New Steam Beta Available

[DigiQ8]

A new Steam beta is now available. This beta has improved defrag utility for Steam games, also adds push-to-talk support for voice chat.

• Improved cache defragmenter to both defragment at the OS level and internal files
• Fixed apps getting stuck when downloading
• Added audio recording device selection for voice chat
• Added push-to-talk support for voice chat

To participate go to your Steam settings, select the Steam Client Candidate drop down menu.

 

[Naph]

• added Audio Recording Device Selection For Voice Chat
• added Push-to-talk Support For Voice Chat

Finally.

 

[AciD]

• Improved cache defragmenter to both defragment at the OS level and internal files
• Added push-to-talk support for voice chat

I love Valve <3. Shame that I am out of my SDK beta now :F

 

[Druckles]

• Improved cache defragmenter to both defragment at the OS level and internal files

Very useful.

• Fixed apps getting stuck when downloading

God, yes, finally!

• Added audio recording device selection for voice chat

Um... useful, I guess.

• Added push-to-talk support for voice chat

And that won't go unwanted!

Oh wait, shame it doesn't bother me, not having a computer!

 

[Shamrock]

Yay push-to-talk!

 

[highlander]

Yay, push too talk!

 

[Kyorisu]

Push to talk is one of those "well duh" features but better late than never I suppose.

 

[PimpinPenguin]

Don't use this beta if you play CS:S, this beta causes it to crash when you load a map.

 

[tschumann]

I love Valve <3. Shame that I am out of my SDK beta now :F

yeah that is a shame you can't have more than 2 betas running at once.
I think I'll let the SDK take precedence.

 

[AciD]

yeah that is a shame you can't have more than 2 betas running at once.
I think I'll let the SDK take precedence.

I am in SDK beta now because Clisent Candidate is/was crashing CS:S.

 

[Crispy]

I think this blatantly came out of that competitive TF2 clan Valve have. Someone finally realised voice support in Steam is shit.

 

[tontan]

Thank you for posting that announcements.
I'll be updated with that.