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Valve "not Plans to stop Downloading Old Versions" On Steam

Update - September 28, 2021 - Valve replied to claims that Steam might end the ability to download older versions of games.



September 28 - Valve shared an official statement to PCGamer clarifying that the company does not plan to remove the ability to download older games. A spokesperson from Valve told PCGamer that they are not planning to prevent players from downloading older builds. "What we're currently working on is an approach to handle edge cases involving unowned materials and helping partners remove their builds that need to go. When it's ready to ship we'll share more details about this work." Original story is available.



The latest Steam beta has added a feature that seemingly removes the possibility for gamers to roll back game updates or play older versions of games on Steam. With the new version, players are unable to download depots of Steam games to play older versions of games they own - and many are unhappy about this change.



There are many games that undergo radical changes between updates. There's a whole fan group dedicated to locating and archiving all the different versions of Minecraft through the years, for example and other games like Counter-Strike update regularly with big changes.



At the moment, it's completely possible to download and play older versions of games on Steam with the help of an organization like SteamDB All you have to do is locate the location of the game you wish to play. However, the September 23 beta update to Steam has seemingly stopped this practice. Once this update becomes available in Steam in its entirety, there will be no way to play older versions of games on Valve's client.



This was noticed by SteamDB creator Pavel Djundik, who confirms that it's now impossible to download older game depots of Steam games and play them with this new code in place at least in the event that Steam makes it mandatory for all games. Pavel adds that this means that SteamDB will have to "go back to the times when it could only keep track of files that it owns" in the event that it is implemented. PREMIUM EBOOKS SteamDB includes Pavel's complete, in-depth explanation.



The last Steam beta brought a significant change to game downloads.



With this change, it is no longer possible to download older game versions, because client asks for a code (GetManifestRequestCode) that rotates every five minutes.



- Pavel Djundik (@thexpaw) September 23 2021



Many Steam tinkerers are unhappy with the change and want to reverse it. The time frame for the launch date is up to Valve, of course.


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