Dead By Daylight Might Not Work On Steam Deck At Launch – Screen Rant

In a recent Q&A livestream, Dead By Daylight developers revealed anti-cheat software issues are preventing the game’s Steam Deck port upon its launch. Although Dead By Daylight developers previously confirmed it would support Valve’s soon-to-be-released Steam Deck, a recent Q&A revealed the survival horror game won’t be available on the console when it launches. The Steam Deck was expected to run Steam’s entire library, but recent reports reveal some games won’t be supported. The Steam Deck’s hardware is certainly powerful enough to run any game available on Steam, the console’s software is apparently incompatible with certain titles. Valve’s upcoming project will use Proton – a compatibility software that enables its SteamOS to run Windows-based games. Not every game is compatible with Proton, however, and it is possible some titles will not function on the Steam Deck at launch for this very reason. However, game updates can enable compatibility with the portable console, and Proton is already a match with at least 16,000 games in the Steam library. That being said, there appears to be other factors that prevent Steam Deck support. In a Q&A on Twitch (via PCGamesN), Dead By Daylight developers revealed the horror title might not be available on the Steam Deck when the console launches in December of…
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