Although the issue has since been resolved, many users reported lag spikes and irregular data consumption due to a Steam Store glitch<\/p>\n
The Steam Store’s featured page used\u00a0a 15-second auto-refresh that downloaded\u00a02.77MB<\/strong> every time the page updated.<\/p>\n The glitch, which was discovered Reddit user NiscoRacing<\/a>, <\/strong>continued to persist even when the Steam client was minimised or when users were playing a game.<\/p>\n 2.77MB every 15 seconds<\/strong> adds up pretty quickly, especially if you have a limited cap or slower line speeds.<\/p>\n Below is the amount of data gamers could have consumed\u00a0simply by having the Steam\u00a0Store open:<\/p>\n As a result of the additional usage, PC gamers reported an increase in lag spikes while playing games, as well as increased warnings of data caps being hit.<\/p>\n Steam has since resolved the issue, and you should now be able to keep your Steam Store page open without constantly re-downloading data.<\/p>\n Did\u00a0Steam appear to use\u00a0more of your data than usual? Let us know in the comments below and in our forums.<\/strong><\/p>\n Cheapest high-performance graphics cards you can buy in South Africa right now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The biggest games missing from E3 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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