Steam store pages now show average FPS for Steam Deck games

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Valve is giving Steam Deck owners a clearer idea of how games will run before they buy. Tom's Hardware reports that the Steam store now shows anonymised, opt in average frame rates from players on the same hardware, along with a histogram

For now it is Steam Deck only, and the data is filtered to Decks running the default frame limit. Support for desktop PCs is planned

The feature needs the Steam Client Beta for now and is coming to all users in the future. A prompt in the library asks users to opt in to sharing their data

Valve does not adjust for custom graphics settings, but says the data consolidates around relatively narrow ranges. It ties into Steam Deck Verified, where games can be marked Unsupported if they fall short, and Valve says players can decide for themselves what counts as playable

Real performance data from other players is far more useful than spec sheets or marketing claims. Extending it to desktop PCs could help millions of people avoid disappointing purchases. Opt in sharing respects privacy while still building a useful dataset

Would average FPS data change what you buy on Steam? And will you opt in to share your performance data?

Steam Store adds average FPS data so you can see game performance before making a purchase - Steam Deck only for now, with desktop PC support plannedwww.tomshardware.com