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Re:Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC by texaswhizzle on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @08:34AM (#27289694)
Why not just buy a solid controller for your phone or tablet?

How could this hypothetical device possibly be better than an iPhone 12 Pro Max, Note, Galaxy S, etc?

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Re:Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC by 0-_-0 on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @08:59AM (#27289915)
Just to add to your comment, you can already turn any phone to a "streaming Switch" for $30, there are dozens of controllers like this:

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BRX3RT3/

the Steam Link android app lets you stream any of your games to your phone like this already. With a little more setup you can stream Wii games to your phone through Moonlight from CEMU and run them at 1440p60, while the Switch can barely do 720p30.

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Re:Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC by zwirbl on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @08:58AM (#27289912)
by having access to the steam pc game library, which is huge
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Re:Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC by texaswhizzle on Wednesday May 26, 2021 @09:27AM (#27290211)
Both major mobile OS platforms support steam link.
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Re:Valve is making a Switch-like portable gaming PC by zwirbl on Monday May 31, 2021 @09:51AM (#27344067)
The games have to be run on some machine though
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