The Last of Us PC Port Steam Deck Approval Cut After Lackluster Launch

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It’s not unheard of for some game’s PC ports to be rough around the edges at launch and then some release as buggy, broken messes. Unfortunately, the most recent example of the latter is The Last of Us Part 1, and it’s been dealt another blow this week thanks to its rough launch.

Alongside the multiple issues surrounding the game’s launch, Valve has now officially listed the games as “Unsupported” on Steam Deck, with the game’s developers Naughty Dog stating they are “prioritizing fixes and patches before submitting it for verification,” only adding to the already poor reception the port has received since its launch.

Naughty Dog took to their official Twitter account to announce a new hotfix and Patch coming this week. They followed up by informing players that they would focus on fixing and patching the game before considering it for verification. It’s currently not known how long it will be before the developers move on to optimizing the game for Steam Deck, but given the current state the port is in, it makes sense that they would be focused on fixing and improving the games PC performance first, so we shouldn’t expect Steam Deck support anytime soon.

Since release, players have been experiencing a host of issues that have affected the game. Some are more humourous ones, like characters suddenly becoming soaking wet. In contrast, others have been major hindrances like shaders not loading in, performance issues, memory leaks, mouse and camera issues, straining CPU, and frequent hard crashes and freezes, with one player reportedly crashing 12 times in two hours. This isn’t helped by the fact that the release was delayed by nearly a month to get the game “in the