Can Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Run Smoothly On Steam Deck?
It is usually difficult to run large RPGs on portable game consoles, but with the development of technology, this is not impossible. Based on this, we tested Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on Steam Deck and will introduce you to the relevant situation.
According to your habitual thinking, you may think that those RPGs with rich content and huge memory are more suitable for playing through PC or controllers that can be connected to TV. There is no doubt that this idea is not wrong, but when you are limited by devices, it is hard not to try it on a small game console like Steam Deck or Switch.
In order not to affect your experience, we have conducted such a test for you in advance not long ago: playing FF7 Rebirth on Steam Deck! As the second part of Final Fantasy 7 remake plan trilogy, Rebirth has a lot of content. As a handheld gaming computer, can Steam Deck withstand it? We will introduce it to you!
Overall Performance Is Basically Qualified
First of all, according to the test of the game developer, it can at least be confirmed that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth can run on Steam Deck, but since it is more suitable for you to experience it through PS5, if you want it to show better effects on Steam Deck and avoid bugs, you still need to adjust some settings yourself.
For this reason, if you want to try it, it is recommended to consume some time to compile shades and textures before entering the main menu after starting the game, and then enter the graphics menu to set all settings to low or the lowest equivalent value.
How Is The Appearance?
Since you have set the graphics display to a low level, it is conceivable that the game screen will not be very refined, but considering the size of the Steam Deck display, this is acceptable. If you pursue perfection, then I must unfortunately inform you that you may encounter frame drops (especially in fierce battles), and the costumes, facial expressions and hair of the character models cannot be displayed in detail.
In addition, in terms of appearance display, what is really fatal to Rebirth on Steam Deck is the open world. Not only are the graphics displayed very poor and simple, it may even cause Steam Deck to crash or have to be restarted.
How Is The Battery Life?
According to the test, it is estimated that you should be able to play FF7 Rebirth for two hours when the Steam Deck is fully charged. The specific time depends on the screen brightness and volume level when you are playing, as well as the game content - more complex scenes and battles will also consume more power.
Since the overall game time of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is relatively long, the two hours of game time provided by Steam Deck is really a bit stretched. Combined with the not outstanding appearance and display effect, in fact, we do not recommend you to play this game through Steam Deck.
But to be honest, for the existing Steam Deck, it is not its job to bear such a huge RPG, so the current performance is already very good. I hope that in the future, as a portable gaming device, Steam Deck can become more powerful as soon as possible.