It is, in fact if you get your account whitelisted then you can install it on retail mode. Now if only Sony allowed the same thing on the PS5.
Yep. Can't wait.
Just to hijack this, a bit, is there some guide anyone uses to get this working? In easy steps..
"Cores" in this case are core emulation modules, basically plugins allowing emulation of specific consoles or console series.
it's limited only by it's conservative number of cores it comes with by default, you can copy paste your cores from the app version on steam and have parity between the two.
Guess not.Just to hijack this, a bit, is there some guide anyone uses to get this working? In easy steps..
..what the hell is even whitelisting?
There is no "online updater". A massive miss.
i was interested to know about this too but there doesn't seem to be an easy to read list anywhere, the closest i could find was the libretro documentation which divides these cores per console manufacturer, there is also this list of all of cores which may or may not tell you much.
i did a quick search on the dlc pages, seems to me these are contributed by the core developers themselves and there might not be a central way of downloading all of the cores. seems like a minor annoyance imo as we still have the option to download those cores manually and add them to the retroarch folder inside steam, not the best and straight forward way of doing it but it's better than nothing i guess.
easier to launch with steam link.
steam is like butter, makes everything better.
what piracy rush? people have access to thousands of handhelds emulating all sorts of games already, it doesn't make sense to pay 399+ $ for pirating old games.
Why would it be worse if casual people have access to it?
Mass appeal and ease of use will draw attention from C&D darlings like Nintendo, assuming that they're missing out on money by people using emulators instead of buying their Nintendo Online subs or whatever they're peddling. They'll campaign that emulation = piracy, and enough nitwits will get caught pirating to give them ammo to make even more stringent laws/policies etc.
Emulation has been around for decades and faced many legal battles already. I don't foresee this being an issue.
Yikes that's really bad then. Standalone ftw.
I’m telling you, the moment they introduce the PSX3 core and Xbox users download and are playing Uncharted 2 I will DIE laughing
"Having to"
Is the Steam release going to use Steam servers or their traditional netplay?
I had overlays popping up about inviting my friends to games in Retroarch, so maybe?
Because it can be installed through steam instead of through the retroarch website? I don’t really see how this is a big deal at all.
More convenient to use with Steam Deck
Fair enough actually, hadn’t thought of that.
