FIFA on STEAM DECK

[emperorpasta]

hey friends. sorry for the noob-ish question but here we go.
I just got my hands on the Deck and the first thing I wanted to do was play Fifa.
It doesn't appear anywhere on the store and I found out it is not supported.
However I see videos of people playing a perfectly good version of it online.
So how, exactly, does one achieve this?

[ReBoot]

First and foremost, you buy the thing from whatever place sells this and download it.
Then, if it's a native Linux version, you just start it. If it's not, add this to Steam as a non-Steam game so Steam will run it through Proton.

There's also Heroic Launcher & Lutris which get recommended rather often which solve the issue of starting games from other shops through Proton. Doing that manually wouldn't be exactly impossible, but quite the PITA.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by emperorpasta:

It doesn't appear anywhere on the store...

What country are you in?

[emperorpasta]

what's PROTON?

[ReBoot]

Originally posted by emperorpasta:

what's PROTON?

A WINE-based emulator to run Windows-only games on Linux. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(software)

Or really, just forget about it and stick to Lutris/Heroic. The great thing about the Deck is that you can dive into the nitty gritty technical details if you want, but don't have to if you don't want to.

[emperorpasta]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by emperorpasta:

It doesn't appear anywhere on the store...

What country are you in?

:qr:

the US

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by emperorpasta:

It doesn't appear anywhere on the store and I found out it is not supported.

Can you access this link?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811260/EA_SPORTS_FIFA_23/

[emperorpasta]

Yes I can!

[@R+5]

Originally posted by emperorpasta:

what's PROTON?

i think this is the best video to learn that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9khdYpMI5s

watch all of it. it will help you understand a bit better what to expect from proton updates, and others things you can check within linux.

[emperorpasta]

so... is it as simples as downloading Proton, buying FIFA for Windows, and running it via Proton?

[@R+5]

Originally posted by emperorpasta:

so... is it as simples as downloading Proton, buying FIFA for Windows, and running it via Proton?

nope, its not always that simple. you must watch the video, and also read protondb reviews:

https://www.protondb.com/search?q=fifa

if a game is rated as "silver" it will run with minor issues that may be solved with special settings or not; if "gold", there will be minor hiccups, but in most cases wont affect gameplay; a better rating means its likely going to run without issues related to compatibility, but that doesnt mean that other bugs can exist related to the game itself.

also, in some cases, sometimes a game that has a native version for linux may not run as well as its windows version using proton. in most cases native version works better than proton, so its worth to check if which games you own have it.

https://www.protondb.com/search?q=fifa

fifa 23 currently doesnt looks to be working, but that may change in a few months; in most cases it depends in the original developers more than in valve or other devs working in proton like glorious eggroll.

fifa 22 seems to work well, so if you want to play fifa you should get that version, or wait until fifa 2 becomes compatible, which may or not happen soon.

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by emperorpasta:

so... is it as simples as downloading Proton, buying FIFA for Windows, and running it via Proton?

SteamOS will pick the best option to run the title (i.e. for Windows titles, it will default to some version of Proton). If the game has a Linux version, Steam will default to using it's native runtime to run the Linux version.

At times, you may need to change the Proton version. You can use this website:

https://www.protondb.com/app/1811260

There is an issue with EA titles currently if you have never linked an Origin account to Steam up to this point.

[Mahjik]

https://youtu.be/lg_Bt7TdEqE

[GoalieG]

I may be the least tech-savvy person you've met, and I am able to play Madden 22 on my Deck (assuming, since both are EA, it would be a similar experience). I understand there is some issue with EA's change from Origin, but I have still been able to use Origin without any issues.

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by GoalieG:

I may be the least tech-savvy person you've met, and I am able to play Madden 22 on my Deck (assuming, since both are EA, it would be a similar experience). I understand there is some issue with EA's change from Origin, but I have still been able to use Origin without any issues.

FWIW, it doesn't appear they have changed the Launcher for the Madden series (at least not yet).

[macxtc]

F'k EA and it's Microtransaction Laden Hell... STOP SUPPORTING THEIR BEHAVIOR:
FIFA, Madden Series, NBA2K series, etc... Garbage Pay to Play with Low or No improvements except to Rake in more of your money...