Assassin’s Creed Shadows will support Steam Deck at launch, but one big question remains unanswered
With Assassin's Creed Shadows just around the corner, releasing on March 20, Ubisoft has finally confirmed whether the game will be supported on the Steam Deck. Ubisoft announced on Twitter that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be officially supported on Steam Deck at launch. This means Steam Deck users can purchase the game directly from Steam, download it, and play without any weird workarounds that are usually needed to play unsupported games. If you've pre-ordered AC Shadows, you'll also be able to preload it ahead of release to start playing as soon as it goes live. We don't know if AC Shadows will be Steam Deck Verified or just Playable The biggest question that remains is how well the game will run on the Deck, since Ubisoft said it will confirm Valve's classification of the game later. https://twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1899863156995903687 The PC system requirements for Assassin’s Creed Shadows suggest that the Steam Deck may struggle to keep a stable frame rate at high visual settings. This likely means that players will need to turn on FSR upscaling and lower graphic settings to play at a decent frame rate. Another concern is overall optimization at launch. If you own a Steam Deck, you know how some "Steam Deck Verified" games actually perform extremely poorly, with lags and hiccups, especially in their early days. While the game is officially supported, it's unclear how well it will perform across all platforms at launch, especially on the Deck. Some games experience technical issues on release day, and Assassin's Creed Shadows could be no different. Until the game is available and more information comes out, there’s no way to know the best settings for Steam Deck performance or what frame rates players can expect. For now, all we can do is wait for further details from Ubisoft or hands-on reports once the game launches. If you're worried about how Assassin’s Creed Shadows will run on the Steam Deck, you may want to check the game's console specs and consider playing on a device that can fully support the game without additional tweaking. The post Assassin’s Creed Shadows will support Steam Deck at launch, but one big question remains unanswered appeared first on Destructoid.
With Assassin's Creed Shadows just around the corner, releasing on March 20, Ubisoft has finally confirmed whether the game will be supported on the Steam Deck.
Ubisoft announced on Twitter that Assassin's Creed Shadows will be officially supported on Steam Deck at launch. This means Steam Deck users can purchase the game directly from Steam, download it, and play without any weird workarounds that are usually needed to play unsupported games.
If you've pre-ordered AC Shadows, you'll also be able to preload it ahead of release to start playing as soon as it goes live.
We don't know if AC Shadows will be Steam Deck Verified or just Playable
The biggest question that remains is how well the game will run on the Deck, since Ubisoft said it will confirm Valve's classification of the game later.
The PC system requirements for Assassin’s Creed Shadows suggest that the Steam Deck may struggle to keep a stable frame rate at high visual settings. This likely means that players will need to turn on FSR upscaling and lower graphic settings to play at a decent frame rate.
Another concern is overall optimization at launch. If you own a Steam Deck, you know how some "Steam Deck Verified" games actually perform extremely poorly, with lags and hiccups, especially in their early days.
While the game is officially supported, it's unclear how well it will perform across all platforms at launch, especially on the Deck. Some games experience technical issues on release day, and Assassin's Creed Shadows could be no different. Until the game is available and more information comes out, there’s no way to know the best settings for Steam Deck performance or what frame rates players can expect.
For now, all we can do is wait for further details from Ubisoft or hands-on reports once the game launches. If you're worried about how Assassin’s Creed Shadows will run on the Steam Deck, you may want to check the game's console specs and consider playing on a device that can fully support the game without additional tweaking.
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