Dragon’s Dogma 2 barely runs on Steam Deck, so do not waste your time simply but

Dragon’s Dogma 2 lands tomorrow, however maintain on to your pleasure, handheld PC avid gamers, as a result of your new delight and pleasure will not be the proper journey companion for this journey.

That’s as a result of your handheld is probably going unable to run the sport properly within the first place.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 – Motion trailer

In accordance with RPGsite, exterior of streaming Dragon’s Dogma 2 from one other PC or a console, you received’t be enjoying it on handhelds corresponding to Steam Deck, the ROG Ally from Asus, and even Lenovo Legion Go. Should you personal the Ayaneo 2, a gaming handheld extra highly effective than Steam Deck, you’ll be capable of run the sport, however this handheld too has its issues, so it’s not advisable both.

The rationale comes right down to Dragon’s Dogma 2’s reminiscence necessities. Whereas Steam Deck meets the minimal 16GB of RAM listed within the system specs, the sport gobbles up 13GB for system reminiscence and a further 5GB for VRAM, even on the lowest settings. These necessities translate to efficiency points, with body charges plummeting under 15fps alongside an abundance of stuttering, making the expertise unplayable, says RPGsite.

Whereas the location mentioned it didn’t take a look at Dragon’s Dogma 2 on ROG Ally or Legion Go, each handhelds characteristic the identical quantity of RAM as Steam Deck, which means your expertise may very well be the identical.

The PC model is not immune both, with efficiency dropping in bustling cities filled with NPCs. Capcom acknowledges these CPU-induced framerate points and is “trying into methods to enhance efficiency sooner or later.” Whereas it’s true that some PCs can hit 80-100fps when out on this planet, even actually high-end programs solely get 60fps in cities, and when in Vernworth, it might even drop to 50fps.

Our very personal Alex Donaldson performed Dragon’s Dogma 2 utilizing this beast of a PC and loved a “stable 60fps at 4K with all the things maxed out,” nevertheless, he nonetheless skilled drops under 60fps. On console 30fps is “a smooth goal,” however even the PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S variations can see a dip into the mid-20s – all of which stems from CPU restrictions. Plus, because of the recreation’s emergent, AI-driven nature, having to calculate all of it impacts efficiency.

That mentioned, Alex mentioned in his Dragon’s Dogma 2 evaluate that enjoying it on a potent PC usually delivered efficiency properly over 60fps, however for just a few drops.

You may take a look at how properly your gaming system handles it on launch day, March 22.