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[–] KerooSeta@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

I'm definitely not Team Nintendo on this, but why was Dolphin on Steam anyway? People with Steamdecks would just use Emudeck and people with PCs can just download Dolphin from its site or even just use RetroArch, which is still on Steam. What was the point of putting it on Steam?

[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m definitely not Team Nintendo on this, but why was Dolphin on Steam anyway?

i think they wanted to make it more accessible and Steam has a very wide audience relative to their website? i'm not sure, the whole affair was very confusing.

[–] sifigi2001@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think in particular they were targeting Steam Deck users b/c the current install process uses the command line which is too big of a barrier for people who want a more console-like experience

[–] master_of_unlocking@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It doesn't currently require the command line though. You can get it as a flatpak using the Discover app in desktop mode. Most people would be using EmuDeck anyway which automates that.

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