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Valve has been reviewing the entire Steam library for compatibility on the Steam Deck, and while the listing of verified games is always growing, you definitely shouldn't expect any emulated titles to become the official nod.

That said, emulation will apparently still be possible on Valve's handheld. The Twitter business relationship for Dolphin Emulator, software which runs pirated versions of GameCube and Wii titles, shared a moving picture of what appears to be F-Zero GX running on the Steam Deck. When addressing the subject field of Steam Deck exclusives — at that place won't be whatsoever — Valve stated that the device is "a PC and it should just play games like a PC." That includes mods and even emulators, it seems.

Valve has been generally open with the Steam Deck, even offering the device's CAD files and then that those with 3D printers tin see what the external vanquish feels like. Feel is an important aspect of Dolphin emulation too. Emulated Wii titles still utilise movement controls, which are frequently mapped to a mouse. In the Steam Deck's case, its trackpads on either side of the screen will have to be the substitutes.

Emulation aside (and Gamepur is not endorsing piracy with this article), the Steam Deck is but i calendar week away, as of the fourth dimension of this writing. Orders open on February 25, with the starting time round shipping out just a few days later on on Feb 28.