This makes steam deck relevant for years to come. Even with demanding titles I can just sit on the couch and play the AAA games without worrying if my steam deck can play it.
@@NoradNoxtus people will say "but you can do this on your phone" but I've tried, and my expensive ass phone has like noticeable latency. Not bad, but noticeable.
I have literally no input lag whatsoever using steam remote play. I love my deck even more after i found out about this. I bought it to play games on my sofa anyway (i dont travel much) so might aswell just stream the games from my computer lol. I get so much more battery time now its insane… plus saving storage. It is only draining 6-8 watt while playing because your steam decks internal hardware is not working at all, your computer is doing all the work, your just streaming the content. Its basicly like your scrolling through the store or your games. I get between 4.5h-6h battery life, on all games! Now thats how long the battery should last from the start tbh, but unfortunaly it doesnt, which is understandable because how powerful it is. I should mention that for remote play to work properly you need a very good router with good wifi signal and preferably a 5ghz channel so it can run smoothly, have a clear image and no input lag! I can even play non-supported games now like Destiny 2, yay!
Another thing, if you have good wifi on your job/school you can also stream games from your home computer from there. Just start your computer, run steam and turn off your monitor screen (to save some electricity) before work and your good! I dont see many people talk about this, but this is actually BIG for the Steam Deck!
Gonna give this a try again, I was playing red dead 2 on my steam deck but only got 30 frames but was happy to feel the it was still cool to the touch an not warm. Is there a frames cap or should I be closer to my router or my pc closer to my router because it’s connected via wifi
@@darthbeggus8202 try switching from 60 to 30 to 60 again on the right quick settings menu, sometimes my steam deck also do this i dont know why. When i open any game it starts on 30 fps even tho i have 60 fps set. So try just switch to 30 then 60 again. Hope this solves your issue!
Underrated feature. Sure it is not exactly... on the go, but when at home streaming games over the SD is a fun feature. No need to install everything on the SD.
@@s7r49I was thinking about setting up a raspberry pi to start my pc with my phone from anywhere and just start streaming on the deck 😅 need to do some research (know basically nothing) but I just had that idea watching this video… better graphics more battery life at the cost of latency… seems fine to me.
Why isn't everyone talking about this feature? That small thing made me buy a steam deck. I mean, yeah, it's good to play some games when I'm not home or traveling. But I'm pretty sure most of people still play laying in bad/sofa, why would I torture my deck with extreme load and my eyes with poor graphics and low framerate when I can just stream it from my pc?
I tried playing remote play whenever I’m home so my deck would last longer and so I can multitask… it’s such a life changer… I be playing games while on a stationary bike😂😂😂 Did like 15miles yesterday, playing for 3 hrs straight aha
@@Ditronus.steam deck can’t play some games very well. Helldivers 2 I get 30fps on extremely low settings where it’s hard to even see what’s happening. On pc I can get 70 fps at full quality. Also, steam deck only gets about 2 hours battery playing helldivers 2. It gets over 10 streaming
I did not know it was possible to remote play! I just steamed Final Fantasy XV rather than install the 105gb file to my Deck - and it worked PERFECTLY! I did find that the game must be installed to my PC (which make sense), but other than that, I see no downside! I will need to try out Forza 5 and Horizon Zero Dawn (again - way too big to install to my Deck), and all the Assassin's Creed games (they are my favorites). Thanks for the video!
Amazing feature. I play Cyberpunk this way and there's zero issues. Looks gorgeous on the OLED deck and shrinking the resolution to 1200x800 gives me amazing performance. Only way I wouldn't play this way is if I was on the go. When I truly am though, I'd probably play simpler games.
One of the coolest things about it is since you're only streaming 720p or 800p, you can actually play at higher quality settings on the deck than playing on your monitor (if you're not running on a potato lol).
You can also use mouse and keyboard on your Steam Deck when you're streaming from your PC. I did this with Modern Warfare 2 and it worked perfectly with zero lag. (Does help that I have fibre connection and a 5G router)
it makes no sense when you can just use the PC directly for the mouse and keyboard benefit. remote play is helpful if you wanna lie down and relax. if you use mouse and keyboard on steamdeck, then its as uncomfortable as playing on PC
You can also add resolution on your NVIDIA settings so that the game will have an option for 1280x800 to remove the black bars. You can also bump this up to 2560x1600 if you want the game to look cleaner, but personally I think DLDSR is better used in this instance.
Hi - just tried this but the audio continue to play from my desktop (instead of my steamdeck). Did any of you face similar issues? This issue is only coming up for me when i stream games - the audio works perfectly fine when I stream everything else (such as youtube)
How is the input lag with this? Is it really noticeable? Like if you press to move right does it move instantly or does it take a few seconds to do it?
For me there is literally no input lag whatsoever, i sometimes forget that im streaming from my computer. The thing is you need a good router with a 5ghz channel and good signal.
You probably aren't going to feel any input lag playing in the same house as your PC unless your router is really old. Tips for improving lag. Plug your computer into ethernet. Wifi is where most of the lag is. You don't want 2 trips of wifi. wifi 5 and up should work well (A router from the last 10 years). Make sure you are on a 5ghz or new 6ghz connection. latency should be a few milliseconds like less than 5. a frame is 15 milseconds on the built in display of the steam deck. wifi 7 is supposed to be a 1 second delay but that isn't fully released.
which game settings are apllied? Those on the PC or can you just change them on the SD and crank up everything to max coz it's 800p and a desktop GPU would fall asleep anyway...
It differs from household to household, you need to have fast internet connection, router and signal, also perferably a 5GHz channel to operate smoothly. I have no input lag at all on my Steam deck!
Use a Ethernet splitter from your computer to your deck share the connection and it’ll be like 5-10ms of latency between the two. Works wonders I’m telling you
@@won-derful but I mean if you are going to be in the house anyway and you have to sit in a certain place to use the ethernet, why not just use your PC at that point? I mean I can still see the benefit but the returns are pretty negligible for streaming a game from the PC to the steam deck that is hooked up to ethernet to reduce the latency.
8 month response but its essentially screen mirroring. Everything on the deck will be happening on the PC. Basically if you're playing your deck away from your computer and someone enters the room with your PC it's gonna look like a ghost is grinding some hours in Street Fighter or what not.
I tried anything and everything to stream my steam deck on my computer but sadly it doesnt work. For example when I go on remote play settings on my steam deck the button "touch controlls" is not avaiable. I dont know how to fix it please somebody help me I restarted it etc.
@@rawgov hey, yes I managed to do it. I downloaded Steam Link from their Steam website because in germany its somehow not listed in Steam. I then gave the code which stand on the Steam Link App and connected it. Sometimes it laggs a little bit but its really fun to play and steam it to the computer.
How come my steam decks game screen size is mini when i do this? I have a 49in monitor so im assuming the steam deck is trying to stretch it. Which setting do i need to change?
How can i stop stream without closing the game? I want to continue game on pc host and stop streaming and some game like witcher its ok to press quit game on steam deck and i can resume on pc but some game like batman arkham knight is close completely from both device Please help me
No, you actually dont need to be on the same wifi. Any internet connection with good signal works ;) They have changed this, so yes you can stream from your computer while at work!
A problem i seem to be having is that sometimes when i connect to my PC the fps is very low and stuttery but when i disconnect and then reconnect it might solve the issue, do you guys also have that same issue?
For some reason I dont get that much input lag but after some minutes playing I get framedrop just on the steam deck but not in the computer screen, have anyone experienced the same? How you guys fixed it?
Yes. It goes through the networking equipment in your house assuming you are in your house. For example if you have an Ethernet cord plugged in you pc it would follow the ethernet cords on a path to your router. It might pass through some ethernet switches. Once the game signal gets to your router (or other type of wireless access point) it goes over wifi to your Steam Deck. If you asked this question because you are worried about lag. wifi it the part of the trip that will cause most of the lag. Not the wired part. So plug in your PC if it isn't. It isn't practical to plug in the steam deck but maybe try upgrading the router/wireless access point. checking the version of wifi will help. To reduce use at least wifi 5. Then avoid 2.4g if possible try 5g or even 6g.
Need videos how we are can streaming games from Xbox Series and PlayStation 5. When is find information only hard video about that’s. Need just quick and easy videos 👌🏻
If the ally can run steam link then yes. I commonly play games like factorio streamed from my PC to my MacBook Air, so I’m sure that if you installed steam link on the ally it would work
@@jenot7164 no I mean say a game on steam deck can only reach 30fps cos its hardware is only capable of that but my main pc is capable of 60 will my steam deck “stream” 60fps to my steamdeck?
@@jenot7164 no I mean say a game on steam deck can only reach 30fps cos its hardware is only capable of that but my main pc is capable of 60 will my steam deck “stream” 60fps to my steamdeck?
@@JamieReynolds89 Yes, it will stream 60 fps. Even if your main pc outputs 120 fps, your steam deck will still only display 60 fps when you stream it from your main pc to your steam deck.
Nowadays, it's as simple as logging in on your PC and logging into the steam deck in the settings on the PC and on the steam deck, ensure remote play is enabled
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This makes steam deck relevant for years to come. Even with demanding titles I can just sit on the couch and play the AAA games without worrying if my steam deck can play it.
this is literally why i bought it the deck as soon as oled was out, i wanna play games in bed throughout winter lol
I still have an og link and use it in my bedroom.
@@NoradNoxtus people will say "but you can do this on your phone" but I've tried, and my expensive ass phone has like noticeable latency. Not bad, but noticeable.
I have literally no input lag whatsoever using steam remote play. I love my deck even more after i found out about this. I bought it to play games on my sofa anyway (i dont travel much) so might aswell just stream the games from my computer lol. I get so much more battery time now its insane… plus saving storage. It is only draining 6-8 watt while playing because your steam decks internal hardware is not working at all, your computer is doing all the work, your just streaming the content. Its basicly like your scrolling through the store or your games. I get between 4.5h-6h battery life, on all games! Now thats how long the battery should last from the start tbh, but unfortunaly it doesnt, which is understandable because how powerful it is.
I should mention that for remote play to work properly you need a very good router with good wifi signal and preferably a 5ghz channel so it can run smoothly, have a clear image and no input lag! I can even play non-supported games now like Destiny 2, yay!
Another thing, if you have good wifi on your job/school you can also stream games from your home computer from there. Just start your computer, run steam and turn off your monitor screen (to save some electricity) before work and your good!
I dont see many people talk about this, but this is actually BIG for the Steam Deck!
Gonna give this a try again, I was playing red dead 2 on my steam deck but only got 30 frames but was happy to feel the it was still cool to the touch an not warm. Is there a frames cap or should I be closer to my router or my pc closer to my router because it’s connected via wifi
Hi - just tried this but the audio continue to play from my desktop (instead of my steamdeck). Did you face any similar issues?
@@darthbeggus8202 try switching from 60 to 30 to 60 again on the right quick settings menu, sometimes my steam deck also do this i dont know why. When i open any game it starts on 30 fps even tho i have 60 fps set. So try just switch to 30 then 60 again. Hope this solves your issue!
@@Riturd hmm.. check steam settings. It should auto switch when steam remote play initiates.
Underrated feature. Sure it is not exactly... on the go, but when at home streaming games over the SD is a fun feature. No need to install everything on the SD.
Small indie games + ROMs on the deck, AAA titles via Moonlight 👌
This looks fantastic
Totally sold on steam deck now. For the price I can’t see it being beaten
@@s7r49I was thinking about setting up a raspberry pi to start my pc with my phone from anywhere and just start streaming on the deck 😅 need to do some research (know basically nothing) but I just had that idea watching this video… better graphics more battery life at the cost of latency… seems fine to me.
@@L1qu1d_5h4d0wa bit late but why not use wake on lan and just autostart steam?
Why isn't everyone talking about this feature? That small thing made me buy a steam deck. I mean, yeah, it's good to play some games when I'm not home or traveling. But I'm pretty sure most of people still play laying in bad/sofa, why would I torture my deck with extreme load and my eyes with poor graphics and low framerate when I can just stream it from my pc?
my favorite feature by far, enables me to play demanding games without lag and saves battery life too.
i am just setting my gaming pc with my steam deck and that was my next question. battery life on the steam deck. great to know.
It works perfectly fine and takes like 2 minutes to setup! Many thanks 😊 🙏
Holy shit I just found this out and I am so happy … can’t wait for my SD OLED
Same ;D
I tried playing remote play whenever I’m home so my deck would last longer and so I can multitask… it’s such a life changer… I be playing games while on a stationary bike😂😂😂
Did like 15miles yesterday, playing for 3 hrs straight aha
😂😂
I used to do this on the Xbox back in the day.
seems like there is a very significant input lag just judging from you moving your thumbsticks to actual game response.
You can do it with any non steam games too - just add the non steam game to library. Top left options in steam > Games > Add non steam game
Awesome! I already thought my steam deck was cool but this makes it even better!
Steam Remote Play works pretty well. Sunshine is really where it's at though.
Why is that better than just doing it straight through steam pc itself?
@@Ditronus.steam deck can’t play some games very well. Helldivers 2 I get 30fps on extremely low settings where it’s hard to even see what’s happening. On pc I can get 70 fps at full quality. Also, steam deck only gets about 2 hours battery playing helldivers 2. It gets over 10 streaming
I did not know it was possible to remote play! I just steamed Final Fantasy XV rather than install the 105gb file to my Deck - and it worked PERFECTLY! I did find that the game must be installed to my PC (which make sense), but other than that, I see no downside! I will need to try out Forza 5 and Horizon Zero Dawn (again - way too big to install to my Deck), and all the Assassin's Creed games (they are my favorites). Thanks for the video!
Hi - just tried this but the audio continue to play from my desktop (instead of my steamdeck). Did you face any similar issues?
@@Riturd easy fix
@@itzdcx unhelpful response
Amazing feature. I play Cyberpunk this way and there's zero issues. Looks gorgeous on the OLED deck and shrinking the resolution to 1200x800 gives me amazing performance. Only way I wouldn't play this way is if I was on the go. When I truly am though, I'd probably play simpler games.
OMG playing Cyberpunk in bed streaming off my 4080S beast rig its unreal
its crazy how good this is. only problem i have is how dark and dull it is compare to local on steam deck
Do you have HDR turned on on the server PC ?
This might be your problem, you have to turn it off as the Deck doesn't support HDR on its screen.
turn off hardware encoding its that idk why it does that its very annoying
One of the coolest things about it is since you're only streaming 720p or 800p, you can actually play at higher quality settings on the deck than playing on your monitor (if you're not running on a potato lol).
You can also use mouse and keyboard on your Steam Deck when you're streaming from your PC. I did this with Modern Warfare 2 and it worked perfectly with zero lag. (Does help that I have fibre connection and a 5G router)
it makes no sense when you can just use the PC directly for the mouse and keyboard benefit. remote play is helpful if you wanna lie down and relax. if you use mouse and keyboard on steamdeck, then its as uncomfortable as playing on PC
literally. 0 logic@@metathanatos1
You can also add resolution on your NVIDIA settings so that the game will have an option for 1280x800 to remove the black bars. You can also bump this up to 2560x1600 if you want the game to look cleaner, but personally I think DLDSR is better used in this instance.
Hi - just tried this but the audio continue to play from my desktop (instead of my steamdeck).
Did any of you face similar issues? This issue is only coming up for me when i stream games - the audio works perfectly fine when I stream everything else (such as youtube)
How is the input lag with this? Is it really noticeable? Like if you press to move right does it move instantly or does it take a few seconds to do it?
Pretty sure theres some input lag... there's input lag on Ps5 Ps4 remote play I can tell you that ..I got both and tried
For me there is literally no input lag whatsoever, i sometimes forget that im streaming from my computer. The thing is you need a good router with a 5ghz channel and good signal.
You probably aren't going to feel any input lag playing in the same house as your PC unless your router is really old. Tips for improving lag. Plug your computer into ethernet. Wifi is where most of the lag is. You don't want 2 trips of wifi. wifi 5 and up should work well (A router from the last 10 years). Make sure you are on a 5ghz or new 6ghz connection. latency should be a few milliseconds like less than 5. a frame is 15 milseconds on the built in display of the steam deck. wifi 7 is supposed to be a 1 second delay but that isn't fully released.
It’s not bad. Not sure a pro would wanna play competitively on it, but with good WiFi i don’t notice it playing coop and open world games
Late response, but anyway it's less input lag than streaming from my series x.
which game settings are apllied? Those on the PC or can you just change them on the SD and crank up everything to max coz it's 800p and a desktop GPU would fall asleep anyway...
The PC settings. It’s litterally just mirroring the PC screen. So the desktop won’t fall asleep because everything is being played on it.
It applies your desktop settings and sets the res to the deck if you have auto resolution enabled under remote play.
Wow lag is super noticeable.
I use steam link on my Ipad and there is none really.
Might be their connection maybe? Or maybe it's the steam deck...idk...
It differs from household to household, you need to have fast internet connection, router and signal, also perferably a 5GHz channel to operate smoothly.
I have no input lag at all on my Steam deck!
@coolgamerjaw8803skill issue
Use a Ethernet splitter from your computer to your deck share the connection and it’ll be like 5-10ms of latency between the two. Works wonders I’m telling you
@@won-derful but I mean if you are going to be in the house anyway and you have to sit in a certain place to use the ethernet, why not just use your PC at that point? I mean I can still see the benefit but the returns are pretty negligible for streaming a game from the PC to the steam deck that is hooked up to ethernet to reduce the latency.
Does it allow wake up PC from sleep mode?
Somehow do my games streaming not register my controller of the steamdeck
Basically just turn my pc into a wii u
That’s what imma do for wukong
How ot looks from a PC side? Is it in the background and everyone can use it or is the game on the screen?
8 month response but its essentially screen mirroring. Everything on the deck will be happening on the PC.
Basically if you're playing your deck away from your computer and someone enters the room with your PC it's gonna look like a ghost is grinding some hours in Street Fighter or what not.
I tried anything and everything to stream my steam deck on my computer but sadly it doesnt work. For example when I go on remote play settings on my steam deck the button "touch controlls" is not avaiable. I dont know how to fix it please somebody help me I restarted it etc.
Did you try installing the latest update of steamos?
@@rawgov hey, yes I managed to do it. I downloaded Steam Link from their Steam website because in germany its somehow not listed in Steam. I then gave the code which stand on the Steam Link App and connected it. Sometimes it laggs a little bit but its really fun to play and steam it to the computer.
How come my steam decks game screen size is mini when i do this? I have a 49in monitor so im assuming the steam deck is trying to stretch it. Which setting do i need to change?
try to change resolution
Ngl this beat go hard😂
How can i stop stream without closing the game?
I want to continue game on pc host and stop streaming and some game like witcher its ok to press quit game on steam deck and i can resume on pc but some game like batman arkham knight is close completely from both device
Please help me
how to use it for fit girl repacks?
i guess add the repack as a non steam game
Does this use alot of data? That 1200g limit is really easy to hit these days.
Can I do this while im at work with the deck?
you need to be connected to the same wi fi as your main rig i think.
@@Benadon Yeah
No, you actually dont need to be on the same wifi. Any internet connection with good signal works ;)
They have changed this, so yes you can stream from your computer while at work!
mine only says available but not connected
wtf you cant even pause or rest the SD without it just closing the game out ...
can someone use your steam account on your pc while your using your steam deck
Does the touchscreen work when streaming down?
A problem i seem to be having is that sometimes when i connect to my PC the fps is very low and stuttery but when i disconnect and then reconnect it might solve the issue, do you guys also have that same issue?
How do you get it to connect?
controller not working in games
How will the ‘save’ system work if say I play GTAV on deck than decide to continue where I left off on the PC with my saves?
Steam uses cloud saves
You can pick up on the pc where you left off on SDeck
Cloud saves. Litterally pick up where you left off jumping back and forth
For some reason I dont get that much input lag but after some minutes playing I get framedrop just on the steam deck but not in the computer screen, have anyone experienced the same? How you guys fixed it?
i think it can be an issue with your wifi router, it seams to be a bad connection or some bad signal
@@BoxPlayGame i was thinking in that so I started watching routers, thanks for the reply!
Question, due to the reduced load on the processor and graphics core of the steam deck, does the operating time of the console increase?
sure !
Battery life is way better streaming AAA games on the deck vs natively playing them. They'll look way better too.
Any idea what's the delay when you're streaming?
may be low speed wifi, try to use 5GHz router
How to fix broken controls??
Accidentally found out about this possibility.
So does it mean that the connection is through a router?
Yes. It goes through the networking equipment in your house assuming you are in your house. For example if you have an Ethernet cord plugged in you pc it would follow the ethernet cords on a path to your router. It might pass through some ethernet switches. Once the game signal gets to your router (or other type of wireless access point) it goes over wifi to your Steam Deck. If you asked this question because you are worried about lag. wifi it the part of the trip that will cause most of the lag. Not the wired part. So plug in your PC if it isn't. It isn't practical to plug in the steam deck but maybe try upgrading the router/wireless access point. checking the version of wifi will help. To reduce use at least wifi 5. Then avoid 2.4g if possible try 5g or even 6g.
so got a question, i bought dead island 2 on epic, can i stream it from my pc somehow? i tried adding it as a non steam game i get audio but no visual
Moonlight is an app that would allow that
How do you get the controls to work?
When I try to play with my controller it has a double input any help?
I have the same problem
Need videos how we are can streaming games from Xbox Series and PlayStation 5. When is find information only hard video about that’s. Need just quick and easy videos 👌🏻
Nice..can this also works with gamepass?
You can use gamepass on your steam deck and also remote play your Xbox if needed. Works a bit different but it works.
you know how i stream my steam deck to tiktok?
How do I back out of the stream and go back to my pc
Close the game
What if i use an ultra wide monitor? Do i need to change my aspect ratio on my PC?
Yea
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Its must game on steam or no?
Yes and no. Steam Remote play only works for your Steam library. You have to use other apps to play from other launchers (Sunshine and Moonlight).
where is the how to?
smuus
Does it work on call of duty cold war?
Any steam game should work.
Does it work with steam on Rog Ally ?
If the ally can run steam link then yes. I commonly play games like factorio streamed from my PC to my MacBook Air, so I’m sure that if you installed steam link on the ally it would work
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привет дядя леша, спасибо
is it possible wired connection?
Probably. Usbc to Ethernet dongle and hardwire it in. The steam deck doesn’t care if it’s hardwired or wireless
4 digits code????
Hola amigo, can i use steamdeck from do streaming in Twitch???
wouldnt recommend doing it, would be a pain
Mine is blurry. How do you change stream settings?
I wanna stream from my stem deck to my android phone 😅
I have a very slow wifi how do i do it with local network?
FU, show us when not connected yet
Mesh Wifi 6 is wooorrtthh it
I hate these guides. They never take into consideration that some of us don’t know how to access the settings
But he is explaining all the settings 😅
Are you serious 💀
Wounded ked
Try clicking on settings 😭
Come on man
Do my computer have to be turn on to connect?
Yes
sure, course your PC will do all the job and then stream the picture to Steam Deck
@Messinwithyourhead yes , if you are not a lazy ass like me 😆
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do you get more fps on your steam deck if the pc your streaming it from runs the game higher than your steam deck can?
The steam deck can only output a maximum of 60 fps, since the display has a refresh rate of 60 hz.
@@jenot7164 no I mean say a game on steam deck can only reach 30fps cos its hardware is only capable of that but my main pc is capable of 60 will my steam deck “stream” 60fps to my steamdeck?
@@jenot7164 no I mean say a game on steam deck can only reach 30fps cos its hardware is only capable of that but my main pc is capable of 60 will my steam deck “stream” 60fps to my steamdeck?
@@JamieReynolds89 Yes, it will stream 60 fps. Even if your main pc outputs 120 fps, your steam deck will still only display 60 fps when you stream it from your main pc to your steam deck.
@Vincent Tuminello How?
none of these videos actually show how they added the device =(
Nowadays, it's as simple as logging in on your PC and logging into the steam deck in the settings on the PC and on the steam deck, ensure remote play is enabled
But I turn off my pc than go to other place , can I remote play ? Like my pc turn on and im out of home ?