Valve Testing New UI For Steam On The TV

As many have heard by now, Valve is trying to bring Steam onto new platforms, thus the creation of Steam machines which basically will allow gamers to enjoy their videos games in the living room, using a new controller to play games that they might normally played on the PC, and interacting with Steam in new ways.

That being said, playing on a TV and playing on your computer’s monitors are very different experiences. TVs tend to be larger meaning that a UI designed for the computer might not necessarily be ideal for a TV, which is why Valve has recently announced some changes that they will be making to Big Picture Mode (via Engadget).

Basically for those who are unfamiliar with Big Picture Mode, this is a user interface designed to allow Steam users to play their PC games on the TV. According to Valve, they will be making changes to the navigation model, game detail view, in-game overlay, store research, and have updated users’ community profiles to better suit gaming on the television.

We reckon that this should be a welcome change, especially for those hoping to get some gaming done in the living room. In addition to the updates made to Big Picture Mode, there will also be the addition of support for FLAC, OGG, Vorbis, and M4A audio formats for its built-in music player.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Gaming
Tags: Steam (Valve), Valve