Steam is about to have technology for games that have not been downloaded and can still be played?

Valve working on some very interesting updates for Steam, in which the feature that allows users to play the game while downloading the game itself has attracted everyone’s attention. This feature is revealed in a developer patent.

The above patent was filed in March 2020 and it was not until recently that SteamDB founder Pavel Djundik was able to discover and share the most interesting content of the patent on Twitter.

Essentially, Steam is building a system that tracks the data reads performed by a given game’s exe file, which outlines what and how often the data is accessed. The developer will then use this telemetry to prioritize the loading of certain files to allow users to start playing without having to wait for the game to finish loading.
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The same technology can also help Steam remove unused files without compromising data integrity, such as when a user needs to free up space. Valve explained that new technology may even support preloading certain files to reduce loading lag.

This type of aerial system is completely novel. Job play games while downloading data is one of the standout features of PS4 and Xbox One. Today PS5 and Xbox Series X/S also use the same technology.

In fact, Valve tested a similar system in 2015, by the time Mortal Kombat 10 came out, The system split the data to be loaded into small pieces, but this method backfired and caused some problems. problem playing Mortal Kombat 10.
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