Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator, is coming to Steam this year with Steam Deck support

The team responsible for Dolphin has announced that the GameCube and Wii emulator will be available on Steam with Steam Deck support during the second quarter of the year. Today there are not too many complications to use Dolphin on Valve’s laptop, but thanks to its integration in Steam, installing it on the device will be as easy as clicking a button.

Dolphin will debut on Steam via early access. The developers have preferred to release the open source emulator under the protection of this program because some features of the Steam version are not yet finished and need a little time. It also seeks to know what functions are most interesting to the users of this platform. In any case, the version of Dolphin that will reach Steam Early Access will offer the “full experience” and will be compatible “with the vast majority of games.”

During its stay in Steam Early Access, Dolphin will be aiming to improve its integration with the platform and refine the user interface to make it more comfortable for Steam Deck users. When Dolphin is available on Steam, the development team will provide more information on the available features. For now, those interested can add Dolphin to the wish list to receive a notification when there is news or the emulator is available for download.

For those who don’t know, Dolphin is an open source emulator for the GameCube and Wii that allows PC gamers to play the games of these two consoles in high definition up to 4K and with several improvements, including compatibility with all PC controllers. , turbo speed, network multiplayer and more. The emulator has been in development for about 20 years and like any software of this type it has improved a lot over time, both in terms of features and support for games. On the official website you will find a generous list of compatible titles.

With the arrival of Dolphin on Steam it will be easier to use the emulator on the Steam Deck. It’s not that until now it was very difficult to do so, since initiatives like EmuDeck already allow you to install and configure dozens of emulators, including those for Dreamcast, Playstation, Nintendo 64, Wii, GameCube, Wii U and Nintendo Switch, among others. You will find more information in the Steam Deck forum.