Valve Arms Steam Deck Devs With FPS Data To Fix Bad Performance
Valve has recently added support for Steam Deck FPS distribution data statistics in the Steamworks partner dashboard. That means developers of Steam games that have the Steam Deck Verified tag can track the in-game FPS of their players, so long as players opt into that tracking within SteamOS. Anonymized average framerates, framerate distribution, and user feedback are intended to help developers understand "how real players" are experiencing their game, and help them with changing (Steam Deck) default settings or further optimizing the game.
Valve notes, there are specific points to consider when evaluating this data. While the Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED are largely identically internally, the Deck OLED does support a higher 90 Hz refresh rate. But users of either unit will often intentionally cap wattage, FPS, or both, to sustain longer battery life. Valve points this out explicitly, as well as edge cases where an external display...
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