• Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      44
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      22 hours ago

      a hacked switch can run linux. as for the steam deck running the switch UI, i’d imagine its just a screenshot

      • DarkSirrush@piefed.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        12 hours ago

        Nah, every switch emulator can boot the switch OS just fine, but 90% of the features dont work properly when accessed through the OS.

        So this screenshot is legitimate, and I believe you can launch the game using this method, but none of those other buttons work properly.

      • Syndication@lemmy.today
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        42
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        9 hours ago

        I know it’s slower, less practical, or simply not possible, but I wish more emulators would let me use the original UI of the system that’s being emulated instead of booting straight into the game. PCSX2 is one that comes to mind, I can choose to boot into the bios and hear all those nostalgic PlayStation 2 sounds again!

        I don’t think switch emulators have this feature :(

        • optissima (she/her)@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          22
          ·
          18 hours ago

          If I remember correctly it’s because console corps can more easily do takedowns if you’re distributing BIOS files, and that means needing to get them elsewhere which can be a hurdle for using them. I do wish there was an option to play a video before launching a game so I could just drop in a recording of the boot animation for nostalgia though…

        • nil@piefed.ca
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          15 hours ago

          Emulating the real one will be a hard work, but replicating the UI must be possible.