alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 7 months agoSteam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switchwww.pcgamesn.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down115cross-posted to: steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1380arrow-down1external-linkSteam Deck game library now 29% larger than that of Nintendo Switchwww.pcgamesn.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 7 months agomessage-square109fedilinkcross-posted to: steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareDraconic NEO@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoDepending on their Desktop’s architecture it might be required, arm systems do need to utilize CPU emulation to run programs made for x86-64. It’s not usually as involved as emulation of a console platform but it’s emulation no less.
minus-squarenotfromherelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoSteam Deck is an AMD APU that is AMD64/x86_64 architecture.
minus-squareDraconic NEO@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoThey were talking about “emulating a Steamdeck on their desktop” implying that their desktop isn’t a SteamDeck.
Depending on their Desktop’s architecture it might be required, arm systems do need to utilize CPU emulation to run programs made for x86-64. It’s not usually as involved as emulation of a console platform but it’s emulation no less.
Steam Deck is an AMD APU that is AMD64/x86_64 architecture.
They were talking about “emulating a Steamdeck on their desktop” implying that their desktop isn’t a SteamDeck.