Valve just listed The Last of Us as “unsupported” on the Steam Deck, following a rocky PC port release dominated by negative Steam reviews. While you can still technically play Naughty Dog’s dramatic post-apocalyptic adventure on the go, it currently falls short of the store giant’s handheld gaming gold standards.
It’s worth noting that The Last of Us Steam Deck compatibility is one thing, and the new Not Compatible tag doesn’t change that. However, this completely contradicts Valve’s previous suggestions that it’s Steam Deck Verified, with even Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckman claiming that Joel and Ellie would “beautify” the handheld.
in one update tweet, Naughty Dog says it’s currently prioritizing patches and fixes for The Last of Us before submitting it for Steam Deck review. It just implies that Valve hasn’t put the port through its internal testing yet, so there’s nothing necessarily causing compatibility issues under the hood. However, this makes it unique among its PlayStation PC brethren, as God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Insominiac’s two Spider-Man games are “Great on Deck”.
On a more positive note, Naughty Dog says a hotfix is coming today, and a Last of Us patch will be ready for the oven on Friday. These two updates may help increase fps on PC and give Valve’s handheld a performance boost, but we may have to wait a bit longer for it to roll out of the channel. Steam Deck not supported.
If you’re not completely sold on Valve’s laptop performance-wise, you might want to check out the recently announced Asus Steam Deck alternative. Apparently Rog Ally will bring “the fastest AMD APU yet” to the label, and that could make all the difference when it comes to running demanding ports like The Last of Us Part 1.
Por supuesto, all los inhabitants de escritorio podrán adoptar por completo la finest configuration de Last of Us, pero como siempre, asegúrese de que su equipo pueda cumplir con los requisitos del sistema de The Last of Us antes de salpicar en el puerto de PC de Play Station.