Tim Hardwick
Valve quietly released the beta version of the Steam Client, which is assigned to the Apple Silicon, finally ending with the dependence on the Rosetta 2 translation layer. The client has been eliminating the overhead costs that tormented the Mac Gamers from the moment Apple transition to their chips. Steam chromium interface, which can sometimes slow down to crawl, now works directly on Apple Silicon, and not through Intel emulation.
Early testers report quite faster the start time and a smoother navigation through the store and the library. The difference should be immediately obvious, with such basic actions as switching the tabs, feeling like liquid, and not a delay. Starting with MacOS 28, Apple said that only a limited version of Rosetta 2 will remain available for old games that rely on Frameworks based on Intel
mac, which MAC users can access beta version through Steam settings. Go to the interface, select the “Steam Beta Update” in the revealing list of participation in the beta version of the client, then restart to load about 230 MB updates.
