- May 9, 2014
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Linux Users Can Now Play Windows Games on Steam with In-Home Streaming
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linu...-on-Steam-with-In-Home-Streaming-443321.shtml
Official Announcement:
http://store.steampowered.com/news/13399/
Hey, so today Steam launched their Streaming function that allows you to stream Non-steam games as well as steam games over Wifi/LAN which opens many new possibilities for us gamers.
I've been testing it all day now, and so far it's looking great, no input lag, no noticeable lag in screen nothing!
Here's the three magical steps:
1 Log into Steam on your Windows* PC
2 Log into Steam on another computer on the same network
3 Visit your Steam library to start streaming between them
Read more on it here: http://store.steampowered.com/streaming (support article for troubleshooting: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3629-RIAV-1617 )
For those who don't know what Steam is, it's basically a virtual library for games, and programs where you can chat with friends, easy updates for games, and many users and a lovely community(Some exceptions apply)
I have yet to test if this works on apps like photoshop.
Requirements:
"We recommend a minimum of a quad-core CPU for the computer running the game. The client has more modest requirements, but should have a GPU that supports hardware accelerated H264 decoding. Any recent laptop or PC should meet the client requirements."
"We recommend using a wired network for the best streaming experience. People have had some success with powerline networks and wireless N and AC networks with good signal, though your experience may vary."
I tried to stream to my 0.7GB ram laptop, with an Intel Celeron M 380. It lagged, but was usable. (Slow Decode)
So I assume, if you have a computer that allows playing HD video's it will work fine.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linu...-on-Steam-with-In-Home-Streaming-443321.shtml
Official Announcement:
http://store.steampowered.com/news/13399/
I've been testing it all day now, and so far it's looking great, no input lag, no noticeable lag in screen nothing!
Here's the three magical steps:
1 Log into Steam on your Windows* PC
2 Log into Steam on another computer on the same network
3 Visit your Steam library to start streaming between them
Read more on it here: http://store.steampowered.com/streaming (support article for troubleshooting: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3629-RIAV-1617 )
For those who don't know what Steam is, it's basically a virtual library for games, and programs where you can chat with friends, easy updates for games, and many users and a lovely community(Some exceptions apply)
I have yet to test if this works on apps like photoshop.
Requirements:
"We recommend a minimum of a quad-core CPU for the computer running the game. The client has more modest requirements, but should have a GPU that supports hardware accelerated H264 decoding. Any recent laptop or PC should meet the client requirements."
"We recommend using a wired network for the best streaming experience. People have had some success with powerline networks and wireless N and AC networks with good signal, though your experience may vary."
I tried to stream to my 0.7GB ram laptop, with an Intel Celeron M 380. It lagged, but was usable. (Slow Decode)
So I assume, if you have a computer that allows playing HD video's it will work fine.
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