When Valve announced Steam Deck, the gamers had gone through that “What the heck?” moment. There’s no doubt that Valve surprised the gaming community with the announcement of Steam Deck, a handheld full gaming PC. We wrote a separate article on its information and specifications. But in this, we’re going to tell you the Limitations of Steam Deck that we know so far.
The first and major limitation is the games that are not playable on Steam Deck. Being a handheld gaming PC, it supports almost all the games in your library of Steam. But there is a red flag; some popular games such as Destiny 2, Apex Legends, PUBG, and Rainbow Six Siege are not playable. However, there is something we can do about it.
According to ProtonDB via PC Gamer, the games mentioned above won’t be compatible with the preinstalled SteamOS due to the anti-cheat software not activating on the Linux-based operating software. And that’s leaving players locked out of the multiplayer servers.
Valve said they are currently working on “improving Proton’s game compatibility and support for anti-cheat solutions by working directly with the vendors.”
However, there is a radical fix to it. You could just delete SteamOS and install a fresh Windows, which is of course possible with Steam Deck as it is basically a gaming PC. Valve says it is entirely up to the user. And then you can just install any non-Steam games too, in that way.
The second limitation is Steam Deck’s least variant, a 64 GB variant priced at $399 with no fast NVMe SSD storage as the remaining variants. Also, the anti-glare etched glass is only present in the higher-end model (512GB – $649). However, that is kind of understandable as prices are not so high and seem worthy for a device like Steam Deck.
So, that’s been it. Thank you for reading, and do share the article if you get a bit piece of information. Also, keep an eye on this space for more relevant updates. Stay safe, and we hope to see you around.