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[Game] Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Got Steam Deck Verified, But It Still Has Issues (steamdeckhq.com)

submitted 4 days ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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From reading about the performance, sounds like it probably should have been rated "playable" instead of verified.

That said, this is pretty cool because this was one of those games that was absolutely unplayable on deck at release.

This is also encouraging for our chances of having Doom Dark Ages be playable since I think they're using the same engine. Doom games are usually optimized really well, so I'm hoping it will run better than this.

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[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

24 - 28 FPS

If we continue the current trend, we could successfully transition to e-ink screens without any noticable performance penalty in less than a decade. The future is exciting!

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

30fps isn't even that bad.

[–] beastlykings@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right?

I get it, more frames more better, and I agree.

But I don't expect the steam deck to be a super performance machine. And personally, I am not that affected by 30fps. Below 30 it does start to bother me, and above 30 is significantly smoother.

I'm currently playing through HFW, and I can average about 40, it drops to 30 at times, and occasionally dips below, but by and large I'm very happy with it.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

This debate often arises in the Steam Deck communities because a huge proportion of Steam Deck users are PC users that now have a handheld, so this transition is jarring.

For people that actually had handhelds before, that's not only normal, but actually quite good.

Go play Xenoblade Chronicles on a 3DS, at 240p with an unstable 30 FPS. I loved it anyway. How about Doom 2016 on the Nintendo Switch? Hope you enjoy settings lower than low on PC, lots of missing textures, and a stuttery 25 FPS - still one of the highest rated games on the Nintendo Switch subreddit.

Handhelds make sacrifices for portability. 30 FPS is fine, it just won't ever compete with your 1000w gigantic desktop PC.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My pc doesn’t meet requirements Ryzen 5 1500x, RX580, how does the steam run it well?

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Lower resolution (800p or 720p) + 30fps target makes a lot of games run acceptably on the Deck. Blurry/low graphics are also a lot more acceptable on a smaller screen.

[–] kadup@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It's also worth noting that although very limited, the Steam Deck does actually support hardware accelerated ray tracing.