NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

[BobbyColtrane]

Hey guys. Checking in to centralize discussion of performance, settings, battery life, etc.

I was able to play a few minutes this morning and was blown away by the performance on my Ally X.

I used the recommended "Steam Deck" preset in the Video Settings and set my TDP to 17W with FSR 2 on, and AFMF on and was getting 120 FPS in the scrimmage mode!

This is with the resolution set to 720P in settings and the Ally X set to 900p.

I'm confident I can set the TDP even lower or the resolution higher and have very good FPS in regular games with crowds, cutscenes, etc.

This is a total game changer, full NBA 2K25 CURRENT GEN experience at low TDP on the go.

[PlanetCharisma]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

So far it's running pretty well on the Steam Deck BUT I would say my only complaint is the gameplay feels a tiny bit blurry, I can't quite put my finger on it. Cut scenes and player close-ups during stoppages look amazing, but the actual gameplay when it's in action feels slightly blurry or off and not really a step up from "old gen" 2K24.

Motion blur is off in the settings, otherwise I haven't tinkered with anything.

[Eh-Red]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

So far it's running pretty well on the Steam Deck BUT I would say my only complaint is the gameplay feels a tiny bit blurry, I can't quite put my finger on it. Cut scenes and player close-ups during stoppages look amazing, but the actual gameplay when it's in action feels slightly blurry or off and not really a step up from "old gen" 2K24.

Motion blur is off in the settings, otherwise I haven't tinkered with anything.

Try setting the resolution scaling method to none. That helped me with the blurriness issue I was having.

[CujoMatty]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Here's my settings for the Ally Z1 extreme which seems to have way more problems running this than the X.

VRAM 6GB 30w turbo

Display resolution
1280 x 720

Resolution scaling
None (FSR makes the game look super blurry)

Vertical sync
On

Dynamic vertical sync
On

Texture detail level
Medium

Overall quality
Custom

Cache shader in Memory
On

Shader detail level
High (has to be to turn of Bloom)

Shadow detail level
Low

Player detail level
High

Cloth simulation
On

Crowd detail level
High(has to be for attendance)

NPC density
Low

Volumetric effects
Off

Reflections
Low

Era filters
Low

Global illumination
Low

Ambient occlusion
Off

Temporal anti aliasing
On

Motion blur
Off

Depth of field
Off

Bloom
Off

Max anistropy
1

[PlanetCharisma]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Try setting the resolution scaling method to none. That helped me with the blurriness issue I was having.

I saw someone on Reddit say the same thing so I'll try it out, thanks. That person said they also turned HDR on. Did you do that as well?

[icicle22]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Running on ROG Ally original with the Xtreme processor and it looks and plays great, with the only minor complaint I have being that the controls feel a little laggy to me. When doing dribble moves or when shooting it feels like there is a tiny bit of latency that I have never noticed in other titles.

I am running at 1280x720 and most things on low. It is impressive looking for a handheld for sure but if I can't time up shots it's going to be a long season. I have it on a gaming PC as well and the timing there is spot on! Thoughts? Anyone else notice this and have a workaround?

[BobbyColtrane]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

checking back in, I moved the TDP down to "Silent" (13W) on my Ally X and am getting around 80 fps. The Ally X's bigger battery is CLUTCH.

[sperlz_99]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

checking back in, I moved the TDP down to "Silent" (13W) on my Ally X and am getting around 80 fps. The Ally X's bigger battery is CLUTCH.

That's really impressive you get good frames on silent. im Ally X too I find that the sweet spot for Ally x is resolution scaling method on intel xess this seems to be smoother and better quality than amd fsr2. I have overall quality on steam deck.

[Becanes]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Do the mods work on these devices?

[BobbyColtrane]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Do the mods work on these devices?

Yes, under the hood these are Windows PCs, so you can do anything with them that you can do with a desktop computer.

Steam Deck uses SteamOS instead of Windows, which is streamlined for gaming, but I'm not sure if the mods work or what you need to do to make them work.

[Becanes]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Yes, under the hood these are Windows PCs, so you can do anything with them that you can do with a desktop computer.

Steam Deck uses SteamOS instead of Windows, which is streamlined for gaming, but I'm not sure if the mods work or what you need to do to make them work.

I'm thinking about getting an Ally Rog X

[CujoMatty]

Re: NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Yes, under the hood these are Windows PCs, so you can do anything with them that you can do with a desktop computer.

Steam Deck uses SteamOS instead of Windows, which is streamlined for gaming, but I'm not sure if the mods work or what you need to do to make them work.

I used to have a steam deck and because you only need to add mods to a mods folder in the root directory they will work fine on a steam deck.

You only have problems with mods on steam deck if the game requires a mod launcher like EA games. The launcher isn't usually compatible with Linux. Sometimes you can use wine to get around it but it's a pretty big pain.

But ya, with nba 2k you just drop mods into a mod folder so it would work fine.

[bo_jax2000]

NBA 2K25 Handheld PC (Steam Deck, Ally, Claw, Go) discussion

Can you play offline? If so, how? I get a white screen telling me that you need to go online first.

Edit: offline does work