Subj : Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2 gets offline support on Steam Deck, b
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Oct 19 2023 13:30:06

Tony Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2 gets offline support on Steam Deck, but not PC

Date:
Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:12:41 +0000

Description:
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 players on Steam Deck can now play offline.

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Its always a pretty contentious matter when games require an always-online 
connection in order to run, so theres no doubt that many will be pleased that 
Activision has removed this requirement for the Steam Deck version of Tony 
Hawks Pro Skater 1 + 2 . 

Revealed in some very concise patch notes released yesterday (October 18), 
which also confirmed that the keyboard overlay now works properly for Steam 
Deck users, it was revealed, simply, that Steam Deck users can now play 
offline. This comes shortly after its October 3 Steam release . 

However, Steam Deck users are the only ones who this change applies to - the 
regular PC Steam version still requires players to have a constant 
connection. The same goes for the Epic Games Store version, which was 
released back in 2020. Those on PS4, PS5 , Xbox One, Xbox Series X |S, and 
Nintendo Switch remain unaffected, as it was already possible to play offline 
on consoles. 

 Payday 3 , which was released last month on PC and consoles, is another game 
that requires an always-online connection. Unfortunately for the first-person 
shooter, it faced a plethora of server and matchmaking issues at launch, 
which made it difficult for players to actually get stuck in . While 
developer Starbreeze Studios announced at the start of this month that these 
problems have now been fixed , it previously stated that in the long term, it 
will be evaluating a new partner for matchmaking services and making Payday 3 
less dependent on online services. 

Expanding on this, Starbreeze Studios CEO, Tobias Sjgren, revealed on Twitter 
at the time that the team was looking at the possibility of adding some sort 
of offline mode , but this wasnt confirmed to be in development, and no more 
has been said about the concept since. 

 If you own a Steam Deck, be sure to take a look at our roundup of the best 
Steam Deck games available to play now. Otherwise, you can check out our 
recommendations for the best PC games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/steam-deck/tony-hawks-pro-skater-1-2-gets-off
line-support-on-steam-deck-but-not-pc


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