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Steam now has a maddening bouncing logo screensaver, and I’m pretty sure it doesn’t perfectly hit the corners

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Steam has added a bouncing-logo screensaver to its desktop client, bringing a familiar DVD-player-style animation to the gaming platform. Its appeal lies in the simple challenge of watching the logo move around the screen and seeing whether it lands exactly in a corner.

The article describes the feature as a new, mildly maddening diversion rather than a major Steam update. The writer suspects the logo does not quite reach the corners, a detail that keeps the animation from delivering the satisfying corner hit viewers may be waiting for.

  • Steam’s new screensaver features a bouncing logo.
  • It resembles the classic DVD logo animation.
  • The logo may not hit the corners perfectly.

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Steam is a digital shop and app for buying, downloading and playing computer games. It is run by Valve, a US company that also makes games and gaming hardware.

A screensaver is an animation that appears on a display when it is idle. The bouncing-logo version recalls an old DVD-player animation, where viewers might wait to see if a moving logo lands exactly in a corner.

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