DEATH STRANDING 2 Steam Deck HUGE NEW Patch 1.2 Performance: Is it Playable?

Death Stranding 2 Steam Deck Performance Test: 2026 Steam Deck Games – Handheld/Docked Gameplay – SteamOS 3.8.1 – Patch 1.2

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🎮 Steam Deck OLED
🕐 Tested: 2nd April 2026
⚙️ SteamOS 3.8.1
🛠️ Installed on Internal Drive (Fresh Clean Install)
📀 Steam Version
⚙️ Portable Preset
⚙️ Patch 1.2

Patch 1.2 Notes – https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3280350/view/512987452523151941

DEATH STRANDING 2 Videos
Steam Deck Patch 1.2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRhJTNKIwbM
Steam Deck Patch 1.1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz2ZnCG3wMU
Steam Deck – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTGhamVJzTE
Steam Deck Eclipse Mod – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCpSfUfmKc0
ROG XBOX ALLY X – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTGhamVJzTE
ROG ALLY Z1E – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waMc9-JfcP0
MSI Claw 8 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmjkcVC6A0E
Legion GO 2 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_RpVsl8k0E

🎮 Steam Deck OLED
🕐 Tested: 26th March 2026
⚙️ SteamOS 3.7.20
🛠️ Installed on Internal Drive (Fresh Clean Install)
📀 Steam Version
⚙️ Portable Preset
⚙️ Patch 1.1

⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 – PICO Performance – Mountains
00:40 – Settings Menu Handheld
00:46 – PICO Performance + 2X FPS Lossless Scaling – Mountains
01:17 – PICO Performance – Bridge
02:22 – PICO Performance + 2X FPS Lossless Scaling – Bridge
03:11 – PICO Performance – Forest
04:15 – PICO Performance + 2X FPS Lossless Scaling – Forest
05:12 – Settings Menu Docked
05:26 – PICO Balanced – Mountains Docked
06:01 – FSR 3.1 Performance – Mountains
06:41 – XeSS Performance + 2X FPS Lossless Scaling – Mountains
07:35 – FSR 3.1 Performance – Bridge
09:35 – PICO Performance – Forest Docked

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“Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?”

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Steam Deck OLED
SteamOS 3.8.1
4GB VRAM

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