Can you steam windows games? Had a kid so I'm going to have to stream Starfield to my laptop
Yep. Just set it so it launches to desktop instead of BP and you can launch anything from anywhere. There might be some finagling to do with controller input/mapping depending on the game/launcher but it should be fine in most cases.
Steam Remote Play is basically my Remote Desktop these days. Steam Link Box on the TV or Steam Link App from the phone, and I'm golden. It works surprisingly well with very little latency.
I've never tried to remote play what do you need for it to work
Steam and an Internet connection. That's it. If you log in to the same Steam account on your PC and Phone/Steam Link/Steam Deck/etc, Steam will take care of everything and hook you up seamlessly. It's worth trying out!
In fact i'd say this is a significant emergent feature that has been overlooked, you can set up a windows box in a dark corner of your house and stream games to your deck/laptop/phone/fridge without worrying about noise or compatibility.
I feel like valve needs to hire a guy to just sit around the office and occasionally go "hey uh, sounds like we could just polish up this edge case and market it as a rather mind-blowing feature?"
Can you steam windows games? Had a kid so I'm going to have to stream Starfield to my laptop
Yep. Just set it so it launches to desktop instead of BP and you can launch anything from anywhere. There might be some finagling to do with controller input/mapping depending on the game/launcher but it should be fine in most cases.
Steam Remote Play is basically my Remote Desktop these days. Steam Link Box on the TV or Steam Link App from the phone, and I'm golden. It works surprisingly well with very little latency.
I've never tried to remote play what do you need for it to work
Steam and an Internet connection. That's it. If you log in to the same Steam account on your PC and Phone/Steam Link/Steam Deck/etc, Steam will take care of everything and hook you up seamlessly. It's worth trying out!
In fact i'd say this is a significant emergent feature that has been overlooked, you can set up a windows box in a dark corner of your house and stream games to your deck/laptop/phone/fridge without worrying about noise or compatibility.
I feel like valve needs to hire a guy to just sit around the office and occasionally go "hey uh, sounds like we could just polish up this edge case and market it as a rather mind-blowing feature?"