With the release of the Steam Deck saw Valve create a new user interface focused on controller navigation. Upon its reveal, it was announced that the new UI would come to Steam’s PC client in the future. While not yet fully released, the new Steam Deck UI is available for beta users.

Making the announcement on Twitter, Valve said “We heard you liked Steam Deck's UI, so we’re updating Big Picture on @Steam Desktop to follow suit. It's now in the Steam Client Beta (on desktop) and is available for testing and customer feedback!”

For those who have not tried out the UI on a Steam Deck, this update to Big Picture mode is a complete overhaul, offering:

• New Home Screen, where you can continue playing recent games, and see what’s new with the games in your library.
• New Universal Search, that searches across Library, Store, and your friends
• New controller configurator, designed for ease-of-use of picking, adjusting, or creating custom controller configurations
• Optimized Steam Store for controller navigation
• Updated in-game overlay, with access to achievements and guides
  • Press Steam / Guide / PS button while in game
• New system menu, for quick navigation to different parts of the interface
  • Access this with the Steam / Guide / PS button
• New quick access menu, for access to notifications, friends list, quick settings, and more.
  • Access this with Steam / Guide / PS button + A

These are just a few of the many small and large changes brought about by this UI update. Considering the fact that the old Big Picture mode maxed out at 1080p, any update would have been welcome – it’s exciting to see that it is a big update, however.

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