Just don't make me play holding the whole machine in my hand.
I'm not a fan of hand-held devices. Be it the Nintendo Gameboy, the
Atari Jaguar, the Sony Playstation Portable, the Valve's Steam Deck,
or ASUS's new handheld PC, the ROG Ally, I'm not the market for these devices*. I just don't find playing games on them very comfortable or
even much fun. They just make too many compromises on the altar of portability: the tiny screen, the short battery life, limited storage, cramped controls, limited operating systems.
What then do you think of that PS5 peripheral, which looks like justYou basically can put an open source client on any mobile pc device and
a screen & controller? Should be light-weight and less of a chore to
hold. Is there anything comparable for a pc?
It's not that I'm opposed to mobile gaming on the whole, but the games
I play 'on-the-go' tend to be developed around the limitations of the
device, intended for quick 'pick-me-up' sessions that last five to ten >minutes at a time. But devices like the Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck
are intended to be played on for longer periods, and I just don't find
that enjoyable.
You basically can put an open source client on any mobile pc device and do >the same. PS5 streaming has been available for notebooks via the sony
client or for instance the deck via an open source tool now for quite a >while.
You basically can put an open source client on any mobile pc device and do >the same. PS5 streaming has been available for notebooks via the sony >client or for instance the deck via an open source tool now for quite a >while.I just read elsewhere that PlayStation Plus Premium will let you stream
PS games without needing an actual PS5, pretty neat.
rms
I'm not a fan of hand-held devices. Be it the Nintendo Gameboy, the
Atari Jaguar, the Sony Playstation Portable, the Valve's Steam Deck,
or ASUS's new handheld PC, the ROG Ally, I'm not the market for these devices*. I just don't find playing games on them very comfortable or
even much fun. They just make too many compromises on the altar of portability: the tiny screen, the short battery life, limited storage, cramped controls, limited operating systems.
It's not that I'm opposed to mobile gaming on the whole, but the games
I play 'on-the-go' tend to be developed around the limitations of the
device, intended for quick 'pick-me-up' sessions that last five to ten minutes at a time. But devices like the Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck
are intended to be played on for longer periods, and I just don't find
that enjoyable.
But I get I'm probably in the minority on that one, and I'm not really
trying to discourage anyone from enjoying them.
I just read elsewhere that PlayStation Plus Premium will let you
stream PS games without needing an actual PS5, pretty neat.
I wonder if I can play with my near-ancient Xbox 360 controller though.
"rms" <rsqui...@MOOflashMOO.net> writes:
I just read elsewhere that PlayStation Plus Premium will let youSeems like the solution to my little Horizon Forbidden West™ problem. I don't really want to buy a PS5 for one game and the availability of the consoles is still a little poor. And since I'm pretty picky about games anyways it's a decent chance I wouldn't find anything else interesting
stream PS games without needing an actual PS5, pretty neat.
to play with a PS5.
Paying the subscription for a month or two seems like a decent deal. I wonder if I can play with my near-ancient Xbox 360 controller though.
Apparently yes. Here's a video on how to do it. Warning, I didn't watch much of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JARgdD5jZc
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