The massive reach and success of Steam as a platform has even led Valve to develop its own Steam Deck handheld console. While other game publishers such as Activision-Blizzard, EA, and others have their clients and digital storefronts, Steam is undoubtedly the most adapted. Valve’s Steam platform is arguably the biggest video game storefront on PC. Most recently, the company filed a new patent for a Steam instant play feature that would allow users to start playing games even before they finish downloading. Valve is regularly working on new updates for its Steam platform, whether it's redesigning the storefront or other user interfaces, developing new technologies and features, or simply making the experience of using it better. The latest Steam beta update will apparently disallow players from downloading older versions of games.
