In the 23 years since Steam launched, discounts and various promotions have become an integral part of Valve’s digital distribution services. Soon their presentations will become more dynamic and personalized.
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It is understood that in early 2027 Valve plan It’s no longer up to developers, publishers, and the Steam team to create carefully curated promotion calendars in the Discounts & Events section.
According to Valve, given that user tastes are so diverse and there are so many relevant and readily available offers, the limitations associated with manually compiling the calendar don’t make sense.
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“By moving away from this approach, more sales and discounted games will have the opportunity to appear on Steam’s homepage and other sections, rather than being restricted to a small, fixed number of slots.”Valve explained.
Valve believes the new approach will “More convenient for both users and developers”but this happens gradually: “We don’t expect everything to go perfectly right away.”.
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For developers, in addition to the changes described, Valve will provide new and improved tools to help you manage discounts and sales on Steam more efficiently.
“Our goal is to allow developers to focus on creating the best games and experiences for users, rather than wasting time trying to convince people at Valve that they need to promote their products.”Valve emphasized.
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