PC Couch Gaming From the Living Room with a HTPC
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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What are you struggling with in your Living Room Setup?
Local 2 player games that are triple A quality. Not some random Indy game that has nothing going for it. During 360 I could play any cod split screen ONLINE...
Good local 2 player games are hard to find on PC, as you said there are loads of Indy party games, but not much to really devote a lot of time to. I have found a few good ones, might make a full video on them, but if you haven't already, check out Trine 1, 2 and 4 (3 is bad), X-Morph: Defense and PixelJunk Monsters for Tower defence, Beyond two souls and God's Trigger. The Console version of Diablo 3 is a perfect local co-op game, it sucks they didn't let you have local co-op on PC. And of course the last two Rayman games, are always fun.
@@shadowergoat I think your best bet is to go with emulated games. Pretty much all Nintendo consoles can be emulated (even Switch if you have good enough hardware). The only triple A game I can think of that has good split screen couch co op is Gears of War 4.
@@TheMerchant96 emulating is hard to do. I’ve tried to do it and didn’t work for me at all
@@melu0o what are your system specs? And which systems are you trying to emulate? The older systems are especially easy to emulate even on low spec hardware.
Great work, fellow htpc gamer. Agreed on Playnite. Really love the UI, and it's seamless integration. My setup is very similar to yours, with the exception of a 1080ti, as I've been unfortunate in obtaining a new gpu so far. I also have a 5.1 channel home audio linked in as well as philips hue play lights mounted to the back of the TV, that sync colors from the display. Anyway, thanks for posting the video, great to see others out there who see the benefit of couch gaming on PC.
Ah! I forgot to mention the sound setup! Sound can be a bit tricky from a PC because the GPUs wont do any audio converting so if your sound system doesn’t support DTS you won’t get any sound for DTS and the same for Dolby. I have the Sonos Playbar and Surrounds which only supports Dolby, DTS is silence. So I am using optical out from the motherboard with modded audio drivers which force/convert the audio to Dolby Digital. That took a few days to work that out. Hopefully you’ll have some luck with your GPU soon!
@@BuzStringer oh yeah, I actually did that same method for a while with optical from mobo, but my new build is mini itx and mobo doesn't have optical. I ended up running HDMI out to the tv from GPU, then a 2nd HDMI out to a/v receiver and it functions like a 2nd display allowing all the audio features that weren't available over optical. Really hoping to upgrade to a newer a/v receiver at some point that supports VRR so I can do away with the extra cables ha
Amazing!!! Precisely what I want to achieve
Can't decide what frontend to use for emulators though
Hey Geo, i though you might like this one. There is emulation support in PlayNite but if you are adding 100s of ROMs it can get a bit messy. Bigbox has more features for emulation. But my favourite layout is EmulationStation i just love the UI. You can also add any application to PlayNite, so you can launch EmulationStation from playnite for example. Let me know what you go with!
This is what I've been looking for for a while 😍
Thats awesome, I have made some tweaking, planning an update video soon
@@BuzStringer Great!
@@BuzStringer Avísame cuando lo tengas. Please let me know when you have it!
I could watch a video series dedicated to everything you did in setting up this up. I'm working on a ultimate movie cart used through a PC.
Good news everyone! i have a few videos planned around setting everything up :)
@@BuzStringer do you have your device setup to do 3d or stereoscopic?
@@davidandambergarber6074 unfortunately the only real place left to do 3D is in VR. The quest 3 does 3D really well (after some tinkering) but that's not great for a social setting. 3D TVs are gone, 3D projector are almost entirely gone, And there's less and less 3D content. :(
Hey! I also made a video about couch gaming, except I use Steam Big Picture mode and a quirk in windows where you can switch between multiple monitors and your TV. So cool that we're making similar videos as couch PC gaming is super important to me! I use my PC as a console for the most part. Cheers!
super awesome, high quality content, nice presentation! thanks for your video......,
Thank god I found this video I just built a htpc that I want game on with a controller and use as my “Xbox replacement” this gave me ideas to make it easy as possible
Yeah you definitely don’t need three controllers at all, buy the Xbox chat pad for keyboard and controller companion to use controller as mouse and it works phenomenally way better than steams desktop configuration , be warned you need the Xbox usb windows adapter in order for the keyboard to work but I use those accessories along with the elite controller series 2 and playnite for as close to a console experience on PC as possible and I have no complaints
Hi man I use like an LG wand type remote with keyboard. I use bigbox but never heard of your fronted would like to hear. No 3080 for me yet. The 1080 will have to do. Keep up the content.
Thanks. Just looked at the LG Remote, that looks sweet. Playnite is similar to BigBox, and has emulation support, but i think BigBox holds the crown for emulation. I'll have a full video for playnite in week or two, been wanting to make one for while, because not that many people have heard of it, thanks again, keep playing.
Can u do a video on setting up playnite on kodi and adding games please many thanks
I would reccomend a steam controller. It's been a dream to use on my htpc. It takes time to get used to the touchpads + gyro for aiming but once you do it's far more accurate than a regular controller.
How did you turn on your pc from the pc being completely shut down like you did at the beginning of this video? I never knew this was possible? Any video or tips on how to do this with my PCs? Thanks in advance!
Wake on lan
Either he had a special remote syned to TV and pc or the pc was in sleep mode and he turned on the controller off screen
Completely shut down is only possible if you have set in BIOS to turn on after receiving power. You would need a wireless socket for that to turn on and off
But you can also use sleep mode as that will only use one or two watts more so no big deal. In that case bluetooth devices like keyboards and some gamepads can turn on the PC, or remotes, or wake on lan
I didn't quite understand how you manage to have separate game saves and windows users and all that stuff. Can you explain it like I'm 10 years old please ?
There is a full video coming for this, it's much easier to explain with a video, otherwise it would just be a wall of confusing text.
@@BuzStringer looking forward to it! I love your setup software-wise. I'm trying to do a thing like that on my gaming pc. I've been wanting to put it on the living room and control everything using my controller, but I'm struggling with some stuff. Can you post more videos about it ?
Wow, your setup is so similar to mine! I even have the USB hub behind the couch with USB cables. Some things that are different:
I use a piece of software called Aster Multiseat to run multiple Windows users simultaneously. This allows me to run my PC as a PC (for general PC use, gaming and productivity) which I interact with using my keyboard, mouse and monitor. Then it is also connected to my TV via a long HDMI cable. Aster is such a useful piece of software but there are so few videos about it.
Instead of 3 remotes, I have 2. An Xbox 360 controller for games (well, 2 controllers for local multiplayer) and then the Pepper Jobs W10 Gyro Windows remote. It has IR learning, so I can turn my TV on and off with it (I also use it to control the fan in my living room). It also has a gyro mouse, buttons for various windows functions and a full keyboard on the back. I've tried other remotes in the past, but this one has all the functions I need. The buttons it doesn't have, I just programmed with autohotkey.
I also use Kodi and have it auto start on the TV screen with Windows, and I can launch Playnite from it (although I'm using advanced launcher to do that, which crashes sometimes so I'm keen to try your method). I don't have a set top box, so I've set all my streaming services to launch in a browser from Kodi. This is unfortunately where I'm stuck and haven't found a solution. I can navigate Netflix etc using the gyro mouse, which is serviceable but not really the best experience. The apps on a set top box have a much better couch-friendly interface. I've managed to get the TV version of RUclips working, but that also has limitations (no 60fps video, can't read or post comments etc) but it's the one I use most because of the interface.
Anyway, I really like the setup you have and I wish more people would have something like this. These days everyone just settles for a set top box, but I like having the full power of my PC available to me.
Aster Multiseat looks interesting thanks for that I will probably take the free trial for a spin. I used to use Advanced Launcher but I think it broke with an upgrade to Kodi. The system.exec function in Kodi is much more reliable as it’s a direct call to the OS so it doesn’t rely on external code or plugins to work. I agree with all the VOD services being bad for couch PCs. It is possible to link the apps from the windows store, (you have to make a shortcut and link to that) The windows store apps for Netflix and some other VOD services have nice interfaces. But some of big ones are missing (Disney+ plus for example) and the WWE Network was removed as well. I did toy with the idea of running an android emulator for all of the video apps, but I didn’t get very far with it, but it might something to look into. Thanks for sharing your setup
that's cool as shit man i love how you made it so you really can view everything with your controller. does playnite let you open some sort of full screen mode (similar to big picture mode on steam) using the controller? I don't want to deal with kodi honestly would prefer if i can just open playnite with my controller somehow.
Nice setup!
Awesome vídeo
Glad to see the couch gaming ones back , love the setup. You using roms or emulation?
Thanks, i like the making the couch gaming videos aswell. When i made the new build i didn't get around to settting up my emulation stuff again, but thanks for reminding me, I'll probably make setting up emulation into a video. I do have my PS3 games emulated and in PlayNite they run on RPCS3, which has come a long way over the past few years, can even use the GPU now. When I had my 1080 it pretty much maxed it out running demanding PS3 games. I like to keep some of the old PS3 and PSN exclusives, like Tokyo Jungle, Pain, Infamous. Games that older than the PS3 era i kept separate and used Emulation Station. Because I have thousands of ROMs for the older systems and filtering them out when i want to play a modern game can be a bit annoying in PlayNite. The only exception was the Dreamcast version of Crazy Taxi. Although if you mainly play retro games over modern it'll be fine. but I love the interface for emulation station, big box is probably slightly better, but emulation station is free and I have no complaints. How about you?
@@BuzStringer i also upgraded to a 3070. So for all emulation needs im good. Im mainly using my Nvidia shield to connect to my computer via steam link app. Even thought I do have big box installed on my main computer I currently use steam ROM manager as I like it better because I can change the configurations for the controllers right from steam rather than having to go through each emulator individually. I currently have over 2 terabytes of ROMs in my computer and just like the ability of having them there along with all the new games I get from clients like steam Gog and epic store
Also this eliminates the need of having to create scripts and such for turning on the computer with the remote control since the Nvidia shield handles that.
I also run kodi from The shield itself
I wanna leave my pc in my gameroom but use it on my living room or bedroom TV. Which is easy enough using a long ass hdmi my issue is controller trying to avoid running a super long USB from point a to point B
Eres un genio
my splash image always shows white even with the splash image location inputted in the script. Help me fix it
I always believed that High intensity PC shooters and the like be played with upright and proper gaming posture at a DESK. not lounging about like i was binging a season of the Office on Netflix
Absolutely, if you take shooters seriously, the best way to play those is keyboard and mouse at a desk.
But if you just want to kick back and relax and just play for fun, the sofa is king. Posture is important, regardless whether gaming or not, so get have a sofa that supports you in the right places if you are a gaming or watching TV.
I am not into competitive FPS, the idea is console like comfort, with PC Power.
The sofa definitely won't help you frag noobs in CS:GO
Do you think I could do this with my pc but use an Xbox controller
Absolutely, Kodi and playnite both support the Xbox controller.
Also if you have steam open in the background, you can use the controller as mouse with thumbsticks (and customise other buttons in the steam controller menu)
Bro one question, where go the scripts? on Playnite Scripts or where? Cause are so much lines of text and on the playnite scripts are 3 options, can u help me please?
I have seen your script but I don't know how to implement it in my Kodi. I have clearly modified the paths and given it a bat extension, although it doesn't look like a bash, as it should be implemented.¿?
Thanks for all.
This script is autohotkey¿?
Still using this setup? I am looking to do a similar thing, except using Steam & Steampunk to my gaming PC for anything more then some emulation.
How did you get Kodi to relaunch after closing Playnite? Is that possible to do via steam? I like the idea of having the "game mode" option.
I'd love more info on that script, cause imma try and modify it to my use case.
How did you turn on pc with Logitech harmony remote
🙂 Hello, broh your making it way too complicated for yourself, you have a table right in front of you, pickup a wireless mechanical keyboard and a wireless gaming keyboard, forget all those menus and programs and scripts, juse use the PC as if your at a table or at a workstation with a mouse and keyboard, and if your into Couch Coop then pickup Four wireless controllers. Also pickup a compact standing table that has wheels. Roll the standing table up to the monitor bring along ur mouse and keyboard and stand while u use ur PC for video games and doing some work such as email and shopping. You need the standing table because its not healthy for your body to be on the couch all the time, its good for ur back to do some standing, plus the TV screen is usually too far from any couch to make it feasable for everything. With the standing table up to the monitor now u can pretty much do everything and anything as if you are at work. You can also pick up a stool height chair to go along with the standing table. Alot of work places have transitions to standing tables now, that way u have the option to stand or sit and go back and forth throughout the day. Its going to do ur body alot of good. Hope that can help you. Also I didnt see that setup a nice sound system to go along with that setup. You need a dedicated subwoofer and you need 4 speakers, you put two by the TV Screen and the other two you put near the sofa. Thats going to make a world of difference for videos and movies and video games.
That big ugly thing is your HTPC?
RGB makes everything beautiful, it's also a gaming PC, with an RTX3080. I have since changed the case for a BeQuiet 500DX
What would you have?
@@BuzStringer A smaller compact minimalist case with no lights. Having RGB lights would be way to distracting for the living room.
When watching TV and Films, the lights automatically go off. The lights are on for gaming for CPU and GPU temps, or the games built in light profile.
A minimalist case is a good way to go but not for me, i prefer a beefy GPU, storage options and decent thermals. The RGB is a bonus.
That's what's great about PC, you can customise your setup however you like.
@@BuzStringer Whatever works for you, mate 🤟
Your PC sits on the carpet. Disgusting, I don't need to see more.
It doesn't, i specifically chose the case Corsair Spec Omega RGB, because the feet give it just over a 2-inch clearance from low pile carpet. If your power supply struggles with 2 inch clearance you have bigger issues.
But you raise a good point you should never have the power supply intake resting on carpet or anything else the restricts airflow, you can always use something like wood or tile as barrier between the carpet and the case if needed.
@@BuzStringer if you think 2" are going to make a difference, you're living a lie. I would never put any electronic with intake this close to the ground.
You sound like my ex.
That power supply has been in similar configuration for about 6 years, about 14 hours a day. As long as the airflow is not restricted, everything is fine.
@@BuzStringer still, it's collecting dust from the carpet. Not just power supply. Frequent cleaning is highly required
In the end it's not about where you put it, it's about what you're doing with it.
@@BuzStringer His name is Karen.
yet console peasents say oh you cannot use a gaming pc in the living room or a controller on pc lol when you can and use a ps4 or ps5 xbox one and series x and other controllers on pc ya console guys need too learn your information form somewhere also have ya hear of hdmi you can use it on any display monitor or tv lol . yea console guys are not bright
has a pc, plays with controller.... get an xbox bro.
Why?
I have a PC and play with XB1 controller. M/KB are still great for a lot of FPS games but honestly outside of that, single player games, it doesn't matter. I would rather use a controller with the upgrade flexibility of PC. Consoles are great for kids or people who want to mash buttons without messing with hardware.