Switch Emulation (Yuzu) Guide for the Steam Deck

Switch emuluation is here and it's wonderful. In this Yuzu guide, I go over connecting controllers, preparing files, installing the emulator, running it in Gaming Mode, and configuring some hotkeys using SteamInput.

I think it's time to Ditch the Switch and Fan the Deck.

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[FanTheDeck]

See the rest of the post below for additional information on configuring Yuzu

Yuzu folder
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Automount microSD (Credit: @Pvt. Duckling)
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"You can set Plasma (the Desktop environment) to automount SD cards and USB drives if you want.
It's based on device, so you can set it to not automount by default and then if you have an SD card or USB you want to always be mounted, you can tell Plasma to automount that."

exFAT does not work for Steam Games (Credit: @Douglas Walrath)
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"formatting the SD card as exfat won't work if you plan on putting steam games on that card, since the exfat filesystem doesn't support the flags and metadata necessary for marking files as executable on linux"

The above is correct. exFAT only works well for transferring files. This solution only realistically works if you have an extra sd card or thumbstick.

[ayushkapil]

i dont even have a steam deck why am i here

[amine]

I love how he dropped the switch !
This is what Nintendo deserves.
Never forget their content creation program (or rip off).

[enriquepinero]

Part of the main reason PC gaming does not appeal to me as much anymore; is the time I spent obsessively tweaking settings to find the best performance for my rig; until I just got the most powerful laptop at the time (which still runs alot of current games well). It is even more hoops to jump through to get romsets and emulators working correctly (even for older games). I'm not going to even get into the hoops to get current Switch games on the market; even to play on a modified Switch or the possible consequences of that. The Steam Deck is more powerful than the Switch; no question. However, it is not as convenient unless you have the time to make it somewhat worth it. I don't have the time because of the job I have; which allows me the convenience of buying the games I want (also having too many games becomes a problem as well; whether they cost alot of money or not). I appreciate that the Steam Deck exists; as it will stir up competition (and hopefully light a match under Nintendo's rear to get it it together) as well as demonstrate that we want more devices like this; but as it stands; this is not going to replace my Switch or Laptop (which I barely use for gaming as is). I do hope this thing sells like crazy though.

[professormoriarty]

I’ll keep both the switch and the steam deck. Let rich people argue about content /emulation. I prefer switch size and form factor . I like steam deck for steam library and mod ability. Hoping the pirates don’t cause it’s demise tho

[TomBortels]

liked and subscribed, both for the useful video, and to see what the leviathan does. I agree they don't have a leg to stand on here, but that's never stopped them before. Best of luck.

[HiTechLoLife]

Only time will tell when Nintendo's gonna come after us or not. Godspeed Fan The Deck!

[ryan-davis]

Used to be a loyal Nintendo customer until my Wii broke and all my digital purchases (that were all games I had purchased before on their original systems) didn't transfer to a replacement Wii. Nintendo told me to buy them all again. Kept my other games and now I emulate.

Love your video and props to you & Linus.

[Tierdog]

I got my deck this morning! Yuzu and ryujinx were a big selling point for me, perfect timing!

[noahert]

This quite literally has changed gaming forever.

[heisenbergwhite]

I'm glad more channels are covering this, we need the Streisand effect to go in full force against Nintendo, all channels need to challenge this.

[rbhna]

For 50$ more you're buying a system that's so much more powerful than a switch that it can run not only PC games but also Switch games 😂😅

[mritunjaymusale]

This is what Valve was betting on, not their revenue (which they obviously get through steam purchases) but giving the community what they want and letting them build stuff aroung their H/W

[fg]

You are my hero. Nintendo has been
bullying the PC gaming community for years by refusing to allow us to buy their games on our platform. Nintendo, if you're reading this comment, your did this to yourself. You declared war on emulation and game preservation in of itself. That's a war you can't win. Not legal, and surely not literally because the community will always fight back and never back down.

[voxelfusion]

Gotta say, "Ditch the Switch" is really catchy. I'm lucky to have a 1st gen switch from 2017, so I'll be dumping my roms soon enough. No way I'm paying for that joke of an online service anyway.

[mauryj.]

I love the work you're doing here, Nintendo needs to slap in the face for being so anti-consumer, I like how you made fun Nintendo here, keep up the good work.

[swayamkrishnan]

You are now number one in Nintendo's hitlist

[WhyplayGaming]

I'm downloading quick before this video goes down lol

[TowelieWTF]

I tried to get Mario Odyssey on yuzu, on steam deck. I'm sad to say, switch emulation on the steam deck is just not there yet. After countless of hours optimizing the settings the best i could get was 30-40fps, with super annoying sound stuttering issues as well as graphical stuttering.

[hemihem]

The deck cant run mario kart 8 at 60fps in all maps. It's a pile of junk for emulating switch and can't even play mario odyssey at full speed, and the screen is terrible compared to switch oled. Stop sugar coating.