Steam’s Gameplay Recording Tool To Work On Steam Deck

Valve is bringing a native gameplay recording tool to Steam so that users can easily capture and share clips. The game recording feature is available now in beta -- including on Steam Deck.

Users will be able to both continuously record clips with background recording or turn them on manually with a hotkey, as per Valve’s website about the updates. When users are recording, they will see the “Steam Timeline,” and they can add markers to not key moments they might want to visit later. Developers can also have their games mark notable moments on the timeline, which Valve has already implemented with Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2.

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How Will Steam Game Recording Work?

The tool won’t record users’ desktops, and they can pick which audio channels are included in the recording. To share their clips, Valve will provide several options: exporting a clip to MP4; sending the clip to the Steam mobile app; or even creating a temporary link.

As for how the tool might after users’ computer’s performance, here’s what the company has to say:

“Steam Game Recording has been designed with the goal of taking as little computer resources away from the game you are playing as possible. It takes advantage of NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards to remove most of the performance cost of creating video recordings. When run on systems without those graphics cards, the system’s CPU is used to create video recordings which may cause a noticeable performance impact on those systems.”

The company promises that more features are in the works for game recording, as well, such as individualized game settings. Previously, Valve launched another big upgrade to Steam: an upgraded family-sharing system.

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Steam To Soon Get An Official Controller

Almost after five years Valve discontinued its experimental Steam Controller, and a new officially licensed gamepad is coming for Steam. The new controller was developed by Hori, and it’s only coming for users in Japan.

Called the Wireless Horipad for Steam, the PC-centric controller aligns with Steam Deck’s menu buttons and offers similar touch sensors on top of its sticks to activate gyro controls. The gamepad also supports wireless and USB-C wired connections along with a whole bunch of custom programmability using Hori’s software.

But while it shares a lot with the Steam Deck, it’s not a Steam Controller 2 -- it lacks rumble, a matching set of four back buttons, and the handheld’s signature trackpads. The new gamepad is slated to hit the market in Japan on October 31 in four color options (black, white, neon yellow, and violet), selling for 7,890 yen (around $50).