Valve passes The Last of Us Steam Deck Unsupported verdict

Valve simply classed The Last of Us as ‘Unsupported’ on Steam Deck, following a rocky PC port launch that was dominated by unfavourable Steam critiques. When you’ll technically nonetheless be capable of play Naughty Canine’s dramatic post-apocalyptic journey on the go, it doesn’t at the moment meet the storefront large’s gaming handheld gold requirements.

It’s price noting that The Last of Us Steam Deck compatibility is a factor, and the brand new Unsupported label doesn’t change that. It does, nonetheless, utterly contradict earlier hints by Valve that it’d be Steam Deck Verified, and even Naughty Canine’s co-president Neil Druckman claimed Joel and Ellie would “grace” the hand held.

In an update tweet, Naughty Canine says it’s at the moment prioritising The Final of Us fixes and patches earlier than submitting it for Steam Deck verification. There’s nothing essentially inflicting compatibility issues below the hood, however the badge makes it the odd one out amongst its PlayStation PC siblings, as God of Battle, Horizon Zero Daybreak, and each Insominiac’s Spider-Man video games are ‘Nice on Deck’.

On a extra constructive notice, Naughty Canine says a hotfix will land at this time, and a Final of Us patch can be oven-ready by Friday. Each updates might assist boost fps on PC and supply Valve’s handheld with a efficiency serving to hand, however we’ll probably want to attend just a little longer for it to climb out of the Steam Deck Unsupported gutter.

When you’re not utterly bought on Valve’s moveable PC by way of efficiency, you would possibly need to take a look at the lately introduced Asus Steam Deck alternative. The Rog Ally will apparently carry the “quickest AMD APU but” to the label, and that would make all of the distinction relating to operating demanding ports like The Final of Us Half 1.

After all, all you desk dwellers on the market will be capable of totally embrace the best Last of Us settings, however as all the time, ensure your rig can match The Last of Us system requirements earlier than forking out on the PlayStation PC port.