Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Minimize is formally slashing its manner onto PC this month, and for anybody seeking to expertise the open-world samurai sport on Steam Deck, there’s largely excellent news. Sony’s PC porting studio Nixxes has confirmed that Ghost of Tsushima shall be playable on Steam Deck–and “related” handheld gaming PCs–but just for the single-player marketing campaign and its Iki Island growth.
The Ghost of Tsushima: Legends co-op multiplayer mode will not be playable on that system because of it requiring Home windows to entry PlayStation Community built-in options. This has led to an odd scenario the place the sport has been listed as “Unsupported” for Steam Deck.
Nixxes did not make clear if the multiplayer mode would perform on Steam Deck opponents just like the ROG Ally or MSI Claw, which run on a Home windows 11 working system. Nixxes added that it has “labored extensively to optimize efficiency and ship the absolute best expertise” on these units and it defined how Legends will embody cross-play between gamers on PS5, PS4, and PC.
“Legends shall be purposeful on PC at launch, however you will not be robotically matched with gamers on completely different platforms,” Nixxes wrote in a Steam blog. “Cross-play will launch in beta, which means you possibly can attempt it out by inviting your PlayStation Community mates.”
Launch instances have additionally been finalized for Ghost of Tsushima’s Might 16 launch, and relying on the place you’re on the earth, you possibly can count on the sport to unlock on the following instances this week:
- 8 AM PT
- 11 AM ET
- 4 PM BST
- 5 PM CET
- 1 AM AEST (Might 17)
Ghost of Tsushima would be the first PlayStation Studios title on PC to utilize the brand new PlayStation overlay perform, an interface designed so as to add extra PlayStation components to that platform. That is utterly elective, however utilizing it is going to enable gamers to earn Trophies, similar to on PlayStation consoles. When you will not want it for single-player, Ghost of Tsushima would require a PSN account for its multiplayer. Sony had initially tried to make this necessary for Helldivers 2, however the ensuing backlash noticed it reverse course on that call.