How to run a Windows games on a console.

Submitted by Cattango180 t3_10brauq in consoles

The title may seem a little confusing but I’ll explain. I have an interest in playing some fan made games, such as Rock n Roll. Thing is I would like to set up a device with some mainframe like Mame to select and run the game on my television. Does anyone have some background on this or is it even possible. Thanks in advance.

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star_jump t1_j4buovz wrote

This is all kinds of wrong. Consoles don't work that way. Unless one of them allows for a streaming application to run which would enable you to stream from a running PC elsewhere on your network, it's not possible to run a program written to run on an entirely different OS from the one which runs on the host system. E.g. Playstation 5 does not run Windows, so you can't run Windows applications on a PS5.

Your options are either to connect a PC (or laptop) directly up to your TV, or use a set top box like the Nvidia Shield which does support the use of PC streaming apps like Moonlight to stream content from your PC to your TV (with a very minimal, but sometimes noticable injection of latency.)

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Cattango180 OP t1_j4bwot5 wrote

Thanks for the feedback. So I guess the best way to describe what I’m aiming to do is say a tv version of a SteamDeck.

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star_jump t1_j4byqvc wrote

You can connect a StreamDeck to your TV. Most handhelds and NUCs use HDMI-out.

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Cattango180 OP t1_j4c7651 wrote

Good to know. Maybe that’s the route I need to take. Is it like the Switch where there’s a docking station?

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RocketBobcat t1_j4ffdft wrote

I don’t think what you want to do is doable on a console. Might be better to try something like a raspberrypi?

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