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Re:Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu by BlueTemplar on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @09:56PM (#39533389)
Not sure why you mention Windows considering how Steam Deck comes with Arch Linux out of the box, and Yuzu runs natively on Linux too ?
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Re:Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu by johnnyanmac on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @12:42AM (#39534451)
Steam =/= steam deck. And even then it's not really playing native Linux games if you argue Linux. Its just emulating (in layman's terms, I know what WINE stands for) where most devs actually make their games for.

Microsoft doesn't seem to care (or it's legally dangerous to care). Nintendo does.

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Re:Nintendo is suing the creators of Switch emulator Yuzu by freedomben on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @12:43PM (#39541278)
What's happening under the hood (Windows translations layer, etc) doesn't really matter for this comparison of Switch to Steam Deck. It only matters what the user is allowed to do/run on the thing. On Nintendo where it's closed, the user is prevented. On Steam Deck where it's open, the user is not.
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