Steam 更新「搶先體驗遊戲」警語！讓玩家知道這些遊戲很久沒更新
在全球 PC 最大遊戲平台 Steam 上有著特別的「搶先體驗」機制，讓開發者們能夠透過搶先體驗的方式推出還處於未完成品階段的遊戲，讓開發者能夠在開發過程中透過玩家的回饋，讓最後的遊戲成品能夠更貼近玩家的期待與需求，然而這個原先立意良善的制度也被玩家們發現，有時候就會有遊戲一直處於「搶先體驗」階段，而無意正式推出。對此 Steam 母公司 Valve 決定推出更新，將會對那些許久未更新的搶先體驗遊戲標記警語，警告玩家這款遊戲已經許久沒有後續更新。
事實上，Steam 上的「搶先體驗」如果能夠善用的話，對於開發者與玩家可說是雙贏的局面，像是 2023 年的 TGA 年度最佳遊戲《柏德之門3》同樣也有在開發時率先通過搶先體驗階段吸取玩家們的回饋，此外像是獨立遊戲佳作《黑帝斯》的續作《黑帝斯2》目前也正處於搶先體驗階段。不過，也有部分的遊戲開發商在發行遊戲進入搶先體驗階段之後就完全不管，後續不會推出任何的遊戲更新。
對此，Valve 除了原本就會警告玩家目前遊戲處於搶先體驗階段外，未來還會更進一步加強警告措施，會針對那些 1 年以上未進行更新的搶先體驗遊戲警告玩家，提醒大家這款遊戲距離上一次更新已經過了多久，也會要求開發者對玩家們說明為什麼那麼久沒更新。希望更能提醒玩家們避開那些處於「搶先體驗」階段，卻許久未獲更新的遊戲，也等於提醒開發者們：「還有尚未完成的遊戲專案，可別忘記了！」
Steam now warns about Early Access that have not been updated in months.🕵️ Tip: SteamDB browser extension shows last update for all games. pic.twitter.com/hIp9Cmg3nQ
— SteamDB (@SteamDB) February 5, 2025
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