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burnmp3s t1_j0luagi wrote

Reply to comment by FormsForInformation in Nvidia kills off GameStream on Shield, points users to Steam by thebelsnickle1991

Nvidia has a proprietary local game streaming function built in to their GPU and the drivers for it. There are other alternatives like Steam's game streaming functionality and the Parsec app, which work with any GPU. In my testing, Nvidia's streaming was the best and that's what I built my streaming setup around.

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figmentPez t1_j0lpvcb wrote

Reply to Nvidia kills off GameStream on Shield, points users to Steam by thebelsnickle1991

The article is inaccurate in one point. It says, "It’s not quite an even switch, though. GameStream allowed you to add games that weren’t available on Steam manually" implying that you can only use Steam Link to stream games you've purchased through Steam, which is not true. Just yesterday I streamed my GOG copy of Psychonauts 2, and previously I streamed my Amazon Games copy of Battle Chef Brigade. You can absolutely add non-Steam games to Steam and stream them via Steam Link.

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burnmp3s t1_j0llb8t wrote

Reply to Nvidia kills off GameStream on Shield, points users to Steam by thebelsnickle1991

They've been prioritizing their GeForce Now cloud service over local GameStream for a long time at this point, so this isn't a huge surprise. But for me at least, literally the only reason I bought overpriced Nvidia GPUs for the past few years was because their local network game streaming was much better than any other alternative. This will directly lead to me switching to AMD instead of buying any of the 40 series Nvidia cards.

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