Steam Store Filter Idea!
I was thinking there should be a filter implemented into the store to allow you to search by the recommended and minimum requirements for your computer's hardware in the Store.

I'm really disappointed when I find out that a game I've been looking forward to turns out to be *just* outside my computer's ability to run it, or it's only compatible with some machines but not others for one reason or another.

I know it'd be a good deal of work, but the data is already uploaded by the publisher, so the info shouldn't be too hard to find, at least.
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Wolf Knight 12 月 6 日 下午 3:57 
the system requirements are just a text field, nothing more. they dont even have to enter actual computer specs. the devs can put Better then a moldy Potato as a system requirement.

there are also too many parts and too many combinations for such a system to work. then add legal issues.

says it wont work but it will work - lost sale and possible lawsuit from the devs
says it will work and it doesnt work - false advertising
Ada Jameson 12 月 6 日 下午 4:01 
引用自 Wolf Knight
the system requirements are just a text field, nothing more. they dont even have to enter actual computer specs. the devs can put Better then a moldy Potato as a system requirement.

there are also too many parts and too many combinations for such a system to work. then add legal issues.

says it wont work but it will work - lost sale and possible lawsuit from the devs
says it will work and it doesnt work - false advertising

I'm not asking for a button that basically asks the game "will it work with my machine", I want to be able to filter out games that require a better CPU and GPU than what I have so I can focus on the games I *can* run.

I understand those potential legal issues but those can be avoided if you never make those claims to begin with and just sort by those requirements provided by the publisher.
引用自 Ada Jameson
引用自 Wolf Knight
the system requirements are just a text field, nothing more. they dont even have to enter actual computer specs. the devs can put Better then a moldy Potato as a system requirement.

there are also too many parts and too many combinations for such a system to work. then add legal issues.

says it wont work but it will work - lost sale and possible lawsuit from the devs
says it will work and it doesnt work - false advertising

I'm not asking for a button that basically asks the game "will it work with my machine", I want to be able to filter out games that require a better CPU and GPU than what I have so I can focus on the games I *can* run.

I understand those potential legal issues but those can be avoided if you never make those claims to begin with and just sort by those requirements provided by the publisher.

Text entry fields are not as easy to "search" through, especially when game devs put in joke requirements. Example...

https://psteamproxy.yuanyoumao.com/app/351450/Scribble_Space/

:nkCool:
Ada Jameson 12 月 6 日 下午 5:10 
引用自 cSg|mc-Hotsauce
引用自 Ada Jameson

I'm not asking for a button that basically asks the game "will it work with my machine", I want to be able to filter out games that require a better CPU and GPU than what I have so I can focus on the games I *can* run.

I understand those potential legal issues but those can be avoided if you never make those claims to begin with and just sort by those requirements provided by the publisher.

Text entry fields are not as easy to "search" through, especially when game devs put in joke requirements. Example...

https://psteamproxy.yuanyoumao.com/app/351450/Scribble_Space/

:nkCool:
Yeah... I suppose it is wishful thinking, but I'd still like *some* kind of option like that to be available.
Ettanin 12 月 6 日 下午 6:08 
Liability, to the customer:
If Valve acted on, filtered or rated a game based on given hardware, Valve could be held liable for false advertisement to the customer. While there is the option for refunds, Valve would have to be much more lenient with how frequent they tolerate returned games due to unsatisfied hardware requirements that were inaccurately represented, be it through misjudgment by the developer and/or publisher, misconfigured hardware settings, drivers, combination of software on the operating system or other variable factors that lead to exotic outliers.

Liability, to the developer and/or pubisher:
If Valve acted on, filtered or rated a game based on given hardware, Valve could be held liable for missed sales to the developer and/or publisher for misrepresenting a product during the opportunity of its sale towards certain customers due to inaccurate evaluation by underestimation of a system's power relative to the given hardware requirements, be it through misjudgment of benchmark results by misconfigured hardware settings, drivers, combination of software on the operating system or other variable factors that lead to exotic outliers.

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.
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