Ghost of Tsushima Is Unsupported on Steam Deck Due to PSN

Ghost of Tsushima will have a fully playable single-player campaign on Steam Deck, but it's still technically Unsupported due to PSN shenanigans.

[Goodguy01]

Well that's great. I've really been thinking of selling my deck for an ally anyways.

[darthv72]

...but PSN shenanigans would still apply to the ally as well.

[Vits]

Because the Ally is a Windows handheld and the Steam Deck is a Linux handheld, the latter will pretty much be the only handheld PC to suffer from this issue, as it stems from Sony's lack of support for the PSN outside of Windows.

That said, the title of this article might be a bit misleading for those who aren't aware of Valve's nomenclature for Steam Deck compatibility. An "Unsupported" classification is given for games that have even a single feature not available on the Steam Deck. In this case, single-player will work just fine, but multiplayer will not. Which, mind you, is not a small feature, but those with a Steam Deck will be able to at least play the single player with apparently no issues.

[Haki1112]

oooooor just install windows on the deck. Been windeck since I got it with the DeckHD and i'm honestly never going back due to the fact I can run gamepass games natively

[mrcatastropheAF]

At this point why not go with the ROG Ally?

[Haki1112]

@Mr Because he already has a steam deck lol

[thorstein]

"In a post on X outlining the game's impending PC release, Nixxes says that Ghost of Tsushima's single-player mode, including its Iki Island expansion, will be fully playable on Steam Deck thanks to extensive optimization efforts.

"However, the game will technically sport an "Unsupported" rating on Steam Deck. That's the rating Valve assigns to games for which "some or all" of their functionality doesn't work on Steam Deck, and in Ghost of Tsushima's case, it's the multiplayer component."

"Nixxes says that because Ghost of Tsushima's multiplayer requires Windows "to access PlayStation Network integrated features", you won't be able to play the game on Steam Deck, which runs a custom Linux shell."

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

Smart move. The Ally is way better anyway. The only thing Steam Deck has on the Ally is ease of use .

[MocBistro]

Not a wise choice. Trust me I owned both. Ended up using my SD most of the time.

[ActualWhiteMan]

Went from Steam Deck LCD to Ally Non Xtreme and it was the best decision ive ever made.

Updated the internal SSD to 2TB NVME for $100 and now its a beast.

[PrinceOfAnger]

And they want the game to sale more?
stupid sony.

[franwex]

They do. But in territories where they can revoke the license.

[Gamingsince1981]

Sell more*

[MetroidFREAK21]

I don't own a deck, but that's dumb af

[DaMist]

It's labels "unsupported " because of the online component, but it will still be very much playable. There are plenty of unsupported deck titles that play with no problems,

[Inverno]

But all their other games work just fine? Horizon just came out and it works just fine and doesn't require PSN log in. They really doubling down in this stupid decision.

[Extermin8or3_]

None of which have multiplayer....

[Inverno]

What of all the MP games that work on Deck that use a third party log in system? I've had to log into at least one game I've tried playing and all it requires is to start it on Desktop mode so that the browser opens up to the login screen.

[DivineHand125]

The ultimate goal may be to one-day charge PC players for PS Plus. They are not going to budge on this requirement.

[Skuletor]

You'd think the smart play would be to skip the PSN linking for GoT, try again on their next title, and not attempt it so soon after the whole Helldivers 2 controversy is still fresh in people's minds. Guess they must be desperate to boost their PSN numbers, so they can brag about them to their shareholders or something.

[CrashMania]

People really need to read the article.

[boing1]

Ghost of Tsushima Is Unsupported on Steam Deck == Ghost of Tsushima will have a fully playable single-player campaign on Steam Deck

[Skuletor]

Anything thing for clicks lol. I guess it won't be classified as verified since it's not fully compatible without the online portion but going by the levels of compatibility as described by Valve themselves, I'd argue the game belongs in the Playable category.

Deck Verified = Games tested by Valve considered fully functional on the Deck
Deck Playable Games = Games tested by Valve that are functional but might require extra effort to interact with or configure
Unsupported Deck Games = Games tested by Valve that currently don't function on Steam Deck (with the note Valve are continuing to add support for games over time).
Untested Deck Games = Games that just haven't been tested by Valve yet, they may fit into any of the other categories if and when they have been.

[JEECE]

Yep a ton of the people who are allegedly super upset about not being able to play Ghost of Tsushima on Steam Deck apparently neither own a Steam Deck nor know much about Steam Deck Game certifications. Plenty of "unsupported" games work pretty well.