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Valve released a Steam update on November 10 that shows average Steam Deck framerates on game store pages, alongside the existing Verified badges. The figures sit in the Steam Deck Compatibility section, and readers must click Learn More to see them. They cover only games tested for Deck compatibility with Verified, Playable or Unsupported badges, which Eurogamer said still spans thousands of titles. Valve said the averages come from players who opted in to share framerate data from their Steam Decks. The store widget also includes a histogram of the percentage of data samples at each framerate, which can show whether performance is sporadic, such as from stutters. Valve said the Verified rating uses standardised test criteria that may not match every customer's bar for acceptable play, particularly on performance. Valve intends to provide framerate data for more devices, but Eurogamer said it is unclear whether that will include desktop PCs given their varied hardware. Separately, Steam's age verification in Australia now considers account age, with accounts at least nine years old reportedly passing.