What’s the status after a month?

It’s been more than a month since customers got their hands on Valve’s Steam Deck. On April 7th, the manufacturer released an update to clarify how the Steam Deck is currently doing and what innovations are in the pipeline. That’s how it is now Over 2,000 titles optimized for the Steam Deck and rated playablewhich Valve calls a milestone.

These games are designed to span all genres, ages and sizes. Valve states that they will be working their way through the Steam catalog to make more games compatible with the Steam Deck. In order to signal approval or rejection for a verified rating, there should now also be a feedback function for users.

What about anti-cheat, battery performance and Windows?

According to Valve, the games also include those that benefit from anti-cheat software. The developers are trying to make such games available across the board for the Steam Deck. Battleeye and Easy-Anti-Cheat, two of the largest providers of such services, aim to provide an updated way for developers looking to enable Proton and Steam Deck support. For example, Elden Ring and Apex Legends are among the larger titles on the Steam deck that claim anti-cheat services.

With regard to the battery performance, Valve explains that they are constantly striving to improve it further. Depending on use, two to eight hours of gameplay should currently be possible with the Steam Deck. However, the battery performance should be optimized, for example by lowering the frame rate to 15 fps, which has been made possible for the Steam Deck in recent months. This setting is particularly useful for visual novels, puzzles, and simulations. Valve also mentions that they’ve made TDP, GPU clock speed, and FSR settings available for “hobbyists” to further optimize performance.

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There is also news about Microsoft’s well-known Windows 10 and 11 operating systems. Because Windows 10 (and soon 11) should now be able to be installed on the Steam Deck, although the drivers still require some work. However, Valve is working with AMD and other partners to make continuous progress on Windows drivers. fTPM support is also currently in beta and will be released as soon as Windows 11 is ready for the Steam Deck. If you want to read the full post about Valve’s comments on the Steam Deck after a month, you can find it on the relevant page Steam website.

Source: valves