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NVidia Shield For Streaming Steam Games Opinions? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by catch22@programming.dev to c/games@lemmy.world
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I really get fatigued sitting in my chair playing steam games, I almost pulled the trigger on one of these the other day with the intent of installing moonlight, and sunshine to stream to my TV. Anyone have any opinions? I saw there's 2 versions, does it make sense to get the pro version? Can I use my PS5 controller on it?

Edit: Thanks for all the input everyone!You all have given me a lot to mull over, much appreciated.

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[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I have a 2019 tube and a 2019 Pro. Definitely go with the Pro. The tube complained of low system storage out of the box. I had to install an SD card to make it stop notifying me that storage was low. The pro seems to hang less than tube. Although the tube only really hung when using emulators or kodi.

Get the shield controller as well. I used the pro with an Xbox one controller and it would randomly disconnect during gameplay but I didn’t have any problem with the shield controller.

If you have your PC and shield both hardwired, the streaming quality is flawless. I could never tell the difference between native and streamed performance.

[–] catch22@programming.dev 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Got it, I don't really have a good way to hardwire the shield. Is the shield controller any good? The ps5 controller that I have is super comfy, it's really hard for me to play with anything else after playing with it.

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The shield controller is good. Not as good as the PS5 controller feel wise but I imagine it is better with latency. It was better with latency than the xbox one controller at least. You could always try it with the PS5 controller first and if you don't like it, then you can get a shield controller later.