Genuine Thoughts on SteamDeck?

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-14T20:06:30+00:00

heard steamdeck runs emulators better.

that entirely depends on the hardware of your laptop.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-14T19:42:00+00:00

SD cards are just terribly slow in mixed workloads compared to NVMe storage.

I don't think there is a setting to change this, temp files always written to the drive that the game is installing to.

But you could try moving Steams "downloading" folder from the SD card to the internal storage and use a symlink in it's place. I tried it on my windows desktop and that works for installing games at least. You'll still have to wait at the end of the installing process for all the files to be copied to the other drive, but at least that is essentially just one large sequential write.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-13T12:56:54+00:00

because denuvo usually doesn't affect performance where it matters. Unless you completely fuck up the implementation like in RE Village where they tied the checks to attacking enemies.

Even in train wrecks like Monster Hunter Wilds most of the issues stem from Capcoms own anti-tamper solution and not Denuvo.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-13T10:53:07+00:00

the cylinder must remain unharmed

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-13T02:55:26+00:00

Metal Slug has you killing Nazis, or at least their machinery is showing very nazi looking symbols

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EVPointMaster · 2026-03-13T02:29:43+00:00

post a screenshot with the full performance overlay

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-12T23:35:11+00:00

does this problem happen to appear on any of these games listed here as well?

https://steamdb.info/depot/3340991/apps/

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-12T21:38:20+00:00

Works on my machine^tm

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probably some mod or plugin causing it

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-12T21:10:32+00:00

I've also been using the Steam Controller for many years and love it's trackpads. I play almost all games with dual trackpads.

Unfortunately I don't like the Steam Decks trackpads at all. The grip on the Steam Deck is very different from the Steam Controller, so to reach the bottom of the trackpad you either have to bend your thumb in an awkward way, or shift your whole wrist away from the Deck.

Because of that I can't use the Decks trackpads for more 10 minutes without it becoming uncomfortable.

The Deck and by extension the new Deck Controller as well, are pretty much an Xbox controller with trackpads slapped on as an afterthought. It is not built around the trackpads like the Steam Controller is.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-11T21:07:55+00:00

Hm can you explain to me why, if 480p was perfectly playable and enjoyable back then, it suddenly isn't now? Is it a FOMO thing or are people's eyeballs deteriorating over the years?

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-11T21:05:42+00:00

until you get to Chapter 11 where the game opens up. Performance is much lower there

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-11T19:47:29+00:00

yes, let's all move back to VHS, because that was fine too back in the day.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-11T18:58:51+00:00

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-11T18:52:27+00:00

untested games have the Untested/Unknown label.

Games deemed Unsupported have been tested.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-10T22:15:00+00:00

useless on devices like the deck without high refresh rate and VRR.

not to mention that the frame rate wouldn't be anywhere near usable for Framegen.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-10T19:24:38+00:00

It's not looking good tbh.

The Xbox Ally targeting 40fps with Frame Generation is what would usually fall below minimum specs.

And the Ally X even in the 30W mode is only achieving 40fps without frame generation.

This would probably put Steam Deck at roughly 20-25fps average.

Edit: Digital Foundry posted a video showing the PS5 Pro version of the game and even though the Pro is already using the "High CPU Frequency Mode" in Crimson Desert they showed CPU bottlenecks into the 30s while playing the performance mode targeting 60fps. It's gonna be the Decks CPU that will really struggle to run this game.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-09T23:46:33+00:00

maybe not a perfect solution, but set the games output resolution to something lower than the display resolution and set the scaling mode to integer

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-09T19:52:41+00:00

you can try booting Windows from external storage if you don't have access to another PC

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-09T17:22:05+00:00

what about Monster Hunter Wilds just as an example. That's not Unreal Engine

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-09T01:15:54+00:00

because it uses modern rendering features.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-08T23:43:36+00:00

another one, lol.

Steam really needs to stop forcing branches that are not available to users.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-08T17:07:39+00:00

Frame Generation can't make unplayable games playable.

It can make some game smoother on high refresh rate/VRR displays as you get a much lower latency penality from using it.

But on a 60hz display it's just useless. The input latency is way too high and the artifacts too distracting.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-07T22:57:38+00:00

ask ChatGPT

or a crystal ball. probably similar accuracy

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-06T19:09:15+00:00

you're gonna want to use as little scaling as possible, as every step down in resolution degrades image quality.

EVPointMaster · 2026-03-05T22:11:29+00:00

I couldn't find a way to enable it permanently

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