Valve has just added average framerate data to the Steam Deck Verified system, and while it's a step in the right direction, it's also not a good idea.
Verification is not about the performance of a game.
If it isn’t, they shouldn’t advertise that it is. There are subjective parts of this conversation, but them advertising performance as a part of the equation is certainly not one of them.
I explained it before. So to understand that logic, I’m not repeating it a third or fourth time. Instead I will lookup… and you know what, there is new information for me that makes it 100% clear (it wasn’t in the past). You are actually right in this discussion, have a look: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/compat
Performance: Default Configuration: the game must ship with a default configuration that results in a playable framerate. On Steam Deck, this is 30fps at 800p, and on Steam Machine this is 30fps at 1080p.
Well there it is. All this information was not there in the beginning and I guess Valve added and made it unmistakenly clear about what “performs well” means. Guess I was still daydreaming about the beginnings of Steam Deck / Proton compatibility and badge talks.
If it isn’t, they shouldn’t advertise that it is. There are subjective parts of this conversation, but them advertising performance as a part of the equation is certainly not one of them.
They are not talking about the FPS. That is YOUR interpretation of a word. A game can perform well despite getting dips under 30 FPS.
What do you think performance means? Especially when the very next sentence is average FPS?
I explained it before. So to understand that logic, I’m not repeating it a third or fourth time. Instead I will lookup… and you know what, there is new information for me that makes it 100% clear (it wasn’t in the past). You are actually right in this discussion, have a look: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/compat
Well there it is. All this information was not there in the beginning and I guess Valve added and made it unmistakenly clear about what “performs well” means. Guess I was still daydreaming about the beginnings of Steam Deck / Proton compatibility and badge talks.