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Members of the Steam Business Team answer developers’ questions about registering for and getting the most out of Steam Next Fest. Topics covered in this presentation: 00:00:00 Open 00:00:32 Intros 00:01:18 Overview of what to expect for Next Fest October 2024 00:04:06 Prioritizing visibility 00:05:29 Will games participating in Next Fest get higher priority 00:05:57 Does a demo need to be live to participate in the press preview 00:07:43 Can games participate in multiple Next Fests 00:08:19 Can a game release before Next Fest begins 00:08:58 How to increase visibility during Next Fest 00:09:45 How to time announcements 00:10:29 What determines the ranking on Next Fest pages 00:12:39 When will press assets be available 00:13:01 How are seasonal elements handled 00:13:25 What helps with discoverability 00:13:56 October Next Fest preview - 00:14:31 When can developers know how games are being shown in Next Fest - 00:15:06 Press Preview 00:15:29 Do press automatically get access to demos 00:16:03 Next Fest categories and the front page of the Steam Store 00:16:38 Do trailers need to be uploaded somewhere specific 00:17:41 Can a trailer get uploaded just before Next Fest begins 00:18:23 Can a demo store page get disabled while the demo is still live 00:18:58 Can user reviews be disabled 00:19:18 Demos with and without separate store pages 00:20:14 October Next Fest Deadlines 00:22:02 One or multiple trailers 00:22:41 Will future Next Fests be extended to run longer 00:24:11 How do wishlists impact discoverability 00:25:06 Best tagging practices 00:25:40 How has the main page structure changed 00:26:25 Best tag practices (continued) 00:27:14 Where will a game appear to customers 00:28:23 Trailer best practices 00:29:08 Press preview 00:30:18 Does a demo require a separate store page from the base game 00:31:29 Will a separate store page for a demo increase visibility 00:32:37 Can a demo get released before the start of Next Fest 00:33:41 Is a separate store page for a demo recommended 00:34:54 Is there a difference between a dev page and a public facing page 00:36:07 How are livestreams being implemented for this Next Fest 00:38:02 Categories vs tags 00:39:06 Demo build review process 00:40:01 Can demo builds be patched during Next Fest 00:40:50 Is Next Fest page content localized 00:42:16 Demo deadlines 00:43:15 Visibility 00:44:24 Does concurrent players during Next Fest affect performance of the base game launch 00:45:27 Livestreaming an internal demo build 00:45:49 Trailers and the press preview 00:46:46 Trailer upload deadlines 00:47:44 Front page upcoming release criteria 00:48:44 Using Next Fest to improve visibility 00:50:38 Launching a demo before Next Fest - 00:50:50 Can a livestream be pre-recorded 00:52:03 Game discoverability 00:52:30 How will review scores affect visibility later-on in Next Fest 00:53:05 Is there a separate place to upload demo trailers 00:53:31 Emailing players directly when a demo launches 00:54:37 Follow-up - Separate trailer upload space for a demo 00:55:18 Visibility on the stream tab 00:56:19 Launching a demo prior to Next Fest 00:56:58 How long should a trailer be for the micro-trailer tech 00:58:37 Regarding the increasing number of games participating in Next Fest 00:59:24 Wrap up
