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And let me tell you, you’re in forride.
You bet I’ll go through it all once more.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered on MSI Claw 8 AI+(Image credit: Naughty Dog)
But here’s the question I couldn’t ignore: does it run onSteam Deck?
Well, after speaking with Naughty Dog and Nixxes, two things became clear.
First, The Last of Us Part II Remasted is Steam Deck verified.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered on MSI Claw 8 AI+(Image credit: Naughty Dog)
Not just to experience the main campaign, though; more specifically, No Return mode.
That’s the line that flipped a switch for me.
You’re probably in for a long haul playing a whole chapter, going along with that journey.
But No Return has that nice element to it."
“I know I’m allowed to say it.
We are Steam Deck verified.
We’re very happy with the experience on Steam Deck, and Valve agrees.”
Nailing the PC port
Look, it takesa lotto port a console game onto PC.
We did a lot of different things, to try and double-check that this was the best possible product.
One of the biggest ones is our partners here at Nixxes.
They have so much experience porting many, many PC games experience Naughty Dog doesn’t necessarily have."
“It’s always hard to convert a PlayStation game to a PC game.
PC is 500,000 configurations instead of two.
So, it’s challenging: different controls, different player experiences, and all that.
“When you might have one piece of hardware, you might just work to that.
It’s a big challenge.”
So, how does The Last of Us Part II Remastered play on Steam Deck?
Well, desptie Naughty Dog telling to go and get one, that will take some time.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered on MSI Claw 8 AI+(Image credit: Naughty Dog)
So leave it to our ownJason Englandto get the proper testing sorted.
How does The Last of Us Part II Remastered run on Steam Deck?
Thats where I come in to test that out, becauseIve been burnt before.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered on Steam Deck(Image credit: Naughty Dog)
Ive got to be real with you, theyrea lotbetter than I feared.
But textures and character art has transitioned here nicely.
And during the heights of No Return gameplay, youll be consistently hitting between 35-40 FPS.
That resolution scaling has been tuned nicely here.
However, one thing that doesnt do so well here is FSR frame generation.
Now for the power-up, the Claw 8 AI+ absolutely ate here.
How does The Last of Us Part II Remastered run on PC?
Obviously, when compared like-for-like on the same 1080p high tweaks, the 5090 obliterates here.
And the optimizations for lower end GPUs are clear here.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered on Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 with RTX 5090(Image credit: Naughty Dog)
Its truly a feast for the eyes when you turn off motion blur and just witness the carnage.
The results show that Nixxes clearly cooked here.
The Last of Us Part II Remastered on HP Victus 15 with RTX 4050(Image credit: Naughty Dog)
