Inadvertently advertised a new Steam Deck feature.
A few days ago, Valve officially released a new promotional video about its handheld Steam Deck, and the most important news is that the handheld can finally be purchased directly without reservation. According to the official news , the fastest delivery time is currently expected to be 1-2 weeks.
In addition to the basic information about the handheld, the observant viewers found another “easter egg” in the preview video-maybe not the kind that Valve wants to see.
In the video, in the main interface of Steam Deck, in addition to some regular games, a special icon attracted the attention of players. As shown in the picture above, the icon on the far right of the screen is not a Steam game, but an open source emulator for Nintendo Switch.
This software called Yuzu was launched in 2018, and its function is to run games on the Switch handheld on the PC side. Of course, like most simulator software, Yuzu has faced a lot of copyright-related disputes and doubts since its appearance.
In July 2021, the developers of Yuzu stated that they would further optimize the emulator for use on the Steam platform, and after several foreign media reported the matter, Nintendo asked them to modify the article on the grounds of “allegedly encouraging piracy”. The wording in ; in addition, some related tutorial videos about the Yuzu simulator have also been removed from YouTube.
When third-party organizations avoided the topic of “NS simulator”, as a well-known game company, Valve’s official video appeared in this element, which obviously became more sensitive.
Less than a day after the release of the promotional video, the video was urgently replaced. In the subsequent shots, Yuzu’s position has been replaced with Valve’s own classic game “Portal 2”.
Although the video is replaced, its impact on players cannot be erased. The appearance of the NS simulator in the official video is easy to understand as “the official is also testing the stability of the simulator running on the handheld.”
Although Valve has not responded to the Oolong incident, as the underlying layer of SteamDeck is a Linux system, it is naturally adaptable to any software compatible with the system, including the open source Yuzu emulator, so even if the official does not make a statement, I believe players can also realize that they can use emulators to run games from other platforms on Steam Deck.
A player commented on Twitter: “This reminds me, I will definitely try the Switch emulator on Steam Deck later.” Although it was an oolong incident for Valve, in the eyes of players, this accident It seems to have become a new advertisement to promote the function of the handheld.
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