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Valve showed a Nintendo Switch emulator in Steam Deck’s library during recent video
One of the things you can do with a Steam Deck is use it for emulation. Someone at Valve is evidently aware of this, given the recent Steam Deck video – which we wrote about two days ago – contained a shot of a Steam library with a Nintendo Switch emulator in it.
Oops. Valve have since deleted and re-uploaded the video with the emulator removed.
Valve releases updated Steam Deck trailer due to original featuring a Nintendo Switch emulator icon
Valve has released an updated video for Steam Deck after the company realized the original trailer featured an icon for the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu.
The company released the new Steam Deck trailer earlier this week to promote the fact you no longer needed a reservation to order one.
Spotted by eagle-eyed Nibellion (thanks, PC Gamer), you can clearly see the icon for the emulator on the Steam Deck screen in the video. Nibel’s tweet was eventually seen by Valve, and the company quickly set the video to private and issued a new trailer.
Valve edits Steam Deck trailer to remove Nintendo Switch emulator icon
Steam Deck Trailer Removed After Briefly Featuring A Switch Emulator Icon
In a recent trailer for the Steam Deck, Valve’s portable PC platform, you can briefly see the logo for a Nintendo Switch emulator. Shortly after the detail was discussed on social media, the trailer was removed and replaced with a new version that does away with the icon in question.
During the trailer, a Steam Deck screen is shown displaying recent games. One of the recent games listed is the application Yuzu. After the trailer was released, Nibel spotted the logo and posted it on Twitter. For the unfamiliar, Yuzu is an open-source emulator for Nintendo Switch, designed for portability. In other words, a pretty good fit for the Steam Deck, which is an effective emulation machine to begin with.
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— Nibel (@Nibellion) October 7, 2022
This would appear to have been an error, as the trailer was made private on YouTube shortly after the icon was noticed and replaced with a new version (embedded below) that does not include it. Emulation remains a controversial issue, so it’s an unusual detail to pick up in a major company’s marketing material. Additionally, Nintendo is notoriously punitive in relationship to piracy and the technologies that can enable it. Back in February 2022, indicted hacker Gary Bowser was sentenced to 40 months in prison, after already paying a $4.5 million fine.