Game compatibility test

[DragonicPlayz]

Steam should really add a feature which help's you see how well the game will play on your PC or laptop. This would really help out casual gamers as cpu and gpu companies name things in odd ways making it hard to determine if the game will run or not. They should then optimise the store home page according to it.

[Brimzel]

You could use the "Can you run it" website to compare minimum requierements and your PC specs, just a suggestion.

[Zekiran]

Or you could do a search here on the forums to see why that cannot and will never happen.

[Theblaze]

Liability and Accuracy are two things why such feature is never going to be added on Steam.

If you ever used sites like the one mentioned above (Can You RUN It) and the site told you can run the game you interested in but for whatever reason, you don't, you should understand why.

You literally could have the very same computer as someone else, and it still would run differently on your computer even with the same hardware specifications.

For more informations, use the forum search.
https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/

[DragonicPlayz]

You have to download the steam app , so the program should be able to add a feature to check the compatibility of game with the device. Like can't it run a scan for memory usage, CPU usage and etc. Then store it in a file on the PC and use it to refer games

[DragonicPlayz]

Liability and accuracy thing. Nobody is as for an 100% accurate test or scan just a brief hint that it's with in the range or not and if it's towards the upper limit or lower limit

[DragonicPlayz]

Just because it unreliable 20% of times doesn't mean they should completely ditch the idea

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by DragonicPlayz:

You have to download the steam app , so the program should be able to add a feature to check the compatibility of game with the device. Like can't it run a scan for memory usage, CPU usage and etc. Then store it in a file on the PC and use it to refer games

Which would make Steam liable when a game doesn't work. Cause Steam said it would work. It's seller advice, comparable to a stote clerk saying "should work".

Microsoft tried it and it failed.

Keep in mind that hardware is only part of the equation.

Use 3rd party sites, as they are not affiliated and can offer this service without becoming liable.

Many people also aren't fan of such intrusions. You know, spyware and such

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by DragonicPlayz:

Liability and accuracy thing. Nobody is as for an 100% accurate test or scan just a brief hint that it's with in the range or not and if it's towards the upper limit or lower limit

People will the very moment they make a purchase based on what the test told them.

[76561198407601200]

Originally posted by DragonicPlayz:

Steam should really add a feature which help's you see how well the game will play on your PC or laptop. This would really help out casual gamers as cpu and gpu companies name things in odd ways making it hard to determine if the game will run or not. They should then optimise the store home page according to it.

User Jimmy: "The store page for this game states that the minimum to run this game is an i3, 4gb ram, gtx 670. I have an i7, 8gb ram, gtx 1070 which is also the recommended requirements, so in theory i should be able to run this game. Hey, Valve has a tool that also states I should be able to run this based on the detected hardware, awesome!"

*User Jimmy failed to notice, or chose to ignore that their gfx card is starting to fail, the game runs, but very choppy or tends to crash. They also failed to notice or chose to ignore that their system has a lot of processes running or that they have some malicious software that can/will affect system performance*

User Jimmy: "Why didn't Valve's software tell me that my hardware is failing and that I have malware?!?!?! This is an outrage!! I'd be better off using "can you run it" ! I want a refund!"

Now imagine this scenario (hundreds of) thousands of times. Just as stated by others, you should use the search feature, has been brought up and shot down numerous times.

[DragonicPlayz]

How about we do it oppositely we put in our system specs and steams shows us the games we have specs to run according to the recommended specs by the game developer

[Aachen]

Valve is simply not going to accept liability for warranting that games will work on any particular hardware configuration.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by DragonicPlayz:

How about we do it oppositely we put in our system specs and steams shows us the games we have specs to run according to the recommended specs by the game developer

"Can You Run It" checks for the following.

GPU, CPU, Memory installed and resolution of 1080p if not logged in.

It does not check anything else such as bios, motherboard, programs installed, etc.

It does not know of any incompatibilities with your system and a game. They also do not guarantee a game will work on your system.

Do developers guarantee a game will work on your system? No. This is why they use minimum and recommended specs rather than a guarantee.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Liability.

Try using the search function. This is brought up many times.

It is just a variation of the "System Spec Check."

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/search/?gidforum=882959061469928464&include_deleted=1&q=System+Spec+Check

On another note, even Microsoft tried something similar and it failed hard.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by DragonicPlayz:

Liability and accuracy thing. Nobody is as for an 100% accurate test or scan just a brief hint that it's with in the range or not and if it's towards the upper limit or lower limit

YOu don't know how liability works. If Valve tells a users their system can run it and it can't you have an upset customer. WOrse if Valve tells a user they can't run it when they can you will have a very angry publisher who will be within their rights to sue Valve for misrepresentation of their product and mislabelling. We're talking Multi-Million dollar suits here. so nope. There is a reason NO STORE does this.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by DragonicPlayz:

How about we do it oppositely we put in our system specs and steams shows us the games we have specs to run according to the recommended specs by the game developer

Which is the same thing. Again, liability.