Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Finally Running Smoothly On My Steam Deck - But What Comes Next?

If like me, you rushed to put in Purple Lifeless Redemption 2 in your Steam Deck, solely to seek out it working at a disappointingly low pace, a repair has arrived to alleviate that.

In line with Gaming on Linux Rockstar’s game has been included as a part of a Proton replacement, which permits a bunch of video games to run on the Steam Deck’s SteamOS, alongside Linux PCs with an AMD GPU.

The comment in this update describes a reminiscence leak, which is the place a software erroneously makes use of an excessive amount of reminiscence in a tool, slowing all things down.

Count on this repair to reach as a part of the subsequent SteamOS replacement, but it surely may arrive sooner should you’re on the Beta channel, discovered within the Settings menu.

The quick tempo of updates

I am solely a fortnight into proudly owning my Steam Deck, and already it is top-of-the-line purchases I’ve made in recent times. It is already changed my PS Vita that I might carry in my bag for the commute, so the ability to play Resident Evil 2 Remake, Outer Wilds and Tomb Raider Legend in the practice is a sight to behold.

But seeing Purple Lifeless Redemption 2 play at full pace is a larger sight, and it makes me excited for what future fashions of the Steam Deck may deliver.

I’ve to maintain reminding myself, although, that it is not a handheld – it is a PC, and so it is continually being up to date by Valve to deliver enhancements and fixes to video games which have been working sluggish earlier.

To focus on this fast tempo of updates, Valve has already introduced one other one which enables you to load customized boot animations once you change the Steam Deck – so if you wish to have an Xbox animation, you solely want to position it right into a folder.

Whereas all this is happening, I’ve put in a 1TB microSD card to place extra video games on, however, I am unable to assist want different video games to discover a solution to work on the Steam Deck. From DragonBall FighterZ to Future 2 and Fortnite, these all have an anti-cheat system built-in that stops the Deck from making them playable.

Hopefully, there will be a method because Valve and the builders are concerned sometimes. However, for now, there’s a lot to like with this handheld PC, and its greatest days are forward of it.