Speaking to IGN, Valve has announced that the Steam Deck has been able to handle any game they\u2019ve thrown at it to at least a playable 30 FPS.<\/b>
\nSpeaking to IGN, and then later clarifying in a tweet, Valve has announced that the Steam Deck has been able to handle any game they\u2019ve thrown at it to at least a playable \u201c30 FPS target.\u201d In the interview with IGN, Valve coder Pierre-Loup Griffais announced that during testing for the new handheld, they \u201chaven\u2019t really found something that we could throw at this device that it couldn\u2019t handle.\u201d Griffais revealed that while Valve had some troubles running recent game releases on \u201cprevious types of prototypes and architectures,\u201d the latest iteration of the Steam Deck has \u201cthe level of performance that is required to really run the latest generation of games without a problem.\u201d While the latest games being playable on a handheld console sounds like an amazing feat, especially without the hard work and wizardry that we usually see to get handheld ports running, sadly it won\u2019t be at a crisp 60 FPS on the Steam Deck\u2019s 800p native resolution. Instead, playable means a \u201c30 FPS target,\u201d Graffais later explained in a tweet. This target \u201crefers to the floor of what we consider playable in our performance testing\u2019 games we\u2019ve tested and shown have consistently met and exceeded that bar so far,\u201d Graffais continued, giving some hope that games won\u2019t all be looking choppy. In the tweet, Graffais also revealed that the Steam Deck will have an \u201coptional built-in FPS limited to fine-tune perf [performance] vs. battery life,\u201d which will obviously help out if you\u2019re trying to maximize the Steam Deck\u2019s 8-hour battery life while gaming on the go. Notably, unless Valve\u2019s Linux compatibility Proton receives some updates, you still won\u2019t be able to play some of Steam\u2019s top-played games, even if the Steam Deck has the power to run them. For games such as Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Tom Clancy\u2019s Rainbow Six Siege, sadly it\u2019s anti-cheat software getting in the way, rather than raw gaming performance requirements. The Steam Deck is due to start shipping this December, though new preorders will see you waiting until at least Q2 2022, due to supply constraints after immense demand for the new handheld.<\/p>\n