Comment on Why doesn't Steam support Android?

Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Ignoring the fact that Steam Link is pretty terrible and requires a high-speed local connection, native Android games.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It hasnt needed a local connection for a while. I usually play Civilization over it when out of the house.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I didn’t realize that but it doesn’t change the fact that:

      • The PC draws way more power than is needed
      • The PC must be powered on (mine draws ~40 watts at idle)
      • A monitor has to be plugged in and turned on.
      • The aspect ratio on the devices have to match or you’ll get letterboxing.
      • If your main display is 4k it will run the game at 4k even if you’re playing on a 720p display so you have to go in and change the graphical settings every time you switch devices.
      • In my limited experience it literally just doesn’t even work at all.
      • Even if you’re running over the web you’re limited to the strength of your data connection.

      It just doesn’t work like it should, in my opinion. Hopefully they can fix this in the future with Steam Machines.

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