GamesBeat Summit 2022 returns with its largest event for leaders in gaming on April 26-28th. Reserve your spot here!Steam Deck is a gaming beast. It can handle recent blockbusters like Resident Evil Village and even Elden Ring really well. That is thanks to its modern architecture and 16GB of LPDDR5 memory. As it turns out, the specs that make the Steam Deck so adept at handling new video games also makes it ideal for old games. Valve has built an excellent handheld emulation system. Lets take a look at how this works.With the Steam Deck, you can emulate just about anything. Ive used the device to play my PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube games. But you can even find the Yuzu emulator, which runs Nintendo Switch games. Getting these emulators is trivial, but youll have to provide your own game backups. Lets get to a walkthrough of how to get emulation set up on your Steam Deck. If you prefer a visual guide, check out the video at the top of the page. To get a PlayStation 3 (RPCS3), GameCube (Dolphin), and many other emulators for the Steam Deck, youll need to boot into the Linux desktop on the system. Lets go through those steps now.