The Final of Us Half 2 Might Simply Be Playable on the Steam Deck

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It nonetheless shocks me typically how I’m able to play PlayStation’s large video games on the Steam Deck. The truth that I’m able to sit down and play Spider-Man or Days Gone within the palm of my fingers at any time when I journey is astounding, and I’ll not be blown away by it. Not all of their video games are nice on the Deck, although, and sadly, we will’t get round that. Nevertheless, with The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered, I’ve just a little extra optimism now.

Yesterday, Naughty Canine posted concerning the minimal specs for the sport, which might be launched on April third, and I’m really left with just a little hope. The minimal specs ask for a CPU of both an Intel i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, an NVIDIA GTX 1650, and 16GB of RAM for the bottom settings at 1280×720 decision and 30 FPS.

Whereas these necessities are a bit hefty, they don’t seem to be unplayable. There are video games which have had more durable necessities that labored decently, and realizing Nixxes is porting offers me a bit extra confidence. We even have FSR 3 and 4 upscaling, which might assist if it isn’t included within the minimal spec benchmarking, and the article particularly mentions handheld gaming gadgets, so it’s clear the group is aware of we might be attempting to play this manner.

It’s just a little bizarre that XeSS wasn’t listed, as I’ve began to benefit from the upscaler greater than FSR in sure video games, however my largest concern goes to be CPU and RAM. I’ve been seeing extra larger video games bottlenecked by CPU, and whereas I believe The Final of Us Half 2 might be okay primarily based on the listed CPU, it nonetheless worries me. The final recreation (Half 1) was additionally a bit powerful on Deck, however the brand new recreation has a much less demanding CPU ask, and Nixxes being right here helps so much.

Naughty Canine additionally confirmed that there might be no obligatory PlayStation Account login, which I anticipated, however continues to be good to see. There are bonuses for doing so which are fairly good, however I recognize PlayStation for giving us the choice.

The Final of Us Half 2 Remastered will be pre-purchased for $49.99 forward of its April third launch date.

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