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STEAM | July 2014-2 In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming

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Madrugador

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Would it be technically possible for Chromecast to get Steam Streaming support?

I mean, just imagine a $35 device that let's you play your Steam games on any HDTV on your house (besides other things).
 
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Rickenslacker

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Jawmuncher said:
Didn't the Konami Rep say there was a high chance for cards to be added to MGR?
I guess that high chance was 0 since I just realized no konami game from my quick glance has cards.
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I also notice it's a Platinum tradition to not offer platform decorative stuff like avatars and backgrounds on consoles.
 
jshackles

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Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Madrugador said:
Would it be technically possible for Chromecast to get Steam Streaming support?

I mean, just imagine a $35 device that let's you play your Steam games on any HDTV on your house (besides other things).
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It seems highly unlikely since the Chromecast input is typically reserved for Android devices. Meaning, at best, you would have the Chromecast streaming using Steam in-home, then you would have a controller connected to an android phone/tablet - wired or bluetooth maybe? At worst, you would need to use an on-screen controller (yuck) on your device.

It seems like an unlikely and rather clumsy scenario, at least for now.
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Bel_Air_Jeff said:
my turn to post tv show photos and gifs from one of my favorite shows...

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I absolutely loved Twin Peaks when I watched it a few years ago now. Maybe once I re-watch the show on BD I'll finally get around to watching Fire Walk with Me also, haha.

Levyne said:
Congrats JaseC!
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RionaaM said:
Hey, you too. Those are well deserved.
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jshackles said:
Also - congrats to JaseC and nbnt for getting your tags! Well deserved.
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Cheers. :)

NingenJanai said:
So in Valve time next decade? :)
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Haha, yeah, something like that. :p I assume "support" for adult content can't be too far off -- at worst I assume it's being slated for when Greenlight is abolished.
 
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Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Madrugador said:
Would it be technically possible for Chromecast to get Steam Streaming support?

I mean, just imagine a $35 device that let's you play your Steam games on any HDTV on your house (besides other things).
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No. The chromecast is not designed for the demands of a video game. You don't notice the lag when watching a video, but it would be unbearable.

You can technically stream your PC desktop right now with a chrome browser extension. But the input lag is about a full 5 seconds.
 
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Khronico

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Man, I woke up to a steam gift of a game I've wanted to play for a while from fellow GAFfer AkuMifune. The generosity of SteamGAF is really something!
 
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Hero Prinny

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morningbus said:
No. The chromecast is not designed for the demands of a video game. You don't notice the lag when watching a video, but it would be unbearable.

You can technically stream your PC desktop right now with a chrome browser extension. But the input lag is about a full 5 seconds.
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5 seconds? It would be extremely annoying setting up something to watch with that
 
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Atraveller

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Just had a competitive CS:GO match against power rangers, that's right, "yellow power ranger", "green power ranger" and "pink power ranger", and they destroyed us.
 
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Fracas

#fuckonami
Evertime I see a gaffer post their profile, I have to add them. I can't help it.

I don't even really play MP games on PC!
 
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Today I played 2 hours of Bad Rats. I completed over 20 levels until it got too frustrating. I didn't even find it as bad as people say. What is wrong with me GAF ?!
 
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morningbus

Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Hero Prinny said:
5 seconds? It would be extremely annoying setting up something to watch with that
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For a videogame, yeah, absolutely. I tried playing Shovel Knight as a test and I could damn near walk from the room my PC is in to the room the chromecast is in before the action registered.

However, watching media like Netflix or through Plex is a completely different experience and there isn't any serious inpout lag when sending commands.

Chromecasts are pretty damn great, but it's a 35 dollar device designed to be the cheapest point of entry on the market.
 
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Stallion Free

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Atraveller said:
Just had a competitive CS:GO match against power rangers, that's right, "yellow power ranger", "green power ranger" and "pink power ranger", and they destroyed us.
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I love theme teams in CS. I faced the gym leaders from pokemon once and they stayed in character literally the whole match.
 
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Fuu

Formerly Alaluef (not Aladuf)
Bel_Air_Jeff said:
my turn to post tv show photos and gifs from one of my favorite shows...

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Need that blu-ray.
 
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Dr Dogg

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Well if the latest PoE update didn't get me even more excited. Really need to get a move on with my backlog.

Madrugador said:
Would it be technically possible for Chromecast to get Steam Streaming support?

I mean, just imagine a $35 device that let's you play your Steam games on any HDTV on your house (besides other things).
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As will all streaming solutions it's only as good as the weakest link. I can imagine the wireless chip in a Chromecast being hideous. For me I've found great success with a 7 year old knackered laptop which nicely tucks behind the TV (though my TV is a bit long in the tooth and the input latency on that is shocking). Ideally you'd want a wired network or use powerline network adapters (I think some people call them homeplugs) to cut down on cables.

MRORANGE posted a thread a while back about LIMELIGHT and the required kit you'd need. Seems like a cheaper solution than a mini PC but is still early doors.
 
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Freedom = $1.05

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Dr Dogg said:
Well if the latest PoE update didn't get me even more excited. Really need to get a move on with my backlog.



As will all streaming solutions it's only as good as the weakest link. I can imagine the wireless chip in a Chromecast being hideous. For me I've found great success with a 7 year old knackered laptop which nicely tucks behind the TV (though my TV is a bit long in the tooth and the input latency on that is shocking). Ideally you'd want a wired network or use powerline network adapters (I think some people call them homeplugs) to cut down on cables.

MRORANGE posted a thread a while back about LIMELIGHT and the required kit you'd need. Seems like a cheaper solution than a mini PC but is still early doors.
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Or we can all hold out hope that Valve hasn't seen the error of its Steam machine ways and at least still releases their streaming box along with their funky controller.
 
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Fracas said:
Evertime I see a gaffer post their profile, I have to add them. I can't help it.

I don't even really play MP games on PC!
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i play tons of MP games on PC but if I were to play with most gaffers my ping would be 350+. Sucks living in Asia where i'm so far from everyone else
 
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aku:jiki

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corrosivefrost said:
Edit: Did this guy make Noitu Love 2?
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Yes. This is the game he started on after Noitu Love 2, or I think maybe he had actually started this one first?

The quoted 2 years doesn't sound at all right to me, but I could be wrong. I swear he's been working on this one since the dawn of time.
 
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Strider

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Atraveller said:
Just had a competitive CS:GO match against power rangers, that's right, "yellow power ranger", "green power ranger" and "pink power ranger", and they destroyed us.
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Reminds me of the last time I ever played Titanfall. We played a team that was all Daddy mixed with a Pokemon in their name. Daddysaur. Charadaddy. Pikadaddy. etc. And yes we got destroyed :(
 
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Dr Dogg

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Freedom = $1.05 said:
Or we can all hold out hope that Valve hasn't seen the error of its Steam machine ways and at least still releases their streaming box along with their funky controller.
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Sadly I get the feeling Valve showed their hand too early. Dell/Alienware obviously weren't going to hang around for an official release of the controller or SteamOS.
 
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I just finished Alien Rage last night. I know the reviews are mixed on it but I really enjoyed it.

I am not great at writing reviews but I did post one up on Steam.

Fun fact, Courtnee Draper was a voice actor in Alien Rage (played Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite). I thought it sounded like her but I had to finally get confirmation last night.
 
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Madrugador

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jshackles said:
It seems highly unlikely since the Chromecast input is typically reserved for Android devices. Meaning, at best, you would have the Chromecast streaming using Steam in-home, then you would have a controller connected to an android phone/tablet - wired or bluetooth maybe? At worst, you would need to use an on-screen controller (yuck) on your device.

It seems like an unlikely and rather clumsy scenario, at least for now.
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morningbus said:
No. The chromecast is not designed for the demands of a video game. You don't notice the lag when watching a video, but it would be unbearable.

You can technically stream your PC desktop right now with a chrome browser extension. But the input lag is about a full 5 seconds.
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Dr Dogg said:
Well if the latest PoE update didn't get me even more excited. Really need to get a move on with my backlog.

As will all streaming solutions it's only as good as the weakest link. I can imagine the wireless chip in a Chromecast being hideous. For me I've found great success with a 7 year old knackered laptop which nicely tucks behind the TV (though my TV is a bit long in the tooth and the input latency on that is shocking). Ideally you'd want a wired network or use powerline network adapters (I think some people call them homeplugs) to cut down on cables.

MRORANGE posted a thread a while back about LIMELIGHT and the required kit you'd need. Seems like a cheaper solution than a mini PC but is still early doors.
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Ok guys, thanks for the enlightenment. Limelight looks like a great solution, too bad I have an AMD card :/

Hope we get a cheap and easy solution similar to chromecast in the future.
 
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