I've recently been playing the Steam version of Witcher 3 on both my Steam Deck and my Desktop PC. I noticed that when I configure in-game video settings appropriate to my Desktop PC (e.g all Ultra) they are synced and overwrite the carefully chosen settings on my Deck (and vice-versa).
This means I either need to leave the settings configured for the weakest system on which I play the game, or waste time changing settings every time I switch between machines.
This bug directly contravenes the Valve developer guidelines for Steam cloud, which state:
I really hope this bug will be fixed soon, perhaps in the next-gen update? It breaks one of the key advantages of owning a mobile gaming PC like the Steam Deck - easy switching between desktop and mobile.
This means I either need to leave the settings configured for the weakest system on which I play the game, or waste time changing settings every time I switch between machines.
This bug directly contravenes the Valve developer guidelines for Steam cloud, which state:
If the user changes computers, the files are automatically downloaded to the new computer prior to the game launching. The game can then access the files by reading them through the Cloud API or reading them directly from disk as usual. Avoid machine specific configurations such as video settings.
I really hope this bug will be fixed soon, perhaps in the next-gen update? It breaks one of the key advantages of owning a mobile gaming PC like the Steam Deck - easy switching between desktop and mobile.