Other changes being made include fine-tuning to fix a raft of bugs with the game, and the ability to crank up the FOV (Field of View, basically meaning how much peripheral vision you get in the game) up to 110 degrees.Īnalysis: Coming to a Valve game near you, soon
It’s surely clear enough that this is work being done to ensure that Half-Life 2 looks good, and plays well, on the incoming handheld from Valve. That includes reworking the interface so it scales correctly to the resolution the game is being run at, meaning that HUD elements are larger, and Half-Life 2 will be able to play nice with the Steam Deck display’s odd aspect ratio (support for ultra-wide monitors will also be incorporated).Īnother very telling change is bringing in support for Vulkan, which will allow the game to run more smoothly on SteamOS, which is the operating system installed on the Steam Deck. Half-Life 2 is a very old game, of course, but Valve has stealthily initiated a big update – now in beta – for the shooter which applies some considerable changes, and it’s clear these are aimed at making the classic title run better with the incoming Steam Deck.Ī YouTube leaker who specializes in Valve news, Tyler McVicker, spotted that Half-Life 2 has kicked off an unannounced beta branch, with Valve quietly working on a number of important improvements.
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