Recalbox just gave you the Batocera alternative you never knew you needed: V10 now runs on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Legion Go, turning those x86 portables into plug-and-play emulation boxes.
The big headline is full-fat support for the Steam Deck LCD and OLED, with all the nice bits wired up: volume, brightness, sleep, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth are handled natively inside Recalbox, so it behaves like it actually belongs on the device. You can keep SteamOS on the SSD for your modern library, then boot into Recalbox for Wii, GameCube, PS2, and even original Xbox, and other high-end systems.
On the Ally and Legion Go side, things are marked as experimental. There’s a full install walkthrough, but you can’t boot directly from SD, and the team is pretty blunt that you should not buy either device just for Recalbox, as these are still Windows-first machines where emulation is an added bonus. That said, if you already own one and you’re tired of wrestling frontends on top of Windows, this gives you a cleaner console-style mode without abandoning your regular library.
Under the hood, V10 itself is a big generational jump: expanded sixth‑gen coverage, Xbox emulation on PC/Deck, better performance for arcade, and a completely reworked frontend that doesn’t choke when you’ve got 150 systems and a hoarder’s worth of ROMs scraped. New library tools handle duplicate cleanup, smarter favorites, and more flexible sorting; catnip for anyone who’s spent an evening pruning “(Rev A) (Europe)” out of their lists.
Community‑wise, this lands right in the middle of people already treating Deck, Ally, and Legion Go as “do everything” machines. Recalbox V10 may still be a ways off from replacing Batocera or bespoke Windows setups, but it does offer an intriguing alternative: less tinkering, more couch time, and a clear signal that these PC portables are now first‑class citizens in the Recalbox ecosystem.
Source: Recalbox
