Valve’s Steam gaming platform has a plethora of games to choose from, and with so many to choose from, how do you know which game is good and worth your money? Of course one could also go online and search for reviews, but wouldn’t it be more convenient if it were all in one place? Well that’s what Valve is looking to do as they have announced the launch of Steam Reviews. This review system is currently in beta and it works almost similar to how app store reviews work for iTunes and Google Play, where gamers can leave their review on the game itself so that when gamers browse the games, they will be able to read the reviews right there and then.
Reviews can only be written by gamers who own the game and have launched it via the Steam platform, meaning that if you did not get the game through Steam, you would not be able to write a review for the game, which we guess is fair since this would basically open up the reviews to trolls and those looking to bash or promote a game unnecessarily, as opposed to providing gamers with a fair assessment of the game. The reviews can also be voted by gamers as to whether a particular review was helpful or not, just like how Amazon’s reviews work as well. Steam Reviews will not be replacing the Recommendation system either, but will instead be rolled into the feature together. For more info head on over to Valve’s website.
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