Persona 3 Reload Steam Deck Settings for a SMOOTH Experience!

hey guys Nish cook here I want to talk hey guys Nish cook here I want to talk about something I've been playing lately about something I've been playing lately about something I've been playing lately if you guys saw my latest stream you if you guys saw my latest stream you if you guys saw my latest stream you know I've been playing Persona 3 reload know I've been playing Persona 3 reload know I've been playing Persona 3 reload but this video is all about how Persona but this video is all about how Persona but this video is all about how Persona 3 reload runs on the steam deck look I 3 reload runs on the steam deck look I 3 reload runs on the steam deck look I got her right here yes running on the got her right here yes running on the got her right here yes running on the steam deck and I just want to give you steam deck and I just want to give you steam deck and I just want to give you guys my experience with this game on guys my experience with this game on guys my experience with this game on Steam deck what my settings are so if Steam deck what my settings are so if Steam deck what my settings are so if you guys are looking at playing this on you guys are looking at playing this on you guys are looking at playing this on Steam deck you guys can refer to this Steam deck you guys can refer to this Steam deck you guys can refer to this video for the right settings to play video for the right settings to play video for the right settings to play this game at a this game at a this game at a smooth solid frame rate there are some smooth solid frame rate there are some smooth solid frame rate there are some ups and downs to this experience I've ups and downs to this experience I've ups and downs to this experience I've been having it's been a mostly positive been having it's been a mostly positive been having it's been a mostly positive experience but I want to let you know a experience but I want to let you know a experience but I want to let you know a few hiccups I've had so you can few hiccups I've had so you can few hiccups I've had so you can troubleshoot along the way and of course troubleshoot along the way and of course troubleshoot along the way and of course if you like Nintendo jrpgs and Persona if you like Nintendo jrpgs and Persona if you like Nintendo jrpgs and Persona give this video a like And subscribe for give this video a like And subscribe for give this video a like And subscribe for more content like this I might for more more content like this I might for more more content like this I might for more PC games I buy like ESP especially new PC games I buy like ESP especially new PC games I buy like ESP especially new PC games maybe Grand blue fantasy or PC games maybe Grand blue fantasy or PC games maybe Grand blue fantasy or maybe even metaphor depending on how it maybe even metaphor depending on how it maybe even metaphor depending on how it runs on the deck I might do some steam runs on the deck I might do some steam runs on the deck I might do some steam Deck reviews as well first of all I want Deck reviews as well first of all I want Deck reviews as well first of all I want to tell you how I use my steam deck I to tell you how I use my steam deck I to tell you how I use my steam deck I sort of use it as like a Nintendo switch sort of use it as like a Nintendo switch sort of use it as like a Nintendo switch a lot of my Steam games I play them kind a lot of my Steam games I play them kind a lot of my Steam games I play them kind of like a switch in the sense that if I of like a switch in the sense that if I of like a switch in the sense that if I want to play it here sitting on my desk want to play it here sitting on my desk want to play it here sitting on my desk on my PC I will play at Mac settings but on my PC I will play at Mac settings but on my PC I will play at Mac settings but if I want to like move back to my bed or if I want to like move back to my bed or if I want to like move back to my bed or if I want to go out somewhere I'll play if I want to go out somewhere I'll play if I want to go out somewhere I'll play it on the steam deck and it's kind of it on the steam deck and it's kind of it on the steam deck and it's kind of like how switch you can Dock and

like how switch you can Dock and like how switch you can Dock and handheld but when you move from desktop handheld but when you move from desktop handheld but when you move from desktop and then get that cloud save over to the and then get that cloud save over to the and then get that cloud save over to the steam deck it's not as seamless so steam deck it's not as seamless so steam deck it's not as seamless so before we go onto the steam deck kind of before we go onto the steam deck kind of before we go onto the steam deck kind of analysis for Persona 3 reload I just analysis for Persona 3 reload I just analysis for Persona 3 reload I just want to let you guys know my PC is want to let you guys know my PC is want to let you guys know my PC is running these specs it's got a ryzen 7 running these specs it's got a ryzen 7 running these specs it's got a ryzen 7 5800 I think processor 5800 I think processor 5800 I think processor it has a Nvidia RTX 360 TI GPU it has 32 it has a Nvidia RTX 360 TI GPU it has 32 it has a Nvidia RTX 360 TI GPU it has 32 gigs of RAM and it gigs of RAM and it gigs of RAM and it has a 2 TB SSD I don't think that really has a 2 TB SSD I don't think that really has a 2 TB SSD I don't think that really matters much but those are the most matters much but those are the most matters much but those are the most important specs that my PC has and of important specs that my PC has and of important specs that my PC has and of course this game is verified on Steam course this game is verified on Steam course this game is verified on Steam deck so whenever I play it on my PC I deck so whenever I play it on my PC I deck so whenever I play it on my PC I play it at Mac settings 1440p 120 FPS play it at Mac settings 1440p 120 FPS play it at Mac settings 1440p 120 FPS which is the max highest settings with which is the max highest settings with which is the max highest settings with Reflections on because you can kind of Reflections on because you can kind of Reflections on because you can kind of like add a little bit of R tracing in like add a little bit of R tracing in like add a little bit of R tracing in there with the PC version and even the there with the PC version and even the there with the PC version and even the PS5 version I think so finally on to the PS5 version I think so finally on to the PS5 version I think so finally on to the steam deck how do I get this game to run steam deck how do I get this game to run steam deck how do I get this game to run on Steam deck because on the opening on Steam deck because on the opening on Steam deck because on the opening night I played this on PC I played up night I played this on PC I played up night I played this on PC I played up till I think shortly before the Persona till I think shortly before the Persona till I think shortly before the Persona Awakening when Makoto Yuki awakens to Awakening when Makoto Yuki awakens to Awakening when Makoto Yuki awakens to Orphus then I moved over over to playing Orphus then I moved over over to playing Orphus then I moved over over to playing it on my steam deck on my bed so I'm

it on my steam deck on my bed so I'm it on my steam deck on my bed so I'm going into my steam deck right now and going into my steam deck right now and going into my steam deck right now and I'm going to system I'm going to I'm going to system I'm going to I'm going to system I'm going to config I'm going to Graphics settings config I'm going to Graphics settings config I'm going to Graphics settings and right now what I've done for this and right now what I've done for this and right now what I've done for this game is what I've done is I've put the game is what I've done is I've put the game is what I've done is I've put the graphics quality on custom rendering graphics quality on custom rendering graphics quality on custom rendering skill 100% Shadow quality skill 100% Shadow quality skill 100% Shadow quality High background brightness right in the High background brightness right in the High background brightness right in the middle frame rate middle frame rate middle frame rate at 60 FPS and here's the big one at 60 FPS and here's the big one at 60 FPS and here's the big one Reflections are turned off whenever I Reflections are turned off whenever I Reflections are turned off whenever I put it in Steam deck mode or whenever put it in Steam deck mode or whenever put it in Steam deck mode or whenever I'm playing on the steam deck because I'm playing on the steam deck because I'm playing on the steam deck because sometimes I have Reflections on whenever sometimes I have Reflections on whenever sometimes I have Reflections on whenever I'm playing on my PC or on desktop if I I'm playing on my PC or on desktop if I I'm playing on my PC or on desktop if I move over to the steam deck and try to move over to the steam deck and try to move over to the steam deck and try to turn those Reflections on the frame rate turn those Reflections on the frame rate turn those Reflections on the frame rate is going to severely tank it'll be in is going to severely tank it'll be in is going to severely tank it'll be in the 10 and even below the 10 and even below the 10 and even below that once I was in palonia mall and it that once I was in palonia mall and it that once I was in palonia mall and it was running at like 6 8 FPS I was like was running at like 6 8 FPS I was like was running at like 6 8 FPS I was like this is not what I expected from Persona this is not what I expected from Persona this is not what I expected from Persona 3 reload and it's a when I have 3 reload and it's a when I have 3 reload and it's a when I have Reflections turned off it is a pretty Reflections turned off it is a pretty Reflections turned off it is a pretty smooth pretty good experience though smooth pretty good experience though smooth pretty good experience though it's not as smooth of a 60fps kind of it's not as smooth of a 60fps kind of it's not as smooth of a 60fps kind of really smooth solid buttery experience really smooth solid buttery experience really smooth solid buttery experience as personify Royal and to make it even as personify Royal and to make it even as personify Royal and to make it even smoother I've done some tweaks in the smoother I've done some tweaks in the smoother I've done some tweaks in the steam deck menu itself because you know steam deck menu itself because you know steam deck menu itself because you know the steam deck eats up your battery life the steam deck eats up your battery life the steam deck eats up your battery life like crazy I usually go for about like 2 like crazy I usually go for about like 2 like crazy I usually go for about like 2 or 3 hour sessions with this sometimes I

or 3 hour sessions with this sometimes I or 3 hour sessions with this sometimes I was out of the house yesterday and I was was out of the house yesterday and I was was out of the house yesterday and I was playing this throughout the day I had to playing this throughout the day I had to playing this throughout the day I had to charge it twice actually because I was charge it twice actually because I was charge it twice actually because I was at someone else's house but what I've at someone else's house but what I've at someone else's house but what I've done is if you go if you done is if you go if you done is if you go if you press the three dots button over press the three dots button over press the three dots button over here and you go over to here and you go over to here and you go over to Performance what I've done is I've used Performance what I've done is I've used Performance what I've done is I've used a per game profile here for Persona 3 a per game profile here for Persona 3 a per game profile here for Persona 3 reload I don't know if you can see that reload I don't know if you can see that reload I don't know if you can see that what I've done is I've limited the frame what I've done is I've limited the frame what I've done is I've limited the frame rate and the FPS SL refresh rate to 45 rate and the FPS SL refresh rate to 45 rate and the FPS SL refresh rate to 45 HZ so I'm playing the game at 60 FPS but HZ so I'm playing the game at 60 FPS but HZ so I'm playing the game at 60 FPS but the performance and the frame rate and the performance and the frame rate and the performance and the frame rate and the refresh rate of the steam deck the refresh rate of the steam deck the refresh rate of the steam deck itself is capped at 45 to kind of itself is capped at 45 to kind of itself is capped at 45 to kind of conserve a little bit of battery life conserve a little bit of battery life conserve a little bit of battery life and one more thing I did is I put on a and one more thing I did is I put on a and one more thing I did is I put on a TDP limit and I capped that at 9 Watts TDP limit and I capped that at 9 Watts TDP limit and I capped that at 9 Watts so that has helped a lot with battery so that has helped a lot with battery so that has helped a lot with battery life and making this game run a little life and making this game run a little life and making this game run a little bit more smoother of course I don't get bit more smoother of course I don't get bit more smoother of course I don't get a full 60 FPS by doing that but 45 FPS a full 60 FPS by doing that but 45 FPS a full 60 FPS by doing that but 45 FPS is still very good especially when is still very good especially when is still very good especially when you're out in like tatami Port Island you're out in like tatami Port Island you're out in like tatami Port Island poonal Mall the dorm it runs smooth as poonal Mall the dorm it runs smooth as poonal Mall the dorm it runs smooth as butter I will say though the part in the butter I will say though the part in the butter I will say though the part in the game which chugs the most and dips in game which chugs the most and dips in game which chugs the most and dips in frame rate the most is tardus Tardis can frame rate the most is tardus Tardis can frame rate the most is tardus Tardis can sometimes go down to 30 FPS or maybe sometimes go down to 30 FPS or maybe sometimes go down to 30 FPS or maybe even lower but it's really not that bad

even lower but it's really not that bad even lower but it's really not that bad and it is fine for a game that you're and it is fine for a game that you're and it is fine for a game that you're playing in handheld this game is very playing in handheld this game is very playing in handheld this game is very intensive in some of its animations and intensive in some of its animations and intensive in some of its animations and graphics and stuff like that so I don't graphics and stuff like that so I don't graphics and stuff like that so I don't really mind the frame drops that much really mind the frame drops that much really mind the frame drops that much and it's not like egregiously bad a lot and it's not like egregiously bad a lot and it's not like egregiously bad a lot of the time in Tardis it's still of the time in Tardis it's still of the time in Tardis it's still maintained maintained maintained 40 to 45 FPS and it's still a pretty 40 to 45 FPS and it's still a pretty 40 to 45 FPS and it's still a pretty good smooth experience I've had no good smooth experience I've had no good smooth experience I've had no crashes I've had no like massive dips in crashes I've had no like massive dips in crashes I've had no like massive dips in the frame rate other than when I've had the frame rate other than when I've had the frame rate other than when I've had Reflections on that is the biggest thing Reflections on that is the biggest thing Reflections on that is the biggest thing you guys should take away from this if you guys should take away from this if you guys should take away from this if you're looking to play this on Steam you're looking to play this on Steam you're looking to play this on Steam deck turn Reflections off if you're deck turn Reflections off if you're deck turn Reflections off if you're playing on Steam deck if you're playing playing on Steam deck if you're playing playing on Steam deck if you're playing on desktop and you have the specs for it on desktop and you have the specs for it on desktop and you have the specs for it just go all out like how I do but if just go all out like how I do but if just go all out like how I do but if you're playing on Steam deck cap it at you're playing on Steam deck cap it at you're playing on Steam deck cap it at 60 FPS do those things in the steam deck 60 FPS do those things in the steam deck 60 FPS do those things in the steam deck menu to conserve battery and the most menu to conserve battery and the most menu to conserve battery and the most important thing is turn off Reflections important thing is turn off Reflections important thing is turn off Reflections because sometimes what's annoying is because sometimes what's annoying is because sometimes what's annoying is sometimes if I switch from desktop to sometimes if I switch from desktop to sometimes if I switch from desktop to steam deck it doesn't remember some of steam deck it doesn't remember some of steam deck it doesn't remember some of the settings I put on Steam deck and the settings I put on Steam deck and the settings I put on Steam deck and sometimes it uses the desktop settings sometimes it uses the desktop settings sometimes it uses the desktop settings even though before I load my save file I even though before I load my save file I even though before I load my save file I go into the config menu put it down to go into the config menu put it down to go into the config menu put it down to 60fps turn off Reflections I load the 60fps turn off Reflections I load the 60fps turn off Reflections I load the game I do some things go outside go to game I do some things go outside go to game I do some things go outside go to TARDIS and then for some reason it turns TARDIS and then for some reason it turns TARDIS and then for some reason it turns on Reflections again for some reason so on Reflections again for some reason so on Reflections again for some reason so keep an eye out on your settings if it's keep an eye out on your settings if it's keep an eye out on your settings if it's tanking for some reason go back in there tanking for some reason go back in there tanking for some reason go back in there and make sure everything looks exactly

and make sure everything looks exactly and make sure everything looks exactly like how I showed you in this like how I showed you in this like how I showed you in this unfortunately I couldn't capture many unfortunately I couldn't capture many unfortunately I couldn't capture many good clips of me playing this game on good clips of me playing this game on good clips of me playing this game on the deck so what I have on my camera the deck so what I have on my camera the deck so what I have on my camera will have to do because I use the decky will have to do because I use the decky will have to do because I use the decky recorder plugin to record some gameplay recorder plugin to record some gameplay recorder plugin to record some gameplay and and that just really messed up and and and that just really messed up and and and that just really messed up and it has like green flickering bars it has like green flickering bars it has like green flickering bars everywhere which I'm very upset about I everywhere which I'm very upset about I everywhere which I'm very upset about I need to go back and see how to like fix need to go back and see how to like fix need to go back and see how to like fix that and see if there's any updates on that and see if there's any updates on that and see if there's any updates on that so stay tuned for maybe some steam that so stay tuned for maybe some steam that so stay tuned for maybe some steam deck gameplay of Persona 3 reload in the deck gameplay of Persona 3 reload in the deck gameplay of Persona 3 reload in the future but one last thing I want to talk future but one last thing I want to talk future but one last thing I want to talk about in this video before I close out about in this video before I close out about in this video before I close out is how this game is designed to be is how this game is designed to be is how this game is designed to be played in handheld cuz if you guys played in handheld cuz if you guys played in handheld cuz if you guys remember when Persona 5 Royal went remember when Persona 5 Royal went remember when Persona 5 Royal went multiplatform multiplatform multiplatform everyone was like get it on switch play everyone was like get it on switch play everyone was like get it on switch play it on switch it is the game to play on it on switch it is the game to play on it on switch it is the game to play on switch is the game to play on handheld switch is the game to play on handheld switch is the game to play on handheld so when I got the steam deck I was like so when I got the steam deck I was like so when I got the steam deck I was like Persona through reload no PS5 version Persona through reload no PS5 version Persona through reload no PS5 version I'm getting on Steam deck so I can play I'm getting on Steam deck so I can play I'm getting on Steam deck so I can play it headheld natively and not with the it headheld natively and not with the it headheld natively and not with the PlayStation portal no I don't want to PlayStation portal no I don't want to PlayStation portal no I don't want to stream this game I want to play it stream this game I want to play it stream this game I want to play it natively and that's what the steam deck natively and that's what the steam deck natively and that's what the steam deck is giving me because this game is not on is giving me because this game is not on is giving me because this game is not on the switch might be on the switch 2 the switch might be on the switch 2 the switch might be on the switch 2 Persona games are very long but they're Persona games are very long but they're Persona games are very long but they're also kind of like designed to be played also kind of like designed to be played also kind of like designed to be played in that handheld setting for example in that handheld setting for example in that handheld setting for example like I might be doing something like I might be doing something like I might be doing something throughout the day on my PC or on my throughout the day on my PC or on my throughout the day on my PC or on my laptop but if I have a quick break I

laptop but if I have a quick break I laptop but if I have a quick break I want to like get in some gaming I just want to like get in some gaming I just want to like get in some gaming I just pull the game up on my steam deck and pull the game up on my steam deck and pull the game up on my steam deck and because it has a suspend feature I can because it has a suspend feature I can because it has a suspend feature I can just pick up right where I left off just pick up right where I left off just pick up right where I left off without even closing out of the game without even closing out of the game without even closing out of the game because what I've noticed with playing because what I've noticed with playing because what I've noticed with playing video games nowadays is since I'm video games nowadays is since I'm video games nowadays is since I'm getting busier and busier and busier I getting busier and busier and busier I getting busier and busier and busier I hate being locked down to like the couch hate being locked down to like the couch hate being locked down to like the couch in front of my PS5 or on this PC in in front of my PS5 or on this PC in in front of my PS5 or on this PC in front of my like big Monitor and playing front of my like big Monitor and playing front of my like big Monitor and playing games for long periods of time if I have games for long periods of time if I have games for long periods of time if I have like time in between other tasks like time in between other tasks like time in between other tasks throughout the day or before eating a throughout the day or before eating a throughout the day or before eating a meal or whatever I might just get in meal or whatever I might just get in meal or whatever I might just get in like half an hour 45 minutes on the like half an hour 45 minutes on the like half an hour 45 minutes on the steam deck put it in suspend mode put it steam deck put it in suspend mode put it steam deck put it in suspend mode put it in the case leave leave it for later and in the case leave leave it for later and in the case leave leave it for later and just play a bit before I go to bed or just play a bit before I go to bed or just play a bit before I go to bed or something like playing in short chunks something like playing in short chunks something like playing in short chunks throughout the day feels a little better throughout the day feels a little better throughout the day feels a little better and it's so perfect for RPGs and jrpgs and it's so perfect for RPGs and jrpgs and it's so perfect for RPGs and jrpgs specifically because if there's a time specifically because if there's a time specifically because if there's a time where I don't really want to do much in where I don't really want to do much in where I don't really want to do much in Persona I don't feel like doing Persona I don't feel like doing Persona I don't feel like doing something very story heavy maybe I might something very story heavy maybe I might something very story heavy maybe I might throw on a podcast by one of my favorite throw on a podcast by one of my favorite throw on a podcast by one of my favorite YouTubers and just grind out in tardus YouTubers and just grind out in tardus YouTubers and just grind out in tardus so it's a very very great game to play so it's a very very great game to play so it's a very very great game to play on the steam deck and that's why I chose on the steam deck and that's why I chose on the steam deck and that's why I chose to get it on Steam so I have the option to get it on Steam so I have the option to get it on Steam so I have the option to play it in handheld so yeah let me to play it in handheld so yeah let me to play it in handheld so yeah let me know in the comments below what you know in the comments below what you know in the comments below what you think about Persona 3 reload and are you think about Persona 3 reload and are you think about Persona 3 reload and are you playing it on the steam deck have you

playing it on the steam deck have you playing it on the steam deck have you like tried it out on the steam deck have like tried it out on the steam deck have like tried it out on the steam deck have you had any issues and if you have had you had any issues and if you have had you had any issues and if you have had any issues make sure to do the settings any issues make sure to do the settings any issues make sure to do the settings that I've showed you in this video and that I've showed you in this video and that I've showed you in this video and it might elevate your experience a it might elevate your experience a it might elevate your experience a little bit more and I mean PC gaming little bit more and I mean PC gaming little bit more and I mean PC gaming involves a lot of tinkering here and involves a lot of tinkering here and involves a lot of tinkering here and there so if you guys have any questions there so if you guys have any questions there so if you guys have any questions just let me know in the comments below just let me know in the comments below just let me know in the comments below I'll hopefully be able to answer in the I'll hopefully be able to answer in the I'll hopefully be able to answer in the best way that I can with the best of my best way that I can with the best of my best way that I can with the best of my knowledge so let me know in the comments knowledge so let me know in the comments knowledge so let me know in the comments below your experience with Persona 3 below your experience with Persona 3 below your experience with Persona 3 reload so far and be on the lookout for reload so far and be on the lookout for reload so far and be on the lookout for more content on this game soon I think more content on this game soon I think more content on this game soon I think this Friday will mark one week since the this Friday will mark one week since the this Friday will mark one week since the game has come out I might do like a game has come out I might do like a game has come out I might do like a first impressions first week with the first impressions first week with the first impressions first week with the game kind of Mini review but anyways game kind of Mini review but anyways game kind of Mini review but anyways this is nqu signing off have a great day this is nqu signing off have a great day this is nqu signing off have a great day go play some great games today like go play some great games today like go play some great games today like Persona 3 reload on the steam deck yeah Persona 3 reload on the steam deck yeah Persona 3 reload on the steam deck yeah I'll see you guys in the next one I'll see you guys in the next one I'll see you guys in the next one later hey guys this is nqu thank you so later hey guys this is nqu thank you so later hey guys this is nqu thank you so much for watching that video and if you much for watching that video and if you much for watching that video and if you enjoyed it check out these two videos on enjoyed it check out these two videos on enjoyed it check out these two videos on the left and if you aren't subscribed the left and if you aren't subscribed the left and if you aren't subscribed why not hit that subscribe button on the why not hit that subscribe button on the why not hit that subscribe button on the way out I'll see you guys in the next way out I'll see you guys in the next way out I'll see you guys in the next one have a great day and see you later