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Steam Deck

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[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 66 points 9 months ago (4 children)

D-word, so you’re saying I can play PS5 from a dang steam deck?

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 33 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago
[–] ripcord@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago

Maybe dactyloscopy

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] BolexForSoup@kbin.social 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Takes minutes to set up, highly recommend it. I use it on my PS4 all the time.

[–] Eggyhead@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

Remote play in the house is excellent with Chiaki. I know it works across the web as well, but I can’t figure it out. It just doesn’t work and I have no idea if it’s the way I set up chiaki, the way I set up port forwarding, the way my router handles port forwarding, or simply the internet connection from which I’m attempting to connect. I wonder if the Portal has these issues, because not having to deal with any of that is actually a pretty solid selling point.

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Been able to all along Xbox as well. Saved my bacon when I ruptured my Achilles tendon.

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 5 points 9 months ago

Hope you’re feeling better. Good to know it’s possible, as I’ve got more cash invested into the PlayStation platform than I probably should have.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 12 points 9 months ago

Yes, it's a pretty popular option.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 47 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Sony's own PS Remote Play app has always been garbage. Even on PC, on phones, on anything. I never had faith they'd improve it for Portal. Sony has only disappointed me nonstop since 2011. Steam has only continued to win me over time and time again.

[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 11 points 9 months ago

Ever since the PS3 they have been a generation behind Xbox for online services and connectivity in their consoles.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

So I seriously miss the target audience of PS Portal? Are they only targeting people who want to use this device in their own houses either in the bed or on the sofa? And that's a pretty steep price for such a useless device.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That fact that it can't even play direct from the PS+ cloud gaming service shows what a half-baked device this is.

In order for me to be interested it would have to be able to stream games in from my PS5, PS+ cloud gaming, and my PC. Maybe add Xbox GamePass streaming as well.

Realistically it's going to have to come from a third party if it wants all that, at which point you might as well just have a controller grip for your phone.

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[–] almar_quigley@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are there any privacy or security concerns using chiaki?

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

Nope. It is all local

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Seems like a stupid decision to make remote play from PS5 system agnostic when your own handheld device doesn't even work with it.

Like, ELI5, what kind of executive decision making strategy is at play to completely undermine your unprofitable portable hardware?

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sony has their heads up their asses for a long time now. This is no surprise

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Also sounds like they saw Steam Deck and how everyone started releasing shit to compete, and they couldn't scramble together anything more meaningful.

[–] thorbot@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, its a damn shame. I loved my PSP and I would have bought another similar device years ago if it existed. But now that Steam Deck exists, that ship has sailed. I fucking adore my Steam Deck

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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

PS Portal is a terrible device, but also name another device in the $200 price range you can use to stream PS5 games with good ergonomics and a good display...

E: please read the last 5 words again before suggesting tablets and phones.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can buy a $15 phone clip to attach your phone to your controller, and enjoy remote play that way.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 10 points 9 months ago (9 children)

Staring at a 6" display is not a good time.

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[–] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Cellphone

50 usd 5 usd phone case gampad thing

[–] any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago (15 children)

I think the Logitech G Cloud would fit in that category, when on sale (otherwise it's $350 USD, so at that point you might as well get the 64G Deck).
Afaict it's $250 USD with a promo code now and since it's basically a tweaked Android ROM, you can stream Game pass, your PS4/PS5 (via PS Play) or Geforce Now and even do some light emulation (up to DC just fine).
Ergonomics and screen are pretty great from what I recall, after testing one a few months ago.

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[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 4 points 9 months ago

I read it again and I will suggest tablets and iPhones with a controller connected.

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[–] dditty@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Holy cow, this is awesome. Gonna set this up later!

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