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[Question] Does the steamdeck/emudeck support wireless multiplayer? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Are there games out there similar to how the PSP and the 3/DS had local multiplayer? Can a emudeck emulate psp games and local multiplayer?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Short version: probably not. Most emulators don't support networked multiplayer.

If the game natively supports LAN play on PC, like Minecraft or Among Us, then yes, it's possible to connect a Steam Deck to other machines via shared wifi or an ad-hoc network.

However, if the game was designed for a custom multiplayer protocol, like a GBA or 3DS game, then you're out of luck. There are rare exceptions; some games are so popular that they have mods for network play, such as Project M for Super Smash Bros Brawl. But outside of those rare exceptions you cannot play emulated multiplayer over a network.