games that are streamed through PlayStation Plus Premium’s cloud streaming, are not supported
A bit of a let down. Not even their cloud gaming service is supported.
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local streaming
WTF? This is worst than I anticipated, because cloud streaming was meh, but this? Are they serious? Who’s going to buy it? Honestly this is so lame, I’m speechless…
So it isn’t even a real handheld, then? Seems like it’s just a thing for people who can’t put a game down long enough to take a shit, and can afford a PS5, but not therapy.
They’ll be targeting ibs sufferers in their marketing.
If you at for the sub they should let you play those games on the new device. It’s otherwise $200 to do nothing unless you get the console.
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I found that Steam Link didn’t work very well over wifi, hopefully this does something different. Still, $199.99 to play your existing PS5 on a smaller screen seems like a lot to ask.
Remote play on Steam Deck (and previously on the Steam Link) works fine for me, if the PC is connected via Ethernet while the Deck/Link is connected via WiFi. There’s no discernable inlut lag for most games. But half the time I run into random issues with controllers not being recognized properly or sound cutting out. It’s such a disappointment.
A good WiFi 6 mesh network can do wonders here! I can stream steamvr games to a quest 2 on the other side of the house with really very minimal latency. Regular games to the living room TV are even better (both the host and client see the WiFi mesh pods as Ethernet)
I tried playing the Ascent from wired in computer onto my Steam Deck and it was laggy AF. I had everything on the lowest settings and it was barely playable. Idk if the Steam Deck is expected to be plugged into the router too but I was sitting right next to it.
I’ve always had a good experience over WiFi. You might just need a better AP or less interference
My main issues with Steam Link is that I have to adjust settings when I swap platforms. If I go from my 34inch screen to my Steamdeck, I gotta change everything manually to fit the Steamdeck’s diminished capability.
So it’s aimed at people that already own a console attached to their TV, but want to play it as a handheld, and can’t take it out of the house to keep playing?
But I thought the Wii U sold poorly. Why would they make another one?
Nothing wrong with Steam Link. Works great.
No cloud service is strange. Makes this seem like an entirely outdated project.
It’s… Okay. Some may find a use but it’s still extraneous to most people. If it had something unique I could understand it.