Quoting: Purple Library GuyHuh. But aren't Steam Deck controls pretty customizable? Couldn't you, like, rejig the controls to suit you?

Steam input on it's own can only emulate a mouse and keyboard which is better then nothing but it's nowhere near proper controller support. For example to pan the camera on steam deck i have to bind a stick or trackpad to keyboard keys but keys aren't analogue so you get a janky, 8-way-only, no control over speed, input. If Civ 6 had Steam Input API support this might not be an issue since you could have more analogue inputs then just the mouse. Plus the console versions of Civ had button bindings that let you quickly jump to parts of menus easily which can't be done on PC cause you're expected to just use a mouse. But controlling a mouse focused interface on steam deck is a horrible experience.

It just comes down to ergonomics, I'm playing on a handheld because i care about comfort, it would be great if the controls reflected that too.

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I really hope they make it so the PC version has controller support. With Civ 6 I'm stuck between Steam Deck which runs well but controls awfully and the Switch version which controls nicely but drops to 20 fps when there's even a slightly developed city on screen.

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Mobile gaming is a time-sink, micro-transaction disaster nowadays but the early days of iOS actually had a lot of high quality games. Like the smartphone-only Dead Space spin-off or the ports of Devil May Cry 4 and Resident Evil 4 that had exclusive mobile-only content. I'm really looking forward to those old games being accessible again since even if you have an iPhone you can't play them anymore because Apple killed 32-bit support.

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Would this be able to solve the VDPAU vs VA-API vs NVDEC problem?

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It's weird that they'd only force-enable GPU acceleration on Linux since lots of Windows users were also having that problem. But it looks like if you're on Linux + Nvidia then it'll just fallback to slow software rendering anyway so I hope they fix those driver woes before this reaches stable.

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Finally! No more tiny UI on TVs. Now they just need to add system resolution options so I can run gaming mode in 1080p60 instead of it forcing itself to 4k30.

Quoting: brokkrAlso does this have any bearing on the issue where I can't pick a greater-than-deck resolution in games even when using a large external display?

You may have missed it but an option was already added to address this. Game -> Properties -> General -> Game Resolution, Default is 1280x800 but if you set it to native the game should be able to use your monitor/TV's actual screen resolution

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Quoting: LeopardSquare Enix or any other company whom are pushing Windows builds do not have any obligations for SteamOS/Proton users.

They don't have any obligation but neither did all of the other devs who made adjustments to their windows-only games to get them running better on Deck.

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I just want an actual DRM-free version of Hitman, one of my favorite games of all time. Is that so hard to ask :(
I already own the game on Epic and Steam but I just want a version I know I'll be able to play and fully enjoy into the future even after servers go down. And they will go down eventually, they always do. I don't unusually mind DRM but when it's a piece of media I feel so strongly about, I can't help but want to have it preserved.

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Quoting: PublicNuisancePlaying at 15FPS is being pushed as a benefit ? We're truly entering console levels of stupidity. I remember when console kids were trying to argue that being limited to 30 FPS was better for art. I'll stick with my 144hz screen thank you very much.

Yes having options is a benefit. Consoles were ridiculed for low framerates because that's all they could do, the justifications from console players was all cope. This on the other hand is something you can choose to use and as someone that plans on reading visual novels on deck, my battery life will directly benefit from this option with minimal downside to my experience.

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Quoting: rustybroomhandleIt says they tested on Proton 7, so maybe they need to re-test on native. Could also be something like the game not supporting the Deck's weird aspect ratio.

Metal Gear Rising only supports 16:9 and it's in the verified list. Same goes for Dark Souls 3

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