At least until CD Projekt Red puts out a hotfix, that is. This isn't ideal considering it is a first-person shooter, where quick flicks with the right stick for aiming are critical to getting a shot off-more in a heated firefight.įurthermore, it was revealed that the game will default to Ultra settings if you select the Steam Deck preset and reload the game, writes GameSpot. If the graphical preset did work the way it is intended, it likely would have made visual compromises to get a good balance between playable frame rates and graphical detail.įor now, it is recommended that you steer clear of the Steam Deck preset if you're playing 'Cyberpunk 2077' on your new handheld. Going through the game's new built-in benchmark with the Steam Deck settings will net you sub-30 FPS gameplay.

Valve's new handheld is pretty powerful, but even that is not enough to run 'Cyberpunk' on Ultra with smooth frame rates. This is definitely not the right way, considering how demanding 'Cyberpunk 2077' can be on the hardware. Here is the video where the Steam Deck preset was tested against all other graphical presets within 'Cyberpunk 2077': low, medium, high, and ultra:Īs you can see in the video, the so-called Steam Deck preset doesn't do much aside from putting the graphics settings to Ultra.

WCCFTech reported on a recent video posted by the YouTube channel Gaming On Linux, which tested the graphics preset and found that it requires way too much effort to get it working somewhat the right way, and even then, it still doesn't work as intended.

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