In a video including the Xbox logo, a Nintendo Switch emulator, and other subtle allusions, Valve confirms vital details about the Steam Deck and its official docking station. As Valve improves its performance, the Steam Deck continues to receive software upgrades and other adjustments, and more PC users can now purchase one.
Valve released the Steam Deck in February, and fans of the hybrid-style gaming waited with bated breath as the wait list shrank. The Steam Deck is now open to the public without reservation.
Valve created a YouTube video to commemorate the increase in supply for its reserved units, in which it exposes three critical pieces of information that may be important to new and potential Steam Deck buyers. The Steam Deck has been compared to the Nintendo Switch since its release, and Valve has included the Switch emulator YUZU installed on one of the featured devices, which may have added to this resemblance.
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The logo is quite the sight in an official Steam Deck movie, whether it is a mistake on the side of whoever put together the film or a sly acknowledgement from Valve towards how users choose to utilise their Steam Decks. This is especially relevant given Nintendo’s adamant anti-emulation attitude when it comes to individuals downloading other versions of Nintendo games, whether they’re Switch titles or retro system titles.
In the past, Nintendo has taken action against videos that showed people how to imitate its rounds on the Steam Deck. Still, since this video doesn’t show a Switch game running on the Steam device, it’s not like it can be taken down due to content accusations.
This appears to be an error, as the trailer was made private on YouTube immediately after the icon was spotted, and it was replaced with a new version (listed below) that does not include it. Emulation is still a problematic issue.
Hence it’s unusual to see it in the marketing materials of a large firm. Furthermore, Nintendo is famously tough on piracy and the technologies that facilitate it. The indicted hacker, Gary Bowser, was sentenced to 40 months in prison in February 2022 after paying a $4.5 million fine.
Other highlights of the trailer include the fact that after purchasing a Steam Deck, customers will no longer be placed on a shipping waitlist, the arrival of the official Valve dock, and a slew of new software features like improved docked mode, additional languages for on-screen keyboards, and a more stable offline mode. In September, Valve announced that it was speeding up the manufacture of the Steam Deck, allowing people to purchase them without making a reservation.
Meanwhile, the Steam Deck has evolved into a hub for emulation of systems other than the Switch, including the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. If you’ve ever heard someone tout the virtues of Valve’s upcoming Switch competitor, you’ve probably heard that one of its primary selling points is its capable emulation skills. Valve does not usually make this clear.
I can only imagine how quickly founder Gabe Newell began receiving phone calls from Nintendo’s lawyers, though we currently have no evidence the latter was involved in removing the video.
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