Steam plans to replace its curated Discounts & Events calendar in early 2027 with personalized game recommendations, not changing prices. Valve says testing displayed ten times more games daily and increased store visits, wishlists, and cart additions; results for developers have varied, and the system may need further tuning.

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[–] 4 points 1 month ago*

I'm not alarmed, but a bit suspicious, and the PCG article words it better than l:

I'm a little tired of dancing to the tune of algorithms, and I wonder too if some people won't wind up missing out on cool stuff that maybe falls outside their usual areas of interest if they're only presented with what Steam knows they're likely to buy.

I don't like what happens with too much algorithm, and Steam already has a lot of algorithm.

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