It’s ultimately your decision, but I’d recommend waiting for the next update…

Since the current stable release is already seven months old (thanks to the rewrite).

One advantage of RetroDECK is its isolation: everything lives in a single location, making installation and removal quite easy.

EmuDeck provides features that we don’t, and vice versa. The two projects have other goals and visions from each other.

Fubarberry

RetroDECK is a flatpak application that builds in a variety of emulators and systems into one app you can download from flathub.

We are also working on the “Add to Steam” function. You can read more about it in the links posted in other replies in this thread :)

RetroDECK CM Here:

First Question:

When I plug a controller in and try to play something with Dolphin, many times I have to go and swap the controller in Dolphin’s gamepad setup, otherwise it doesn’t see the controller.

A: We recommend using the Steam Input interface to leverage order switching, look here:

Change Controller Order

We are also working on better external controller support with a variety of hotkey for the next big update 0.8b.

You can even download and test them right now (check the comments for latest ZIP):

Issue 573

They are subject to rapid change as I’m rethinking several aspects of them, until their first version in 0.8b.

I’m also trying to utilize some features unique features for certain controllers more.

For example right now:

• DualSense and DualShock 4 can use their touchpad for as cursor movement for: Wiimote pointer, Lightgun aim and shoot, General mouse for like point and click SCUMMVM games.
• The Steam Controller can do the same as above but… has back buttons L4 and R4 so I’m using R4 as a mode switcher to change the right circular touchpad into various forms between mousemode and joystick mode. I’m also experimenting with arcade trackball mode for it for games like Centipede.

Second Question:

Someone else mentioned that it’s possible to use emudeck to launch games directly from steam. Is this possible with retrodeck, and if not, are you planning to implement the ability to do something like that?

A: Yes, we are working on it and have it semi working in our cooker (development builds).

For more information what we are working on check out:

• What we are working on

But also the

• The RetroDECK Blog

Other Questions check the following links:

• What RetroDECK is

• FAQ

• What is included (currently)

• What the BETA is

• Discord

Now as the RetroDECK CM another benefit is it also make it rather easy to move the important data between installations or even take backups.

If you take RetroDECK for example all you need to do move/copy over to a new installation is:

1. Move/Copy the RetroDECK datafolder that is either in home/sd-card/external drive/(other place where you put it) to where you want it on the new device.
2. Re-install RetroDECK from flathub on the new device.
3. During initial setup point to the location where you put the RetroDECK folder.

That is it.

All your roms, saves, scraped data and everything has been moved.

I personally run RetroDECK on my Steam Deck and both my Linux Laptop, Linux Desktop and more in my home.

Hello, RetroDECK is a flatpak.

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