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Steam Deck - JRPG Compatibility - Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force - Work in Progress

  This one is still not working well enough on Steam Deck, regardless of what Proton DB says.  Once you install (and test different Proton versions) and launch, you'll hear some audio, but be stuck on a black screen. Unfortunately it's a pretty lengthy (and possibly important?) intro video! After awhile you can get to the game's screens where the characters meet and talk, but I don't think skipping that initial (and possibly other later ones) video is a great way to start your experience. For now, Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force is still a work in progress on Steam Deck! Proton DB page: https://www.protondb.com/app/524580
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Steam Deck - JRPG Compatibility - Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition

  For those that loved playing this on console or PS Vita, getting this running on your Steam Deck isn't much hassle compared to some other (less popular?) JRPGs. This is the Complete Edition that includes Cyber Sleuth (started on 3 different platforms - still unfinished) and Hacker's Memory (which I haven't started yet)...  For some good ol' monster collecting/breeding/fighting and turn-based battling, my experience has been great so far except for a few random crashes back to the Steam gaming desktop. All I did was: Install the game as usual, but don't start it! Switch your Steam Deck to Desktop mode (hold the power button and select it) When in Desktop mode, open Steam and launch Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition You'll go through a brief intro and you'll have to select which game you want to start (Cyber Sleuth or Hacker's Memory). After that, you can go through the game's menu to select the Fullscreen option (I have my resolution set
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Steam Deck + Backlog Nibbling

credit: https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck "Hardware is hard"  This is a popular quote because it's true for those that don't specialize in hardware to launch something new. If creating hardware devices isn't your core business, making the deep and long investment in prototyping/testing/building/mass producing can be daunting. Iterating on smartphone designs with a trillion dollar captive audience has its own risks, but it's still iteration versus creating something outside of the company's comfort zone. Pulling it off Valve pulled it off (though it wasn't without some stumbling blocks along the way) with its 2022 release of the Steam Deck. For the first time, we had a high-quality, compelling, available (yes, preorders took a LONG time - I joined the waitlist immediately in late 2021 and took delivery in May 2022) and powerful gaming handheld that could access your Steam library* (AKA infinite backlog) with enough horsepower to have an enjoyable
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