Yeah that’s pretty much the standard you can expect for FSR, 1.0 or 2.X.
It’s not great, generally. Can be okay or even good when working with high resolutions, like 4K. Passable at best at 1440p. Just bad at 1080p and it gets worse the lower the resolution goes.
At 720p/800p like on the Deck, I only use it when the only option is FSR 2.X, I use the ultra quality preset, and only when I absolutely need to squeeze out extra performance.
Set the screen to dim after X minutes.
At home, always. Can use it at work, but choose not to since I can’t really get into a game when I have other shit to concentrate on.
Usually play on the couch or in bed. Sometimes docked, depends on the game.
I have other consoles (Series X, Switch, did have a PS5, plan to get a slim model) and a PC (3080Ti/i7 12700).
I have a very straightforward way of playing each system. If a game I want to play is exclusive to a console, I play it on that console. If it has a PC port, I buy it on Steam. If it’s online multiplayer, I play it on my PC or on PlayStation with my friends that have a PS5.
As long as the performance is good enough for the type of game it is, I generally play more on my deck than PC due to convenience. That could be 20-30FPS, solid 30, 40, solid 60, or an unlocked 40-60fps. Just depends on the type of game for me.
In benchmarks, the IPhone 14 Pro scores higher than a Steam Deck. Needless to say that yes, an iPhone 15 Pro also offers higher performance.
Now utilising that performance in games is another matter entirely. So the deck still wins in real world gaming loads in the few titles you can compare between the two.
See the link for a short comparison by Digital Foundry in Resident Evil 8: https://youtu.be/lseDQie5oRU?si=PX6D4xi8jQlGpZml
It’s just a matter of wait and see.
At a guess, expect a 20 to 30FPS experience and if it’s better than that, be happily surprised.
I feel like the joysticks are in a good place, it’s the face buttons and trackpad that aren’t. Personally speaking, for my hands.
The face buttons are just kinda squished up the corners. The trackpads, I have to curl my thumb to use. The sticks, they’re in a place where my thumbs reach them with a neutral position.
I also feel like the device is too straight at the sides. Which prevents me from holding it with a neutral wrist position. It really should have a bit of an angle to the sides of the device imo. I’m still looking for a case that fulfils that grip position.
OLEDs are fine for 30FPS. It’s below that, 24FPS content on certain OLED TVs, that’s where some have issues with motion judder.
Add Sekiro, works perfectly once toggled on in the game’s menu
Those games mentioned are just capped to 60FPS by the developers. You can mod Skyrim to run with an unlocked frame rate, but the physics gets wonky IIRC.
Being somewhat time constrained, the deck actually makes it possible for me to play larger story based games without feeling the need to play for 2-4 hours at a time.
I can play for half an hour or an hour, put it to sleep and just pick it back up later from where I left off. Still an immersive experience too.
All you really lose is graphical fidelity and performance, but that’s traded for convenience.
Always opt for the in game implementation since it doesn’t apply to the HUD or HUD elements.
The FSR in the Steam overlay applies to the entire game screen, HUD elements, text, menus, everything. Which isn’t ideal.
Auto HDR is available on Windows too but it’s not proper HDR. Can still look good depending on the scene but lacks the same punch as a true HDR implementation
Sekiro. HDR really adds to the image quality.
I can’t say the same for my unit. The sticks feel much better, smoother. The left stick doesn’t seem to grind against the shell like it did with my LCD model.
Sekiro: HDR works
It’s fine. The difference in screen is pretty big from the LCD to OLED, however it’s still completely serviceable. I mean, 1 month ago all we had was the LCD and we were all happily using it. It’s not obsolete just because a better model is available, it’s still the same device you bought a year ago.
I got my OLED model yesterday, and sure enough the bug is happening in my unit. I went straight to setting the GPU clock manually and that has fixed it for now, thankfully. At least in the two games I’ve tried so far. (Sekiro and OTXO)
I get your overarching point, but like the statement “45fps feels better than 40fps is a no brainer.
More fps always feels better 🤷🏻♂️
UKer here.
I ordered on Thursday the 16th, when they first went live. I received it on Saturday the 25th.