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New Steam Home Streaming is AMAZING !!!
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My dell venue pro i tablet 8 inc ^_~
soul creator
Member
1) Create an app for Xbox One which also transfars Xbox One controller input
2) "Xbox Go To Steam"
3) awww shit
2) "Xbox Go To Steam"
3) awww shit
ComputerMKII
Banned
So how does it work? I've tried to find a streaming option on my MacBook Air but found nothing.
Majukun
Member
so..how does it work?there's a steam app for android that i need to log into?sorry for the noob question
In-home Streaming has a little hidden feature that's never mentioned, but once in an beta update log, but is a god-send: X-input emulation for all streaming titles.
Just plug the DS4 into any OSX machine and it'll be as if you just plugged a 360 controller into a windows machine. Entirely plug-n-play.
jediyoshi
Member
Just a little more comfort? What exactly are the use cases you're under the impression people are using with streaming? To look in a different direction in the same room?
Are both on the same router, and signed into the same Steam account?
It HAS to be the same router too. If it's anything like a router-to-switch setup like I had, it won't see anything plugged into the switch, if the host is plugged directly into the initial router.
SenshiManny
Banned
The Dell Venue 8 is a Windows 8.1 tablet. There is no support for Android devices at the moment.
Majukun
Member
damn,thanks anyway
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Just tried Dark Souls II and Metal Gear Rising in my 3 year old laptop and it runs soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good.
Kudos to Valve.
Kudos to Valve.
That would be awesome but is there any way MS or Sony would allow this? It would cannibalize their software sales by encouraging people to purchase software on Steam as opposed to their own proprietary platforms.
soul creator
Member
I would imagine that they can approach it like they do other video streaming services. For example, on an Xbox you can stream any of your Amazon Video library just fine (even if it partially competes with Xbox Video), but you can't make purchases from directly in the Amazon app. And on PS3, you can buy videos from directly within the Amazon app there, even if that technically competes with Sony's services.
And of course, a streaming app on the console still means you're technically within the Xbox/PSN ecosystem, which I don't think they would be against.
Coolbgdog12
Member
You can use an app called Limelight to stream Steam games to an Android tablet. I used it with my cousins Asus Transformer and it worked fluidly. You have the option of streaming over 720/30fps,60fps or 1080p/30/60fps. 720p/60fps worked the best but the only issue is it doesn't work with non steam games I believe. Limelight only works with PC's equipped with Nvidia Geforce cards.
I then used Splashtop THD(works with Tegra tablets) and that worked even better. I could remotely control the whole desktop and emulators like PCSx2 worked fine. My cousin played Persona 4 through that in Boston while his PC was in NJ.
cebri.one
Member
Maybe Sony, as we have seen some PSN-STEAM integration in the past, but i doubt it.
Instead of using a cable, I guess.
If true, this is amazing. Time to play Mirror's Edge in bed on my MacBook Air!
Its a bummer that the tablet has to have its own copy of the game installed. The DVP8 has an itty bitty hd.
Yeah that makes sense, it is an interesting question. I feel like games may be where they draw the line, being that they do not make their profits on the hardware but the software sales (traditionally). That being said, if it were put behind a pay wall, Live or Plus, perhaps it could be beneficial to have people within the ecosystem. More than anything, I feel this speaks volumes concerning Valve's vision in creating Steam over a decade ago. Awesome to see its evolution from my day's being incredibly frustrated with its instability and forcing me to use it for the newest CS revs!
SpaceHorror
Member
Quick question about the home computer you are streaming from.
Does the game display on the home monitor while you are playing it? What I mean is, is it like when you play New Super Mario Bros. Wii U, you can look at either the tv or the tablet controller and the same thing is happening on both? Or are you able to run games minimized on the home monitor?
Does the game display on the home monitor while you are playing it? What I mean is, is it like when you play New Super Mario Bros. Wii U, you can look at either the tv or the tablet controller and the same thing is happening on both? Or are you able to run games minimized on the home monitor?
You have mis understood....all you need is steam...the host machine has to have the game installed. Not the receiving device
You can't use the home computer while the game is running unfortunately.
arts&crafts
Member
So the game will "run on my desktop" but I can play it on my laptop as if it were the monitor / keyboard hooked up to the computer? That is pretty sweet. If I could do this for Wildstar!
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
played more MGR on my laptop using the streaming, i don't know if is because my internet is really shit this days but sometimes i noticed an excessive amount of screen tearing, and the game seems to run on 30-40 fps while on my PC is solid 60.
Control response is excellent though.
Control response is excellent though.
Well they're both connected to the same home network/router in the sense that my host/desktop PC is connected directly via powerline adapter, and the laptop I'm streaming to is connected via WiFi.
Both are running Steam and I'm logged in with the same account on each machine, but neither show up under in-home streaming. The weird part is, on the laptop if I exit steam and restart it, I will see it on the desktop as "not connected." However, restarting Steam on my desktop does not make it visible on the laptop, even as not connected.
I tried using big picture and restarting my machines, but no luck so far.
edit: derp re-read your comment, but yeah even when I connect my host/desktop via WiFi to the same router as the laptop, I get the same results.
double edit: made sure ports were open, etc. no luck - this whole thing is turning me sour
Its true!
And person who said Router + Switches is a no go, my host machine passes through a Billion 7800N router and 2 Netgear GS105 Gigabit switches to a Server which i streamed games too perfectly.
Weird. Maybe it was my particular switch.
From my PC to Dell Venue pro 8
http://store.steampowered.com/streaming/
Rayman
https://t.co/eKvM5z7ylp
Batman
https://vine.co/v/MH0ZMY6qquW
My PC have Nvidia 650 TI boost .
And Dell Venue PRO is a Intel Baytrail
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Get the fuck out of here!...are you serious? I had no idea we could do this!! Thanks for the heads up!
I could've sworn that out prompted me to install a copy when I tried it out. Will investigate further. Thanks
If you log into Steam on your second computer/tablet and it recognises the host PC being logged into Steam also, you'll see the exact same installed games on your host PC and instead of a play button, you'll see a "Stream" button instead.
My FireTV is dying to use this.
Cheap, native controller support (360, DS3/4, Amazon controller all supported out of the box), capable of decoding H.264, already connected to your TV.
Just give us an Android/ARM compatible app and let us push the apk ourselves.
Barkley's Justice
Member
Wow. Just streamed to my Intel Atom HTPC. Worked amazingly. Played Metal Gear Revengeance which is obviously very fast paced. Was crystal clear.
HTPC: Wired Gigabit
PC: Wireless N
Wireless distance to router: ~25 feet
Notes: Slight obstruction through wall/bay door
HTPC: Wired Gigabit
PC: Wireless N
Wireless distance to router: ~25 feet
Notes: Slight obstruction through wall/bay door
works really good, tomb raider seemed kinda laggy, and i could see it on the hdtv was smooth. but critter crunch was fantastic hardly any latency on that. too be expected i guess ( heavy 3d versus all 2d) hope it can improve. its cool that it doesnt make my laptop hot while streaming, which is one of my pet peeves of using my laptop for games as it has an ok for laptop gpu. it was nice testing a new feature and it just works well right away.
Barkley's Justice
Member
was the older pc the one being streamed to? probably lacks sufficient x264 decoding, maybe?
Yeah, both my laptop and older desktop were streaming from my gaming PC via Wifi (wireless-N). I'm guessing it's something along those lines, this desktop is nothing impressive.
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