those few people that dont know if my laptop can run things, and it kinda sucks when I buy some game that cannot be run. Maybe I'll get my pc to run in the future, but for now this gaming laptop is my main source of games. But I dont know its specs and if it is within the limits.

Downloaded two games lately, none can run (well... One can, until i get enough of the 0,1 - 1 fps "lagfest" from low quality hardware; the other one just stays in black screen till the end of time).

So... Tl;dr: Tool to detect hardware on your current computer that steam is running from; if games are able to be run within limits.
Liability. To the customer:
Steam would have to offer much more loosened refund options if they overestimated the capabilities of your system setup, be it drivers, interfering software or just misjudged hardware.

Liability. To the publisher:
Steam would be liable for missed sales if they underestimated the capabilities of your system setup, be it outdated hardware lists, misjudging benchmark results or due to interfering software.

The system requirement info fields are form free text fields instead of static fields in which to add or select hardware components from.
Valve would have to have a perfectly written and ranked database in which components are compared and benchmarked, something no vendor, not even specialized sites that benchmark hardware, can provide accurately due to exotic outliers.

No, Valve wouldn't do that.

The trick would be to look ONLY at hardware requirements. System configurations are way too diverse..... and giving a conservative estimate would be the hot ticket.

ZcyTeck 26. nov. kl. 7:41

Oprindeligt skrevet af Ettanin:
Oprindeligt skrevet af ZcyTeck:
Greetings Steam (-users as well).

Is it possible to make some sort of tool in this program, that can detect the hardware where you buy the game from - and see if the game you are about to buy are within minimum and recommended requirements?

I'm one of those few people that dont know if my laptop can run things, and it kinda sucks when I buy some game that cannot be run. Maybe I'll get my pc to run in the future, but for now this gaming laptop is my main source of games. But I dont know its specs and if it is within the limits.

Downloaded two games lately, none can run (well... One can, until i get enough of the 0,1 - 1 fps "lagfest" from low quality hardware; the other one just stays in black screen till the end of time).

So... Tl;dr: Tool to detect hardware on your current computer that steam is running from; if games are able to be run within limits.
Liability. To the customer:
Steam would have to offer much more loosened refund options if they overestimated the capabilities of your system setup, be it drivers, interfering software or just misjudged hardware.

Liability. To the publisher:
Steam would be liable for missed sales if they underestimated the capabilities of your system setup, be it outdated hardware lists, misjudging benchmark results or due to interfering software.

The system requirement info fields are form free text fields instead of static fields in which to add or select hardware components from.
Valve would have to have a perfectly written and ranked database in which components are compared and benchmarked, something no vendor, not even specialized sites that benchmark hardware, can provide accurately due to exotic outliers.

No, Valve wouldn't do that.

Yeah. I see the issues... Some would def' take advantage of it....

William Shakesman 26. nov. kl. 8:49

CYRI has done this legwork and I can imagine nobody else wishes to do so.

Note that Valve has no requirement for and has suffered no liability for system requirements that do not correctly list minimum requirements to run software currently on the store, so talks of "liability" are mostly conjecture at best and closer to fantasy. A Valve certified green check though is a very difficult thing to produce though given the amount of data one needs to collect to make something both authoritative and useful enough to be an authority. It would be a value add to be sure but it might be insurmountable, or at least very hard to do better than CYRI did

Anonymous Helper 26. nov. kl. 9:52

To being with there is no standard what system requirements even mean. What FPS to expect? What resolution is it tested for? What graphics settings were used?

Not to mention almost all system requirements are for Desktop PC's unless specifically mentioned. Laptop parts are roughly 30% weaker than their desktop counterparts so games would have to be tested separately on mobile hardware and would require their own system requirement. Usually only big companies can afford to test and optimize their game on diverse hardware.

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