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If you were a little sad that the in-depth space sim X4: Foundations had lost its Steam Deck Verified badge when the 7.00 update started rolling around, you'll be glad to hear that the developers were on the case and Patch 7.10 has regained them the Steam Deck Verified badge.

On top of that, Patch 7.10 Hotfix #1 just dropped, which fixes some performance issues that the game had on the Steam Deck.

If you missed the 7.00 Patch news, it actually added a bunch of extra features and changed the game quite a bit, so it's worth checking out this overview trailer:

If you want to check the full patch notes on what's changed in Patch 7.10 Hotfix #1, you can find them here.

I already had X4: Foundations installed on my Steam Deck and ROG Ally, so I gave them a run on each to see how things had changed.

Sadly, the ROG Ally has barely playable performance in X4: Foundations even in its 30W Turbo mode, and I'm not quite sure why.

The Steam Deck performs better, however, and if you lock it to 30 FPS and remove the TDP Limit, it's quite a nice experience. There are default settings in place, and they do make liberal use of upscaling techniques like FSR 1.0, so the image does appear quite soft, but it's definitely playable. You can check out some screenshots I took on my Steam Deck down below.

X4: Foundations is available on Steam now for $49.99, and it is of course, Verified on the Steam Deck.

Will you be diving into X4: Foundations? Let us know in the comments below!

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Oliver Stogden
Oliver began playing video games at an early age, starting with the SNES console and Commodore Amiga computer. Nowadays, his interest is in the future of portable technology, such as handheld gaming systems, portable power stations/banks, and portable monitors. And seeing just how far we can push these devices.
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