Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais explained how Steam Deck performance testing has been going so far during an IGN interview last week. Griffais followed that up over on Twitter over the weekend to explain that 30Hz isn’t the expectation for the Steam Deck, but the minimum. “The ‘30 FPS target’ refers to the floor of what we consider playable in our performance testing,” Griffais says. “Games we’ve tested and shown have consistently met and exceeded that bar so far. There will also be an optional built-in FPS limiter to fine-tune perf vs. battery life.” From what we know of the Steam Deck since its announcement, it will have a 1280x800 resolution display capped at a 60Hz refresh rate and a 2-8 hour battery life. Those extra settings should hopefully help you balance your priorities, whether it’s hitting that top frame rate or playing a full eight hours of The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. In other Steam Deck details since the announcement, Valve say they’re not taking risks on dreaded stick drift. They’re also replacing Big Picture Mode with the new Steam Deck interface.
