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Pictured - METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version, Credit: Konami
Currently, only 2 and 3 have been updated to note it, but the 1st may not be far behind.
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version and METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version have updates that note:
Ver.1.4.1/Ver.1.4.1D releases Jan. 29th, 2024.
The version for users playing on Steam Deck™ will be noted as Ver.1.4.1D in the game.Ver.1.4.1/Ver.1.4.1D Patch Notes
Please check the list of changes below for details on the main improvements and fixes in this patch.
Fixes of previously known issues are marked with an asterisk.- Added Steam Deck™ support
- Fixed an issue where inputs via the keyboard were registered for the game even when the Alt key was held down*
- Fixed some other minor issues
It's not clear exactly what they've done for Steam Deck support, as annoyingly they don't say. Although we can see on SteamDB (example) that they now have dedicated content depots for the Steam Deck so they've likely tweaked some in-game resources to work better. Valve has also put them back through verification and they're now showing up as Deck Verified.
Where to buy
METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version - Humble Store / Steam
METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version - Humble Store / Steam
METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version - Humble Store / Steam
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
thoughtfulhippo Jan 29
Game requirements still state just Windows 10(64-bit OS required) and I honestly wonder why.
Isn't damn time to have Steam Deck listed as an option alongside Linux,Mac and Windows in the requirements?
Who is to blame? Maybe Valve for not offering the possibility to devs?
Quoting: kokoko3kWhile I find great to have such statement, I wonder where an user is supposed to look for official support statements :)This is what Deck Verified is for. It already exists, and is entirely separate to desktop system requirements.
Game requirements still state just Windows 10(64-bit OS required) and I honestly wonder why.
Isn't damn time to have Steam Deck listed as an option alongside Linux,Mac and Windows in the requirements?
Who is to blame? Maybe Valve for not offering the possibility to devs?
Quoting: Liam DaweThis is what Deck Verified is for. It already exists, and is entirely separate to desktop system requirements.
No, 'Deck Verified' just means Valve's review team tested it "at some point" and decided it passed their checks: https://youtu.be/_OAqvtlgfGA?t=50
It doesn't mean the developer supports you running it on Deck, or that future (or even present) versions will run on Deck.
If a developer "supports" running their game on Steam Deck, you'd hope they test new versions to ensure compatibility before pushing them out, or at the very least they will treat issues reported to them by Steam Deck users the same way as they would for any issues reported on platforms the support (i.e. not just close them as "unsupported, won't fix").
Last edited by Liam Dawe on 29 January 2024 at 9:38 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweTrue they have two different meanings. Problem is the current system requirements get hooked up to what games support natively. Don’t think devs can note Proton in the system requirements without ticking it for Linux, which then results in a broken Linux download since one wouldn’t exist. A way for devs to tick Proton themselves by default seems would be helpful.
I don't trust game devs with that functionality in the slightest. The user picking the Proton version, absolutely; Valve picking the Proton version for the Deck, sure; game devs are just going to mess it up.
A place on the Store page (and robust encouragement of some kind) for developers to be able to say, "yes, we are testing every update to our game in Proton Stable on a machine that meets these requirements before we release it" would be much more useful. And would get those developers more money from me at least. At the moment we're reliant on the invisible hand of Deck sales to do that, with silence from the devs about whether it's working.
Quoting: kokoko3kWhile I find great to have such statement, I wonder where an user is supposed to look for official support statements :)
Game requirements still state just Windows 10(64-bit OS required) and I honestly wonder why.
Isn't damn time to have Steam Deck listed as an option alongside Linux,Mac and Windows in the requirements?
Who is to blame? Maybe Valve for not offering the possibility to devs?
Does anyone really get any type of usable support from anything other than single dev indie games? All I see when looking through EA, Ubisoft et al forums are basically "install the latest nVidia driver".
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