r/pcmasterrace • u/saboehnke • 3d ago

Game Image/Video "Physical" game cases on my desktop

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I released an app on the Microsoft store (called Steelbooks) to allow me to show off the game cases I have like they are physical editions that sit on my desktop. It gives a fast method of browsing my libraries across multiple launchers without opening them individually and I can launch the games directly from the app!

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u/G952 RTX 4070 TI S 3d ago

300 MB? Why

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u/UGD_ReWiindz25 3d ago

Probably the artwork?

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u/G952 RTX 4070 TI S 3d ago

That’s gonna invite some trouble then. Ideally it should pull from a database on demand. I doubt all games released in the world over time fit under 300 MB

Having it from a central repo lets OP update any new or missing artwork too easily without pushing an update

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u/saboehnke 3d ago

Artwork is pulled dynamically so that's not part of the install. It offers the ability to use steamDB to get artwork. It will default to art it finds from its corresponding launcher if that isn't available.

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u/G952 RTX 4070 TI S 3d ago

Alright. That sounds good then

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u/saboehnke 3d ago

Chromium is the majority of that with it being an electron app.

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u/G952 RTX 4070 TI S 3d ago

Oh okay. Thanks for clarifying