Re: GeForce NOW on SteamDeck

On 5/29/2025 8:52 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 Apparently, Nvidia ported their GeForce Now streaming service to Steam
Deck. So now all those games you can't play on Steam Deck because of
compatibility (usually DRM) issues, now you can through streaming. So
that's neat.
 It does feel a bit weird, though, since Steam Deck uses an AMD
chipset, which is in direct competition to Nvidia.  It just encourages
more people to buy devices that aren't using Nvidia hardware. Then
again, the GeForce Now back end /does/ use Nvidia GPUs, so I guess
GeForce Now subscriptions are just a round-about way to get people to
pay for more Nvidia cards.
 As a service, I like GeForce Now (albeit not enough that it's
something I'd ever pay for). It works surprisingly well on even the
oldest hardware. It's not perfect; you can feel the tiniest bit of
input-lag at times, and with underpowered hardware you might see some
pixelation. Then again, that underpowered hardware is probably
attached to a tiny display where the pixelation is less noticeable
anyway. The Steam Deck platform, not being underpowered, is probably a
good match for the service.
 It still feels weird.

When I tried it, it didn't like my network and wouldn't work last time. really the only thing I have network issues with, so I don't think that's a me issue.
Luna & PS+ streaming both work, but yeah both are a bit laggy.  Barely noticeable, but it's noticeable.
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