Naughty Dog Is Less Interested In Steam Deck Verification As The Last of Us Part I Optimization & Stability Takes Priority

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The Last of Us is a massively successful IP. After starting as a new PlayStation 3 exclusive, the franchise continued to thrive with a remastered PlayStation 4 and even a remake on the PlayStation 5. PC players, however, were only recently given access to the game, and it wasn’t necessarily a pretty launch. There were plenty of bugs and technical performance issues that fans have been sharing online. Still, that doesn’t mean the game is not actively being tweaked as developers continue to bring out fixes for the game. But if you were wondering where the Steam Deck verification badge is, don’t expect this to be on the top of the to-do list for developers.

Recently, Neil Druckmann took to Twitter, alerting followers that right now, getting verified is not a priority for the development team. Instead, the focus is ensuring that The Last of Us Part I is stable and optimized for the PC. Interestingly enough, the tweet also mentions that they want to ensure the game is also stable and optimized for the Steam Deck. So even though it might not have that verification badge quite yet, it does look like the developers are actively working to ensure the game will be able to run well on the Valve gaming handheld. Fortunately, a recent patch release helped address several issues with the game.

Correction… Getting VERIFIED isn’t a priority. Optimization & stability (on the Steam Deck & other pc platforms) is! https://t.co/dU2MzqyVQD

If you didn’t catch it already, there is a 1.0.1.7 patch available for The Last of Us Part I on the PC platform. This patch is aiding different areas of the game, whether that’s fixing the UI/UX, unintended character behavior, or random game crashes for those on certain GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. That