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In-house streaming does not honour "play sound in background" game settings

steamopen 3rd party gameAudioStreaming
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5475 · opened 2018-05-06 by zorael · updated 2018-05-06 · 0 comments · github
Zzorael 2018-05-06 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): "Built May 2 2018", Steam package version 152529689
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Manjaro/Arch 64-bit up to date as of 180506
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Many games offer the option to have game sounds continue playing in the background when alt-tabbed, some even providing fine-grained control over what does get played; like music, effects, voices, etc.

These settings do not seem to apply when streaming the game. (Concrete example: Final Fantasy XIV)

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Play a game with a setting to play sound in background when alt-tabbed
  2. Enable said setting
  3. Alt-tab

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