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Getting a Steam Deck to emulate retro games? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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Has anyone done this? How well does it work? Do you recommend it?

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Personally I use my Steam Deck to play games, not just emulate retro games.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m struggling to understand why you felt the need to post this hot take in a retro gaming help thread.

[–] CrayonRosary 4 points 2 days ago

I think they meant to say they also play Steam games on it, which I will say is a really good benefit of the Steam Deck over any of the Android handheld retro systems.

If someone's trying to decide between a Steam Deck and a $300 Retro Handheld that can play through Game Cube, PS2, etc., I would try to convince them to buy the Steam Deck because it opens up a whole world of games.