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  • Steam Deck as a portable emulation powerhouse

    From ~pasnec-salmyr@3:633/10 to All on Friday, February 06, 2026 00:02:14
    Hello.

    First time posting in this newsgroup, I?m just wondering if anyone here has
    a Steam Deck and have used it to emulate older systems.

    While it?s certainly bulky, I think that if you?re not too keen on
    maintaining 1:1 compatibility with the original hardware, a Steam Deck with Emudeck is a great solution for on-the-go retro gaming.

    Lately, I?m using my Steam Deck to emulate PS1 games. Being an emulated
    system also gave me the opportunity to track my progress in games using a third-party service such RetroAchievements.

    What?s your favored way of playing retro games? Do you stick with the
    original hardware? Prefer hardware emulation such as an FPGA, or are
    satisfied with how software emulation is nowadays and go that route?

    Curious to hear your thoughts.

    Cheers,

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.11
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  • From Gabriel Coan@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 08, 2026 09:40:50
    ~pasnec-salmyr <pasnec-salmyr@email.invalid> wrote:

    Lately, I?m using my Steam Deck to emulate PS1 games. Being an emulated system also gave me the opportunity to track my progress in games using a third-party service such RetroAchievements.

    What?s your favored way of playing retro games? Do you stick with the original hardware? Prefer hardware emulation such as an FPGA, or are satisfied with how software emulation is nowadays and go that route?


    My younger brother has a Steam Deck and he absolutely swears by it for emulation.

    As for me, I like to play on orignal hardware when possible, but I often emulate stuff on my mac with OpenEmu too. It really just depends on how obtainable the particular the game is and if emulating would be easier.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.11
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From benstylus@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 08, 2026 14:40:40
    ~pasnec-salmyr wrote:
    Hello.

    First time posting in this newsgroup, I?m just wondering if anyone here has
    a Steam Deck and have used it to emulate older systems.

    While it?s certainly bulky, I think that if you?re not too keen on maintaining 1:1 compatibility with the original hardware, a Steam Deck with Emudeck is a great solution for on-the-go retro gaming.

    Lately, I?m using my Steam Deck to emulate PS1 games. Being an emulated system also gave me the opportunity to track my progress in games using a third-party service such RetroAchievements.

    What?s your favored way of playing retro games? Do you stick with the original hardware? Prefer hardware emulation such as an FPGA, or are satisfied with how software emulation is nowadays and go that route?

    Curious to hear your thoughts.

    Cheers,


    A steamdeck is something I'd like to look into in the future, but
    honestly, I don't really feel the need a portable solution at the
    moment. Usually when I'm not home, I'm working, driving, or actively
    doing something else. So most of my gaming takes place at home.


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