Steam Update: In-game overlay, notifications, and a fresh coat of paint

I don't know for sure it's a steam issue, but in the last few days my bluetooth controller (xb elite 2) has been very inconsistent about connecting to steam and any games launched from steam. jstest doesn't see any problem, but often Steam's Test Device Inputs won't get anything from it, or if it does, the game might not. One day it'll work, the next it won't without me having changed anything 🤷. Plugging in over USB gets rid of all issues.

Also, the new big picture mode on nvidia is very low framerate. Sub 10fps. It's not great.

I think it depends on the game. Personally I made lots of notes when playing Elden Ring since it was impossible to keep track of all the obscure open quests otherwise (especially before the NPC map markers update). There are also plenty of games where you need to return to an area when you reach a certain level or have a certain item/ability. I don’t usually make notes to remind myself to do that but since it’s so accessible now I can see myself doing that.

Some puzzle games require note-taking or an extremely good memory, and while some do have internal mechanisms for it, not all have, and sometimes it is really bad. Also, some other games can use notes sometimes, like how many resources you need to get or stuff you need to do before confronting a big boss.

You've never alt-tabbed out of a game to research something about it? Now you can paste that information on your screen for viewing simultaneously as you play. Though having a second monitor is nice, most people probably only have one monitor. I think it's a useful and nice to have feature. Nobody has to use it, but enough will.

lmao same, and i have less years of playing games than you