> If there is enough CPU and memory headroom, it’ll be fine Steam Deck is a handheld platform. Anything that wastes CPU power results in shorter lasting battery. Proper native ports are always superior.

> https://steamdb.info/app/546560/ says otherwise. Also, Alyx A) predates Steam Deck by several years and B) Steam Deck is not a VR platform. Citing a game that predates Steam Deck as proof that "Valve doesn’t release native ports anymore" is a stretch. [Alyx had a native port](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Half-Life-Alyx-Now-Linux-Vulkan). It doesn’t anymore as shown on Steam DB. This is because since Proton nobody cares. Not a great long term solution. > I already stated that CS2 is native and Deadlock 1.0 may be as well, should they follow the example set by CS2. You literally replied to a comment stating that. CS2 is just CS which had a native port. I won’t pat Valve on head that they aren’t doing more games dirty like they did with Alyx. Won’t speak about Deadlock until it releases, we’ll see. > Well, that's on you. https://www.half-life.com/halflife/25th exists nonetheless: "Now Verified on the Steam Deck (and our native Linux runtime has been set as the default)" Completely missed it, very nice, thanks. There’s even a Mac port, will check later.