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Steam Client Update Released

Client Update - Valve
Apr 12, 2021
A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General
  • Fix long delay before first game launch of the session for users with thousands of shared screenshots


Remote Play
  • Added 40 Mbit and 75 Mbit custom bitrate options

  • Fixed controller hotplug support for Unity games

  • Replaced the menubar with an overlay that comes up when holding the ESC key

  • Only show keyboard and controller toasts if there's input from those devices

  • Fixed non-breaking-space display in French and German

  • Fixed font rendering in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese


Steam Cloud
  • Improve performance by uploading/downloading multiple files in parallel


Soundtracks
  • Added support for localized album covers


SteamNetworkingSockets
  • Improved peer-to-peer routing to better utilize relays in data centers not connected to the Valve backbone


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