Steam adds a new application to improve soundtrack functionality

Steam has announced new updates and features of the soundtrack today in a development update. Based on user comments, the new Steam system is moving away from its current model with a new application to host the soundtracks.

Music is a key element of a game. Good music inspires and adds to experience. And if it's really good, players will want to enjoy it outside the game. This is where the soundtracks come into play.

The game platform has sold soundtracks in the form of a DLC, which has created problems for many Steam users, ranging from the need to buy a game to get the soundtracks to download the Game before the soundtrack.

The new Steam soundtrack model no longer treats music as a DLC complementary module. Instead, Steam added a soundtrack application. "Until now, there was no type of" soundtrack "application on Steam," said the team in the message. "The closest was" DLC ", so it became common to sell soundtracks as a type of DLC." Steam developers declare that if the choice made sense at the time, the soundtracks became linked to a "specific DLC functionality".

According to the ad, the soundtracks can now be purchased without buying the game, downloaded without downloading the game, sold when the game is not on Steam, and more.

Steam encourages users to migrate to the new application system instead of the old model. In addition to solving problems, Steam has added new features to the application: several quality levels, a new interface and associated content such as the album cover in the Steam library.

The existing content must be moved to the application. Steam hopes to make this as painless as possible and has created a tool that will automate the process for users. This tool is in the basic information tab on the store page.

The new Steam system is a clear improvement compared to the limited functionality of the soundtrack before. The soundtracks will act more like real soundtracks rather than content linked directly to the basic game. Although it may be painful to transfer soundtracks previously held to the new application, it will be worth it.