Based on unprecedented levels of takeup, it seems that Unreal Engine 5 represents a good portion of the future of gaming. In prior tests based on early demos, we've been challenged in getting acceptable performance from the engine on Valve's handheld, but the first wave of firstgen titles actually acquit themselves quite nicely. Oliver has the full lowdown on Deck performance on a range of UE5 games, along with Xbox Series S comparisons where relevant.

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00:00 Overview
01:49 RoboCop: Rogue City
04:27 Immortals of Aveum
06:33 Jusant
08:15 The Talos Principle 2
09:35 Fort Solis
10:56 FPS caps and Steam Deck LCD comparisons
12:41 Analysis and conclusion