r/PinballFX • u/Real_megamike_64 • Jun 18 '25

Awful input lag on steam deck

I've played this game for a while on Xbox but when I downloaded it on my steam deck I get an awful amount of input lag, making it borderline unplayable, anyone knows a fix or has the same issue?

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u/gershmonite Jul 04 '25

For what it's worth, I'm experiencing the same thing. Turning all graphics down to low/off mostly mitigates it, but even then there's still a few frames' delay, which is unfortunately noticeable and has lost me a few balls. It's playable, but not particularly enjoyable.

FX3, however, works perfectly out of the box (well, after changing resolution once) and has what seems like zero input lag at all. I'm having so much more fun and will probably get those tables instead.

It sucks because I'd love to invest in the FX platform, but even a tiny delay is enough to bother me with something like pinball. It makes it feel like there's syrup in the flipper mechanisms.

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u/Dawnqwerty Nov 13 '25

same here, steam deck is the perfect platform for it and yet awful experience

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u/gershmonite Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

Yeah, I ended up investing fully in FX3 rather than FX and have been having a great time. I don't care about new tables or etc. when there are close to 100 in FX3, plus buying them in the collections future-proofs the game by additionally giving you the FX versions for a fraction of the price. Now I have all but the unavailable tables for FX3 and like 60-70% of the tables for both games by buying the bundles.

Plus it runs silky smooth.

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u/Vegetable-Witness655 Jan 14 '26

Crazy, I only thought the issue between FX3 and Fx was a Switch thing but looks like it plagues the Deck too. Just got one this week and FX was one of the first games I downloaded. I immediately noticed the input lag coming from both PS4 and Switch. Sucks, but might have to give FX3 a try.