The possibility that a Valve employee is playing Nintendo Switch games on their Steam Deck isn't surprising, but that no one else caught the issue is. It's possible that a Valve employee's own Steam Deck was used for the recording and that no one else in the production realized what Yuzu was until the video was already live.

How exactly Yuzu ended up in the video is a particularly intriguing mystery.

That doesn't mean Nintendo won't be very cross with Valve over the 'accident,' however. It's the process of turning Nintendo Switch games into digital copies and offering them online that Nintendo takes issue with. Downloading, installing, and running the Yuzu app is not a crime, and Nintendo hasn't pursued legal efforts against emulation software so far. It should be made clear that Valve isn't likely in any sort of legal trouble. Unsurprisingly, that video has now been taken down, and any indication of Yuzu running on a Steam Deck has been scoured entirely. Promoting the emulation of Nintendo Switch games, which Nintendo would very likely describe as illegal, would be particularly brazen of Valve, however. Emulation is a very popular use for the Steam Deck, after all. RELATED: New Valve Steam Deck Video Includes Xbox Logo, Switch EmulatorĪt first, many PC gamers and Steam Deck users assumed this was an intentional choice by Valve. It also shows Yuzu, however, it's a third-party Nintendo Switch emulation app that allows users to run unofficial digital Switch files. These include Fae Tactics, Vampire Survivors, Tunic, and Hades. It's during a brief segment mentioning improvements to the Steam Deck's Offline Mode where several applications are shown installed on a Steam Deck. The advertisement in question was a short video announcing that Steam Deck is 'available now, without reservation!' The video details many of the Steam Deck's features.

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