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PayPalIf you need some more big games for Linux desktop and Steam Deck, take a look at the latest PlayStation Publisher Sale on Steam. This is a good chance for you to complete your collection, with plenty of them working well thanks to Valve's Proton.
Still find it incredible we now get some of the biggest Sony PlayStation games on PC, couldn't imagine this a few years ago. We have multiple titles still to release this year too including God of War Ragnarök on September 19th and Until Dawn on October 4th. Newer titles have all begun to require a PlayStation Network Account though, so that counts certain countries completely out, but most in the currently released list not.
For this round-up I'll list the Steam Deck Verified rating along with any ProtonDB rating so you can get an easy-look without too much clicking around.
Steam Deck Verified
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition - ProtonDB Gold - 75% off
Days Gone - ProtonDB Platinum - 75% off
God of War - ProtonDB Gold - 60% off
UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection - ProtonDB Gold - 50% off
Sackboy: A Big Adventure - ProtonDB Gold - 50% off
The Last of Us Part I - ProtonDB Gold - 40% off
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered - ProtonDB Gold - 40% off
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales - ProtonDB Gold - 40% off
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - ProtonDB Gold - 40% off
Steam Deck Playable
HELLDIVERS 2 - ProtonDB Gold - 20% off
Steam Deck Unsupported
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT - ProtonDB Platinum - 20% off
Online play not supported due to the PlayStation Overlay, single-player works.
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition - ProtonDB Gold - 20% off
It does work on Deck though, but performance isn't great in some places.
Returnal - ProtonDB Gold - 40% off
Deck performance just not good enough.
TimeFreeze 13 Sep 2024
!So naturally...
Cyba.Cowboy 13 Sep 2024
Of course, a universal platform - such as a PC running SteamOS - makes a lot more sense to both consumers and businesses than dedicated consoles anyway... But that's a discussion for another day.
GOG also is running a PlayStation Publisher Sale for those who prefer GOG over Steam.Fanatical too, and they look to have the deepest discounts of the three. They've got an all-time low price on Ghost of Tsushima.
Looking at the Steam Deck validation system, they don’t have any obligation to ensure their games are working along with it, so in theory (have yet to check if there is any rule/law about that), they can do any change they want at any time, can’t they ?
I know I definitely want to avoid anything with 3rd-party DRM such as Denuvo, or anything rootkit-like, but what are the downsides of either "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA" (for HZD for example) or "Requires 3rd-Party Account"? Are they technical/security/performance problems (especially in Proton), or is it 'just' the inconvenience of having an extra EULA or an extra account to set up?
Cyba.Cowboy 14 Sep 2024
For Horizon Zero Dawn, on the Steam page it says "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA: Horizon Zero Dawn EULA". How big of a downside is that? I'd been staying away from HZD because I didn't want anything like Denuvo DRM. However, I notice that that's listed separately on other games, e.g. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown explicitly says "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-Tamper" and "Requires 3rd-Party Account: Ubisoft Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)". I guess this means HZD doesn't have that.
I know I definitely want to avoid anything with 3rd-party DRM such as Denuvo, or anything rootkit-like, but what are the downsides of either "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA" (for HZD for example) or "Requires 3rd-Party Account"? Are they technical/security/performance problems (especially in Proton), or is it 'just' the inconvenience of having an extra EULA or an extra account to set up?
When you start the game for the first time, there's a lengthy EULA (or was it two?)... And like most people, I didn't bother reading it; I just clicked "accept".
But there's no requirement for a PlayStation account or anything (for now!), which is apparently something some of Sony Computer Entertainment's other games on PC require.
Edit: I just booted up the game and checked - I was right, but I was missing one crucial detail... It asks you if you want to allow partial or complete data collection, and you can change this later in the menu, if you want to.
Basically one option collects minimal data (hardware and crash data, etc...), the other one collects all sorts of stuff (how you use the game, etc...).
Last edited by Cyba.Cowboy on 14 Sep 2024 at 1:28 pm UTC
At this point, Sony may as well just give up on the PlayStation consoles and stick to PC exclusively... Especially when you consider the price of the new PlayStation 5 Pro.Sony is not giving up Playstation consoles anytime soon as long as it continues to sell to those that don't care about PC. Even if the PS5 Pro is expensive, it doesn't mean it's the only option since most console gamers can still buy the PS5 Slim with or without a Bluray drive.
Last edited by ToddL on 14 Sep 2024 at 1:35 pm UTC
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