Still in the project stage, the solution is said to be insufficient compared with third-party modules such as SteamDB or Augmented Steam.
As the number-one video game platform on the PC, Steam has no real competition. Epic Games has tried to outshine Steam with a more developer-friendly royalty policy and free weekly games, but to no avail. A resounding success that Valve intends to build on by regularly upgrading its platform client. Two years ago, for example, a tool was integrated into the client to make it easier for enthusiasts to record and, above all, share their videos of gameplay sequences.
Even more recently, and still at the project stage, Valve is said to have the idea of offering a tool to evaluate the expected performance of the games in its catalog according to your own configuration. A tool that could be of invaluable support to gamers, who would also be delighted to be able to compare the evolution of game prices on the platform more easily. With all the promotions organized by Steam and those put in place by publishers, it's not always easy to find your way around and check whether, for example, the 33% promotion on a given game is really worthwhile compared with what's been going on recently.
SteamDB already displays more than 30 days of price history © TechPowerUp
According to TechPowerUp, Valve is about to add a new tool that will display a game's price history over the last 30 days. A way of seeing the recent fluctuations of a given title. TechPowerUp also specifies that Valve's new feature would also show when a game is on special offer, the percentage discount and, therefore, how its price compares with those of the past month. In principle, it's a good idea. Alas, most enlightened gamers already use tools that go much further, such as SteamDB or Augmented Steam: the latter, for example, displays the lowest price ever recorded on a game, and allows you to compare several retailers in addition to Steam. Valve still has some work to do, but it's a step in the right direction.
