Comment on [Rumor] Valve may be working on official Waydroid (Android app) support for Steam

Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• flamingos@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  A standalone VR headset from Valve has been rumoured for a while, maybe this for getting games targeted at Facebook’s Quest to run.

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• Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  There are lots of high end android games that this would make available, and we could also benefit from apps like Netflix/etc.

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  • Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    On Bazzite I believe people use Firefox installed as Android app, so they can simply switch to it for game guides etc, while playing a game, in GameScope/Big Screen/GameMode™

    I’m too lazy to test, because I just run it as my daily driver on my Desktop.

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    • Virkkunen@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      But you can do the same with a normal desktop Firefox, none of those things prevent you from switching windows to check things. There must be some other reason why it's run as an Android app.

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      • SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Probably because it’s got a better touch interface than desktop note: I’ve never tried desktop Firefox in a touchscreen device

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      • jack@monero.town ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        The android app has native touch support

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  • Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I can’t imagine wanting to play a mobile game on Steam Deck… but having access to other native apps sure sounds like a win. Didn’t consider that.

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• Byter@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Android games on Steam Deck.

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  • Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Right. Okay.

    But why?

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    • Byter@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      I have access to Into the Breach and Slay the Spire on Android but not in my Steam library. I’d enjoy first party support in playing them on my Deck.

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      • Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Ah. Ok, that makes sense!

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    • xavier666@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Some games will refuse to work on Linux but their Android port might work. If Valve can make this process seamless, it could be a gamechanger. Example, Genshin Impact, Wuthering Waves etc

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      • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        genshin already runs on linux, as the anti cheat pressure lessened in genshin in like 3.8.

        also the android version of both wuthering waves and genshin do not have controller support, so they would be very bad examples to port to linux

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    • deafboy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Before the steamdeck came out, I’ve been actually thinking about buying an android handheld console. The fact that the most android games were pay2win convinced me to wait for something better.

      However, getting an android app support, that’s reliably set up, by someone else than me, and basically for free would still be nice!

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