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Nvidia debuts a native GeForce NOW app for Steam Deck, supporting games in up to 4K at 60 FPS; in testing, the app extended Steam Deck battery life by up to 50%

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Pro@programming.dev⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-steam-deck-geforce-now/

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  • RejZoR@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I mean, of course battery life is better when you’re essentially just streaming video…

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    • NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh, thanks, I needed that to understand what this was talking about.

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      • mriswith@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You could also have opened the article:

        … unlocking the full potential of Valve’s handheld device for cloud gaming.

        The app is now available, and gamers can stream titles on the Steam Deck at up to 4K 60 frames per second — connected to a TV — with HDR10, NVIDIA DLSS 4 and Reflex technologies on supported titles

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  • yesman@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s awesome! I never installed this crap on Windows, now I get to skip installing it on Linux. Keep up the good work.

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    • espentan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you’re diligent you could be looking at decades of not installing crap!

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    • acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      i think you’re confusing the geforce GPU app with the game streaming service.

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      • yesman@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh, I see now. This is actually pretty cool then.

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  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    in testing, the app extended Steam Deck battery life by up to 50%

    Because it’s just streaming video…

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    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I read the headline expecting to need some ELI5 on how they had some crazy optimizations… but guess it’s nothing like that hahaha.

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  • sylver_dragon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Um yay, I guess. I’m always for more options. And maybe there is a market out there for the “game from the cloud” idea. Personally though, I’d rather just play a game on the Steam Deck directly. Or, if that’s somehow not an option, stream the game from my own PC to my TV via SteamLink. In no world do I want to pay for a subscription to play games on a device where I can just play that game locally.

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    • CatsGoMOW@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If you have the ability to play every game you’d want, then yeah you likely have no need for this. But I’ve used GeForce Now to either play games on low-spec PCs or for a period of time when I only had access to a MacBook. Also, not every game will run on Linux (or if it does it may not perform quite as well), so that’s another potential use case.

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    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Personally though, I’d rather just play a game on the Steam Deck directly. Or, if that’s somehow not an option, stream the game from my own PC to my TV via SteamLink.

      Stuff like this is great for when you don’t have the hardware required to play the game at that quality (or at all), or you want to try a game before installing it.

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  • DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What would be the point of streaming a game at 4K onto an 800p display?

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    • chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Probably for docked Decks attached to a 4K TV/Display.

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    • hroderic@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      In dock mode I assume.

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    • Omgpwnies@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The next four words in the article explains it… “Connected to a TV”

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    • Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You save the extra pixels for later

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Who said you needed to stream it in 4k?

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  • red@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve yet to stream a game from a device to another without being annoyed by latency and compression artifacts.

    It’s been ok enough for games like Civilization etc. but generally it’s just shit. The hardware just isn’t there yet.

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    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Chiaki works pretty well for me (PS5 on the Deck)

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      • rollerbang@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        In my experience it only works well for 10-15 minutes. Then it needs a reconnect. Kind of same with the native app.

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      • overload@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Chiaki and Moonlight are both great solutions if your Wifi signal is strong and your host device has a wired connection in my experience. Do people with good internet up speeds set it up to stream from WAN? This would be equivalent to that IMO.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      latency and compression artifacts

      At this point it makes no difference because with all the upscaling and fake frames Nvidia is pushing you’ve got that when running locally, too.

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    • OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve had good luck with Sunshine/Moonlight, though I haven’t tried it in the last 6 months or so. Was using it to stream my much beefier desktop to my Rog Ally while in bed when I hurt my back.

      There was a slight latency, like, enough to notice that I notice, but hardly enough to catch when fully engaged. But the PC was getting like 200 frames in the games I was playing and that was limited to the 120fps limit I set for Moonlight (i think it let’s you bypass this to go higher, but I didn’t want to at the time).

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    • missphant@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For me the biggest gripe is frame pacing, can’t seem to ever get it to be as consistent as running on-device.

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  • walderan@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’d be tempted giving it a shot, since it has a free tier, if it didn’t involve giving my personal and steam data to nvidia of all companies.

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  • network_switch@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve subbed a few times over the years. Usually one off summer months when I want to game but don’t want to turn on a really hot PC without AC. Or when they give some big deal for 6 months. It’s high quality and very responsive for me. Good to see a Steam Deck app. Going to check sometime if they do any limitations on Linux installations that aren’t detected as a Steam Deck

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  • BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I was down in Texas for Dreamhack last week at the LAN. On the drive back, my car passenger was able to take my shitty laptop, connect to his phone hotspot, and he used the GeForce streaming service to play a steam game for a good 4+ hours.

    Fuck Nvidia, but the service is okay in a pinch. I will never use it, but I see the appeal for people that don’t have gaming computers.

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    • TheRealKuni@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yep. I understand it, being able to stream my physical Xbox to my phone or tablet when I’m away from home is awesome.

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  • Donjuanme@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh hell yes!

    Now to get off this third world Internet (Northern California)

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    • comador@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Spectrum/Comcast: Wha? Us?

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  • dumbpotato@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Don’t forget the added latency and subscription.

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  • justlemmyin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ewwwwwwwww

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  • Decipher0771@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Self hosted Sunshine and Moonlight is the way to go.

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