Comment on After a year in its company, I’ve done a complete 180 on my Steam Deck

• smeg@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Didn’t they stop selling the hardware because most users already have a phone, computer, or TV which can run the Steam Link app?

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  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I think that’s the logic behind it, but I get better stream quality using the dedicated box vs the app. Plus, can’t do the Moonlight thing over the app, as far as I’m aware.

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    • smeg@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I guess it’s very dependent on what you’re running the app on, and what else that device is running

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      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yeah I’d expect a high end wifi 7 phone on a 6ghz connection would blow away a steam link with even a good 5ghz wifi 5 connection.

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    • windowsphoneguy@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You’re aware that there are Moonlight apps for these platforms, too right?

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      • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Nope! Good to know should the steamlink crap out tho

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• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Ngl I really love the Steamlink. I loaded Moonlight on it and it lets me play Xbox gamepass games on the couch from the PC too.

  You gotta either hardwire it with ethernet cables or set it to run on dedicated wifi channels to get a good stream quality, though, and it’s better suited for turn-based games.

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  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I really like the steam link in theory, but I had too much trouble getting a reliably good picture quality through it.

    I used Google Stadia for awhile before it died, and it had better video quality when streaming games over the internet to a wifi connected chromecast. I even ran ethernet drops through my house to get my PC>router>Steam link connections hardwired, and it still had worse streaming quality than Stadia.

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  • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Had a link in college, it worked perfectly on our 5GHz network and let anyone play their PC games in the living room. Many hours of Ultimate Chicken Horse were played!

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