Lovat69 t1_j7tdpr8 wrote
Reply to comment by Jaydee888 in Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming Moments in Years by speckz
How do you stream from your PC at home when you are elsewhere? I know it can connect through Bluetooth but I assume that would be way too far.
wildfire393 t1_j7u6imd wrote
Android has an app called Steam Link that lets you stream remotely from your PC to your phone. Throw in a Razer Kishi or similar and you have a budget Steam Deck anywhere you have a strong enough internet connection.
Presumably you can do something similar with the actual Steam Deck since it's mostly just Remote Desktop with some extra support.
Ricky_Rollin t1_j7udt5q wrote
How does one need to leave their PC in order for this to work? Does it need to be on-on like windows is booted up and you’re looking at your desktop? Or can I leave it in sleep?
wildfire393 t1_j7ue7wd wrote
It does need to be booted up and awake, which hasn't been an issue for me as I have that computer running continuously for other reasons too (like running an Airsonic media server). But there's some things you can do to have it wakeable when you try to connect: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam_Link/comments/3r9sv7/using_the_link_with_computer_set_to_sleep/
Ricky_Rollin t1_j7ugsly wrote
Oooh neat!
I’ll take it I need to make sure I leave steam open as well right? It won’t open it automatically for me?
wildfire393 t1_j7ugw0o wrote
That's right.
Jaydee888 t1_j7uc2xk wrote
The steam deck uses your internet connection, it connects to your pc at home running steam and will launch the game on it remotely then it is streamed back to the deck. Obviously you need a half decent internet connection. But if you can watch a YouTube video without buffering you can stream a game.
Gene_is_green t1_j7tk600 wrote
Is this satire ? Bluetooth over miles ?
Y’all downvoting me but just going to ignore something thinking that they could connect Bluetooth from miles away. That’s regarded asf.
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