Elden Ring Officially Verified On Steam Deck
The very-soon-to-be-released Elden Ring will be compatible with Valve's Steam Deck, making it playable on-the-go. Advance reviews of the game rolled out earlier this week, and already it looks like Elden Ring is one of the most acclaimed video games of all time.
Fans of PC gaming got some welcome news last year when legendary video game company Valve revealed the Steam Deck: a handheld gaming PC similar to the Nintendo Switch, only much more powerful. The device will be shipping out to gamers over the next few days, but players have already been digging into the subject of game availability. While the Steam Deck is a respectable piece of equipment, it will obviously not be a 1:1 replacement for a high-end gaming PC, and so not every single release will be easily accessed on the system. Considering the popularity of FromSoftware's challenging and strange games, some fans have likely been wondering if the next title from this legendary Japanese studio will make its way to Valve's handheld system. Interestingly enough, the Steam Deck is being released on the same day as Elden Ring.
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Gamers may never know for sure if this shared release date was serendipitous or planned, but one thing is clear: Elden Ring will be compatible with the Steam Deck. As pointed out by Wario64 on Twitter, the game will be playable on the handheld according to Steam's "Steam Deck Compatibility" feature. In addition to being playable, Elden Ring will display Steam Deck controller icons. The compatibility notice goes on to state that the game will "perform well" on its default settings when running on the console-- so maxed-out graphics settings might be out of the question for
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