search games by our pc system configuration

[Jorge Mero]

I think that everyone would like to see games that can actually run in our PC!!

Like add a filter with all CPU, GPU, RAM and them appear games that can run in our PC.

Thanks.

[Sazzouu]

Useless feature...
Nice thought but developers put in the system requirements manually. They are not tested or anything... just rough estimations. And sometimes they just put in stupid stuff for the lulz

https://i.imgur.com/flj2jG4.png

[Crazy Tiger]

Makes Valve liable, won't happen due to that. It's also inaccurate, as hardware is only half of what is important, your software configuration is just as important. Idiots can make a high-end machine run like a toaster. Second reason it won't happen.
Even all the canirunit sites that exist don't get it right. Compare three and you'll notice each gives a different score/rating/advice.

Microsoft tried it in their store, it failed hard.

[Brujeira]

Publicado originalmente por Sazzouu:

Useless feature...
Nice thought but developers put in the system requirements manually. They are not tested or anything... just rough estimations. And sometimes they just put in stupid stuff for the lulz

https://i.imgur.com/flj2jG4.png

This. They’re supposed to at least be a best guess as to what you need but...

Once upon a time, a game studio released a title called Unreal. They suggested system requirements that were so low that it stressed the machine to the point where the CPU overheated... and literally melted the chip inside. I seem to remember that there was a class action lawsuit over it.

And that is why you don’t necessarily trust devs when it comes to requirements.

[nullable]

That sounds suspect. Although 1998 was a long time ago, maybe hardware safety features weren't always up to snuff. But in general trying to run a game with low end hardware won't cause anything to melt, it just won't run well.

[Radene]

Publicado originalmente por Brujeira:

Publicado originalmente por Sazzouu:

Useless feature...
Nice thought but developers put in the system requirements manually. They are not tested or anything... just rough estimations. And sometimes they just put in stupid stuff for the lulz

https://i.imgur.com/flj2jG4.png

This. They’re supposed to at least be a best guess as to what you need but...

Once upon a time, a game studio released a title called Unreal. They suggested system requirements that were so low that it stressed the machine to the point where the CPU overheated... and literally melted the chip inside. I seem to remember that there was a class action lawsuit over it.

And that is why you don’t necessarily trust devs when it comes to requirements.

Wasn't that Crysis?

[Sazzouu]

Publicado originalmente por Brockenstein:

But in general trying to run a game with low end hardware won't cause anything to melt, it just won't run well.

Modern hardware does that pretty well but back in the day there were CPUs without intern temperature "measurement". So the only safeguard was the motherboard but depending on the way the heat spreadded when it reached the measure-mechanism on the motherboard it sometimes was too late for the chip.

EDIT: That is the reason why back in the 80s and 90s Overclocking was something for "Professionals only" because back in the day you could actually kill hardware when doing it wrong

And the incident Brujeira was talking about wasn't entirely "requirements based" but more like a bug of some sort killing off safeguards which lead to fried hardware on wrong assumptions on system requirements

[nullable]

Well in additional to bringing up a scenario from 22 years ago maybe isn't terribly relevant today is part of my point.

[Fluffy BUNNY]

I've been saying this for several years now. Mainly a filer to sort by "can run on this PC", with extra settings for "minimum requirements only" and "recommended requirement only". As I believe this can help out a ton of new PC gamers. As I liked the idea of the steam box, for newer PC gamers, but having that feature would of helped sell the idea to a new audience.

[cinedine]

Publicado originalmente por *WTF* Fluffy BUNNY:

I've been saying this for several years now. Mainly a filer to sort by "can run on this PC", with extra settings for "minimum requirements only" and "recommended requirement only". As I believe this can help out a ton of new PC gamers. As I liked the idea of the steam box, for newer PC gamers, but having that feature would of helped sell the idea to a new audience.

You know what really helps new PC gamers? Learning how to read and interpret their bloody specifications. It's not hard today. It's almost standardized even across GPU and CPU.

Having another service for them to put their brain on hold isn't helping anyone. And boy, do people shut down their brain when it comes to computers in general and Steam in specific.

[Crazy Tiger]

Publicado originalmente por *WTF* Fluffy BUNNY:

I've been saying this for several years now. Mainly a filer to sort by "can run on this PC", with extra settings for "minimum requirements only" and "recommended requirement only". As I believe this can help out a ton of new PC gamers. As I liked the idea of the steam box, for newer PC gamers, but having that feature would of helped sell the idea to a new audience.

And then new gamers who have good computers that run slow due to outdated drivers, malware and such BS purchase games which should run, but don't because the computer is sluggish due to their handling of the computer and blame Steam.

Which is exactly why it failed in the Microsoft store and no other store has tried it since.

[Tito Shivan]

Publicado originalmente por Sazzouu:

Useless feature...
Nice thought but developers put in the system requirements manually. They are not tested or anything...

Worse, the data entry isn't even standardised. It's basically free text
You can pretty much have in the same field:
-GTX 2060
-GTX2060 or superior
-Nvidia 20XX series
-2Gb out greater GPU
-Any modern GPU

That's a nightmare to index. And good luck getting every developer to timely update their requirements to an standarised data model.