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povoq@slrpnk.net@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

So this would allow you to self-host a library of open-source games and have people connect to it with their Steam like clients to always have the latest version installed and so on?

Getting relatively non-technical people to install the correct versions for multiplayer games is a real pain without something doing it for them like with Steam.

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warmaster@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Absolutely! You could serve FOSS games, Abandonware, GOG games, whatever you want. And access them from anywhere, anytime. Pretty much like Plex / Jellyfin but for PC Games.

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MonkeMischief@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
That actually seems like a really cool application for it.

My first thought, rather cynical, was “I kinda hope this doesn’t just become a way to serve a mirror of stolen games at scale.” That would be sad.

But also I’m sure the bandwidth that’d take would be quite prohibitive anyway.

Serving LAN / multiplayer games to friends and family, with the right patches and stuff applied, sounds excellent.

UT2k4, War/StarCraft, Mobile Forces, Metal Fatigue, Warsow, Battlefield, Nerf Arena Blast…

Could even do some real vintage stuff like Rainbow Six or Deus Ex’s multiplayer mode LOL.

I tried to think of niche things you probably wouldn’t find on GameRanger haha. (Geeze I haven’t used that in ages…wonder if it’s Linux friendly?)

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