The Last of Us Part I Is Now Steam Deck Verified 2n5c4 With v1.1.0 Update

While you could run the game on the Steam Deck before, the verification now certifies that most performance issues have been dealt with. 6e464v

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Ali Pardiwala | Updated: 14 June 2023 14:43 IST

The Last of Us Part I Is Now Steam Deck Verified, With v1.1.0 Update

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Naughty Dog has promised to continue patching the game

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The Last of Us Part I was released March 28 on PC, Steam Deck
The patch improves the time it takes to build shaders
The update has added a new Very Low graphical preset

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Steam Deck verified, thanks to a new update that fixes several graphics and performance issues on the handheld gaming device. While the game was certainly playable on the Deck before, it was nowhere near the optimal experience, resulting in frequent crashes and some visual glitches that turned lead character Ellie Williams' hair into spaghetti. The verification comes packed with update v1.1.0 — a welcome addition, given developer Naughty Dog initially claimed that it wasn't a priority. The claim made sense at the time because the studio was facing criticism and addressing hotfixes for its terrible PC port.

The remaining chunk of the patch is aimed at fixing the Naughty Dog claims to have reduced this with the latest update. Numerous crashes related to graphics settings have been fixed, in addition to one that occurred when trying to save Photo Mode pictures in 4K resolution. reports also mentioned a delay when exiting the pause menu and trying to shoot immediately after — that's been fixed as well.

Patch 1.1 is now live for The Last of Us Part I on PC, including performance improvements, fixes for various crashes, and more.

Read the patch notes here: https://t.co/I44BPWGYmG

We are also happy to announce that Part I is now Steam Deck Verified.✅ pic.twitter.com/UsTfy0kPzg
— Naughty Dog (@Naughty_Dog) June 13, 2023

Normally, enabling VSync should get rid of any screen tearing when panning the camera, but some of it persisted in original 2013 game, Naughty Dog added a bunch of fun modes to the new version, including a Speedrun mode, which throws a timer onto your screen for accurate splits. The studio has now rectified a glitch where the timer would roll back following a crash or when quitting to the desktop.

VRAM management was a big issue in this PlayStation–PC port, with the game originally requiring massive doses of memory to run at anything beyond the Low preset. The update has now added a Very Low graphics preset that would allow those with low-end graphics cards to be able to play the game, even if the visual fidelity looks poor.

“We at Naughty Dog and our partners at Iron Galaxy are closely watching player reports to future improvements and patches,” the blog post reads. “We are actively optimising, working on game stability, and implementing additional fixes which will all be included in regularly released future updates.”

Last month, Naughty Dog revealed that it has begun work on a Neil Druckmann wasn't involved as lead writer or director.

The Last of Us Part I is now available on PS5.

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REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Looks, sounds, feels great
On par with Part II, if not beyond
Centuries ahead of PS4 Pro version
Improved enemy AI behaviour
New Permadeath feature

Bad
Priced as a new PS5 game
No upgrade options for PS3, PS4 owners
No 4K at 60fps, or ray-tracing
No multiplayer
PC port to be sold separately

Read detailed Sony The Last of Us Part I review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series The Last of Us

PEGI Rating 18+

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