Steam will now delay certain game updates to reserve bandwidth

With Steam breaking new usage records, Valve outlines several major changes to the game update.

steam Recently, the number of concurrent users playing games online and online has surged. As we find ourselves trapped at home by coronaviruses around the world, many are seeking games to pass the time.

Game downloads require not only video streaming, but also a lot of bandwidth. To save bandwidth and help make the Internet accessible to everyone at this critical juncture, Valve is changing the way it delivers updates on Steam.

Steam has scheduled updates for games you have n’t played recently during off-peak hours in your country. It was extended to allow updates to spread in days instead of hours.

Once the patch is available, it will only update games you have played in the last three days. Everything else may be scheduled a few days in advance.

This one certainly not Of course, when you see an update in Steam, it can prevent you from forcing an update immediately. Don't panic when you see that your game is not updated immediately. Unlike PlayStation, YouTube and Netflix, Valve does not limit download speeds.

Valve also recommends that players use Steam's built-in download management capabilities, which should also help ease some of the burden on the home network.