Final Fantasy XIV should once again be playable on the Steam Deck. Back in March, the popular MMO would fail to launch on Valve’s handheld. But now, a new update for the Proton experimental branch addresses this problem. It took a while, though, with the game being unplayable for nearly two months.
Final Fantasy XIV is undoubtedly a popular game, so much so that sales of the game had to be halted at one point. The fact it was unplayable for any amount of time certainly stings. The Steam Deck is also an excellent method of playing the game, especially when doing dailies. Luckily, the problem seems to be fixed, even if the way it happened was a bit confusing.
Final Fantasy XIV is finally fixed on Steam Deck
Interestingly, the issue didn’t lie within the game itself, but with its launcher. For some reason, whenever you’d launch the game, it would simply stay on the logo. This would only occur with the Steam version of the game and was thought to be an issue with …
Final Fantasy XIV can be played on the Steam Deck again
Console GamingTime Stamp: May 23, 2022 1:45 PM