A2 represents the Application Performance Class and a class of 2 will provide better performance over A1 cards.

What kind of microSD card should I get? For best performance you’ll want to consider a U3 A2 card.

Using the steps below, you’ll be able to install EmuDeck fairly quickly (typically ~20-30min), but dependent on the number of games you add (I recommend, being picky – at least initially). You can install EmuDeck to the internal SSD, but space is precious there and microSD’s are relatively cheap and a good fit for emulation.

How easy is it to install EmuDeck? I recommend having a microSD installed and properly prepared (if you’ve not done that already, please see here).

There is very little configuration required on your part to get up and running. It also pre-configures all the controls, aspect ratio settings, etc or allows you to do so very easily.

What is EmuDeck? EmuDeck is a tool (more precisely, a script) that you can download/install which greatly simplifies the installation of 160 emulators and supporting utilities to your Steam Deck.

This section will help answer some of the common questions you may have about this guide/process: This will direct a viewer to a specific section in any of the guides you find on this site. Copy the URL from the address-bar of your browser and paste in your video description/post/blog. How-To link to a specific section on this Guide: go to the Table of Contents (below) and click a section to reference. There is much more Steam Deck-related information on the main Steam Deck Guide. It helps grow the content you find here -now including, EmuDeck v2.1 on the Steam Deck! If you find the below helpful, I appreciate your support by subscribing to my YouTube channel.

Huge thank you to the EmuDeck developers that made this process very easy! This guide will continue to be enhanced, so please check back from time-to-time. That said, many will prefer to have step-by-step instructions, additional tips, assistance with a few stubborn features and commentary.īelow you’ll find additional information to help guide you through the process. so really there is very little configuration required on your part to get up and running. It also pre-configures all the controls, aspect ratio settings, etc.

So what is EmuDeck? EmuDeck is a tool (more precisely, a script) that you can download/install which greatly simplifies the installation of 160 emulators and supporting utilities to your Steam Deck. If you want to be able to run retro games from various systems on your Steam Deck, EmuDeck will make the process much easier!

Video: Steam Deck EmuDeck v2.1 Setup Guide

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