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Death Stranding 2 Patch 1.3 Improves Performance and Adds Steam Deck Verification

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Patch 1.3 now available on PC with optimization and bug fixes, plus official Steam Deck Verification

Key Points from the Article

Steam Deck Verification ensures stable performance, proper controls, readable UI, and eliminates need for custom configurations
Performance improvements include fixes for framerate drops when using sniper rifle scopes and wide optimizations across the game
Stability enhancements address rare crashes, improve overall system stability, and fix minor graphical glitches
Minor UI, input adjustments, and corrections for typos and localization errors included

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Patch 1.3 now available on PC with optimization and bug fixes, plus official Steam Deck Verification

Death Stranding 2 Patch 1.3 fixes performance issues, improves stability, and officially adds Steam Deck Verified support.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Patch 1.3 is now available on PC, primarily focusing on optimisation and bug fixes. Additionally, the game is now officially Steam Deck Verified.

Kojima Productions has confirmed the patch is live.The patch notes cover a number of different fixes but highlights improvements to performance and Steam Deck compatibility.

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Death Stranding 2 Verified on Steam Deck

The most notable inclusion in this patch is that Death Stranding 2 On the Beach is now officially Verified on Steam Deck. Verified ensures that Death Stranding plays nicely with Steam Deck’s hardware.

Performance is stable, controls work as intended, UI elements are readable, and the game will look great on Steam Deck’s screen. This is great news for players who own Death Stranding 2 on PC who would like to play it on Steam Deck.

Players will no longer have to troubleshoot compatibility issues or configure custom settings.

Improvements to Performance

The patch addresses a few different issues which were impacting performance. One specific example notes players will no longer experience a drop in framerate when looking through sniper rifle scopes.

Wide optimisations have also been applied to Death Stranding 2 to help the game run better.

Fixes for Stability and Bugs:

Players will also find a number of stability fixes in this patch.
Developers have been able to recreate some rare crashes to fix.
Overall system stability has been improved.
Minor graphical glitches also saw some fixes.

Minor Fixes and Changes

In addition to performance fixes, there are also several small adjustments to Death Stranding’s UI and input. Players will also find a number of typos and localisation errors addressed in this patch.