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Hey , I ’m back with another one of these ! It ’s round two for whatever the hell this Steam Deck column is , and maybe by part three I ’ll read it more . For now , it was a great exculpation to revisit Sonic colour : Ultimate , a solid ( with caveats ) port of an unsung bangerin the 3D Sonic the Hedgehog canon . While this version has its issues compared to the Wii original , the convenience factor mostly throw up for it . Especially since Sega has been aggressive with Steam Deck compatibility from sidereal day one . So here ’s how I find after in person getting these hands on Sonic Colors : Ultimate on Steam Deck .
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There , I recollect , is an interesting takeout here . While Sonic Colors : Ultimate is labeled “ Verified ” for Steam Deck , unfortunately that does n’t mean there ’s a everlasting out of the corner experience here . In fact , I waited longer than I wanted to write this up in hopes the swelling would get ironed out a bit . But that did n’t appear to be the case , and I ’m not sure if there ’s anything we can really expect to be honest . I ’ll explain here , with the important asterisk that I barely cognize what I ’m talking about with the PC play minutia Sonic Colors : Ultimate is contending with .
Long story short , in this cause “ Verified ” does n’t mean “ Flawless . ” Specifically , nine time out of ten you ’ll be receive a great time with Sonic Colors : Ultimate on Steam Deck . The game runs at a politic 60 figure per second gear , and does so at the highest resolution the Steam Deck can utilise . However , specially at the beginning of a stage when Sonic is warming up and getting ready to Go Fast , the game does inexplicably falter . And while much less frequent , there ’s an occasional “ hiccup ” during gameplay . Depending on how hardcore you are you may not even note during layer , but you will acknowledge as they start .
Community engagement seems kinda low on this subject , especially since the more dial - in parts of the Sonic fandom do n’t really like this version in the first post . Due to various factor like the new music and some ocular nuance , most Sonic Sickos are gon na assure you to just wager the original via the Dolphin aper . I have n’t tried that myself , mostly because I ’m indolent and I’drather use the AYANEO 2for emulation . But there have beensome pocket-sized suggestion , such as turn V - Sync off and uncapping the frame rate to minimize the stuttering . I did n’t really notice a dispute when I tried that , so it ’s definitely a YMMV situation .
Hands. Deck. Filters.
That read , if you could tolerate the level - opening stutters , Sonic Colors Ultimate looks and make for big on Steam Deck . The matter here is it ’s severe to tell if the problems that do exist are addressable on the Steam Deck side , or if it ’s a openhanded issue with the game we should n’t expect a quick fix for . It ’s been clear for a while Sega is a major supporter of this platform , with the vast legal age of its games Verified soon after launch , if not day of . And with Sonic the Hedgehog as a serial being so discrepant in expert terms , it ’s impressive to see several titles have that desired unripened badge . Also , stop being cowards and play Sonic Forces because it whip .
ThevibrantDeck pluginsings with this game
800p is such a weird choice
