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Valve just enabled native ray tracing on the Steam Deck and it actually looks pretty wild

"DXR is also in the pipe, just not quite ready yet," says Deck developer, Pierre-Loup Griffais.

XbladeTeddy794d ago

Granted, can't see it being ideal on most games but having it running at all is an incredible.achievement you have to admit.

ZycoFox794d ago

Probably runs crap. You need a 3060Ti minimum for decent'ish RT as well.

Even then there's only a few games worth playing that have a lot more going on with ray tracing, like the original Doom, Quake 1-2 and Half Life.. And that's pretty much it right now.

cthulhucultist793d ago

Naturally most of the games supporting it, cant run well with RT enabled. However highly optimized games as such Doom Eternal can run at 30fps with RT enabled on SteamDeck which is mighty impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

EvertonFC793d ago

Who would want to play "doom eternal" at 30fps

cthulhucultist793d ago

As always, you are missing the point. This is about whether a handheld can run a graphically impressive game with RT at an acceptable level.

It is by itself a feat to play on a small screen a game like Doom with RT. It is not ideal, but its not crap either.

Besides, I just finished Doom Eternal on switch which run at 30fps with crappy graphics and I had great fun as its gameplay is amazing.

XbladeTeddy793d ago

"Who would want to play "doom eternal" at 30fps"

30FPS on a handheld is surprisingly not bad. I'm playing Spiderman on the Deck at 30 and it's just as fun.

60 is always more fluid and easier on the eye but on a handheld screen you'd be surprised how little it bothers you.

CobraKai793d ago

I’m starting to feel like the emphasis on 60fps gaming is overrated. If it’s consistent I can play 30fps all day especially if the trade off is higher fidelity graphics. If handheld Doom means 30 with RT l, I’ll take it. I’m old school tho; played Starfox at 20 fps, Hard Drivin at 5 fps,, and loved every damn minute of it.

badz149792d ago

I hope whoever is calling "30fps = no fun" just go F themselves already. if done right, 30fps is fine. always has been! I'll take 30fps games over stuttering mess uncapped 60fps wannabes all day every day!

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fr0sty792d ago

My laptop's 2060 does ok on ray tracing.. You have to drop resolution to do it, but it works and is playable. I personally like a higher quality image vs. a sharper one, so I usually make that tradeoff.

Inverno793d ago

I guess I can try portal rtx after all. I half guess that the Deck is capable at playing old games that have received these rtx options. I'm even more curious now about what the next Deck could be capable of.

IanTH792d ago (Edited 792d ago )

If you're playing it on a device without DLSS, it's gonna be rough. To get viable performance on my 3060ti, I had to drop resolution, use Performance or Ultra Performance, depending on resolution or RT bounces, and so on. Mainly it was a game of compromises to get it running around 60fps. It ran *abysmally* on default settings. Just check the reviews on that game, still mixed with a lot of performance complaints. It does support some basic non-DLSS based upscaling, but I have a feeling it'll look pretty rough and run pretty rough on any non-RTX based card.

I'll also try it on my Deck, but not holding my breath lol.

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Get Up to 85% Off on Various Star Wars Titles for Your Steam Deck in Celebration of Star Wars Day

Celebrate the holiday by getting some of the best Star Wars games compatible with your Steam Deck. Which one is your favorite?

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Oblivion Remastered Soars to the Top of the Previous Week’s Most Played Games on Steam Deck

The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered rose to the very top of the Steam Deck Most Played Games list. Have you tried it yet?

anast7d ago

"We have to admit, there is something extremely nostalgic about playing Oblivion at 30 FPS, with mild stuttering outdoors. And, even though it doesn’t run perfectly, it’s still so much fun. This could be one of the games that helps grown-ups find their way back to gaming."

I would assume most grown-ups don't get excited about products that don't work properly. I would also assume that most grown-ups coming back to gaming don't want to spend the limited time they have modding a broken game to get it to run properly on the Steam Deck.

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dona545mi5d ago

it’s still so much fun. This could be one of the games that helps grown-ups find their way back to gaming.

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Steam Deck Community Is Appalled That The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered Is Verified

The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered just dropped, and it's Steam Deck Verified! Well, the users aren't satisfied with its performance.

Inverno11d ago

People need to understand that the reason it's verified is cause it runs on proton. If anyone actually bought this thinking that an U5 game was going to run smoothly on hardware too weak for it then idk what to tell ya… well I do know what to tell ya but it isn't something nice.

Eonjay11d ago

It wouldn't put it on a consumer to know that Verified means 'it boots up'. Perhaps they should be more upffront on the product page to better mangage expectations.

Inverno11d ago

Maybe, but I've played games on my Deck that say it's verified but run like shite. If I can come to the conclusion that hardware limitations is something that will effect a games performance then so can everyone else. People don't need to be spoon fed, they need to use some common sense.

JEECE11d ago

That's why the real argument here is a broader one that the criteria for "verified" should be changed to better factor in performance. The steam deck site uses this general explanation for verified games: "The game works great on Steam Deck, right out of the box." Given this description, the criteria to meet "Verified" status should factor in performance. So no, it isn't that people should expect U5 games to run well on Steam Deck. It's that U5 games shouldn't meet the criteria for "Verified."

Tacoboto11d ago

It's not like Valve produces a more powerful unit themselves that can run this game in an acceptable way (if reports are as bad as the headline suggests).

Deck Verified should mean and imply that it will not just open but run in that acceptable way on the one hardware they make where that label is of any relevance. And for future hardware that is more powerful, or new OEMs, that label will mean that the game not only runs, but will run better than the baseline.

FPS_D3TH11d ago

How is it the consumers fault for not looking deeper into this sort of technicality. This is still misleading the consumer.

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Profchaos11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

There seems to be a misconception about what the deck is capably of.

Not sure what people expect its a portable PC did people expect it to run every new PC game for the next decade. It's not a bespoke console where Devs will target that SKU and optimise for it specifically the thing about pc gaming is that eventually you'll be forced to upgrade or be left behind.

The steam deck hardware was fantastic for running last gen games but modern games are now starting to push into a new level of requirements (finally!!!).

I think the verification system for the deck does need an overhaul though as it's not the first game to be approved which clearly shouldn't

CrashMania11d ago

Yeah exactly, it's a PS4ish level device, dunno what people expect tbh.

anast11d ago

It's not running PS4 games, not even close.

BlueDaBaDee11d ago

@anast Pretty sure this was a PS4 game, and it's running it. Better than the PS4 even. https://youtu.be/hb9JeNYfXI...

PanicMechanic10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

@Anast

"It's not running PS4 games, not even close"

Stop being a dumbass. I've played and finished spiderman remastered, miles morales and Days Gone at a near perfect 40fps on the steam deck.

Cyberpunk 2077 also runs great on the steam deck. In fact, it's a better experience on SD than on ps4

Shiore2u10d ago

Anast has been on a roll lately with the dumb comments. More so than usual. Some event must have transpired recently to cause him to overcompensate so much.

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anast11d ago

I already said this on an article trying to sell it for the Steam Deck.

PanicMechanic10d ago

If you’re a steam deck owner, you would know the ProtonDB rating (platinum, gold, silver, bronze) is the accurate measure of performance on the SD. If something is verified, you would know that doesn’t mean stable 30fps or 60fps is guaranteed.

A savvy SD owner will download and make use of the decky plugin in steamOS. But you have to own a steam deck in the first place to understand this

SegaSaturn66911d ago

Baldur's Gate 3, FF7Remake come to mind as well. I love the device but it struggles games from the modern age.

dazzysima10d ago

Verified should mean that it runs on Proton and doesn’t dip below 30fps at any point.

But that would mean a huge drop in sales so no dice…

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