existensmaximum
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So, I recently moved to a new apartment. I've been gaming on consoles and PC since forever, but always in my couch with a controller. Previously I kept my PC in my living room but I really didn't want to do that in my new apartment which is bigger, so now I keep it in another room. PC gaming wasn't a priority for me but then I got an urge to try Oblivion Remastered. I've never played Oblivion so it was finally time!
I then realized that it should be possible to stream my games via Steam Link over the network to my NVIDIA Shield TV Pro that's connected to my TV. So I bought an 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller and connected it to the Shield. The latency was pretty bad using bluetooth though, but the 2.4GHz dongle works just fine with the Shield and that improved the latency problem a lot. I'm very impressed by this controller, it's pretty amazing!
I have to say I'm amazed over how well it works. Big Picture Mode is amazing and everything just feels so seamless - super impressive. So right now my PC is only used for gaming and as a Plex movie server and it stays in the other room, always turned on. Whenever me or my girlfriend wants to play Oblivion, we start it via the Steam Link app on the Shield and can use the controller for everything.
Sure, that in itself is nothing new or special compared to just hooking up the PC to the TV via HDMI or whatever, but the whole experience just feels different - it's turned into a "console" now. Super sleek! We don't play any games that require super quick reflexes, no FPS games etc. Mostly third person RPGs and Oblivion Remastered works great this way and whatever latency there is, it's not noticeable to us, at least.
I have to say this has reignited my interest in PC gaming, especially now since neither Sony or Microsoft care about consoles anymore and are pretty much putting everything on Steam eventually. I've seen a lot of complaints about Oblivion Remastered here but I'm having so much fun with this game! To me it's not as fun or immersive as Skyrim but it scratches the same itch and I can definitely see why this game is so loved.
Over and out.
I then realized that it should be possible to stream my games via Steam Link over the network to my NVIDIA Shield TV Pro that's connected to my TV. So I bought an 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless Controller and connected it to the Shield. The latency was pretty bad using bluetooth though, but the 2.4GHz dongle works just fine with the Shield and that improved the latency problem a lot. I'm very impressed by this controller, it's pretty amazing!
I have to say I'm amazed over how well it works. Big Picture Mode is amazing and everything just feels so seamless - super impressive. So right now my PC is only used for gaming and as a Plex movie server and it stays in the other room, always turned on. Whenever me or my girlfriend wants to play Oblivion, we start it via the Steam Link app on the Shield and can use the controller for everything.
Sure, that in itself is nothing new or special compared to just hooking up the PC to the TV via HDMI or whatever, but the whole experience just feels different - it's turned into a "console" now. Super sleek! We don't play any games that require super quick reflexes, no FPS games etc. Mostly third person RPGs and Oblivion Remastered works great this way and whatever latency there is, it's not noticeable to us, at least.
I have to say this has reignited my interest in PC gaming, especially now since neither Sony or Microsoft care about consoles anymore and are pretty much putting everything on Steam eventually. I've seen a lot of complaints about Oblivion Remastered here but I'm having so much fun with this game! To me it's not as fun or immersive as Skyrim but it scratches the same itch and I can definitely see why this game is so loved.
Over and out.
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