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Steam can now transfer games over your local networkNo more downloading twice
No more downloading twice
A new Steam feature allows you to transfer games between machines using your local network. If you’ve got a game installed on your desktop PC, and you want to play it on Steam Deck for example, you can now transfer it between the machines without having to re-download any files.
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ThisSteam support pageoffers more of an explanation of how it works. When you try to install or update a game on Steam, Steam “will first check if there are other PCs running Steam on your LAN (local area network) that could transfer the needed game content to you directly.”
If such a PC is found, it will transfer as much of the files as possible across your local networkrather than downloading them from the internet. If the connection drops, Steam will revert to using Steam’s content servers as before.
There are a handful of other fixes inthe latest patch notes.
