SteamOS - Shield General

Hi, I just stumbled upon this news http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/
You can play all your Windows and Mac games on your SteamOS machine, too. Just turn on your existing computer and run Steam as you always have - then your SteamOS machine can stream those games over your home network straight to your TV!
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Basically the concept is the same with nvidia shield streaming, BUT no need for keppler, I hope somebody will make a dual boot system for shield for this new OS. or better if nvidia can make something that enables playing steam games natively.

Will never happen with nvidia they are too closed and that doesn't give you a reason to upgrade to an nvidia GPU.
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orafice said:
Will never happen with nvidia they are too closed and that doesn't give you a reason to upgrade to an nvidia GPU.
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Maybe not? Check this out

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Maybe not? Check this out
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The streaming stuff will likely only be available for newer Nvidia hardware. AFAIK they never stated that all features would be available on all hardware.

This would probably never happen as Valve would need to release an ARM port of SteamOS, which I don't see happening any time in the near future.

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Galaxy S can play PS2 games?

I read the ps2 gets up to 66milliion triangles/sec while the galaxy s is 90
So this must mean it could play them smoother than ps2??
We just need an emulator?
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I have no idea if that's true or not, but the reality is even if the GPU is more powerful that doesn't mean that the Galaxy S could play PS2 games well at all. The PS2 has a very specific dedicated graphics chip and processor. You'd have to emulate that hardware which takes up even more processing power. It's apples to oranges.
You could probably find a way to make it happen but I'm sure it wouldn't be easy and it wouldn't be flawless. Unless Sony released something on the Android PS Phone. That's about the only way I could see anything happening.
quick answer no.
long answer, emulation requires a cpu that is 10x as fast as the console thats being emulated.
Unfortunately the phone doesn't just have to run the game, it has to pretend to be a ps2 running the game, which is much more difficult. A modern desktop has trouble emulating ps2 games, so even the best phone doesn't stand a chance.
wait for 5-10 years.
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Na not possible.
There's a reason you have to buy those 30 gig memory cards for ps2.
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Oh alright you guys are right!
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Android Dreamcast emulator nullDCe gets early video preview, still a work in progress
http://drk.emudev.org/blog/
maybe in future ps2 emulator

NETFLIX

Where is the netflix app for android, i heard it got released a few months ago but i wasn't interested back then, i am now though... so where exactly is it?
there's not one at this moment, it is still being tested for mobiles and i think only a few of the android tablets have it
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Where is the netflix app for android, i heard it got released a few months ago but i wasn't interested back then, i am now though... so where exactly is it?
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it was announced as officially going to be released to a few devices at some point. there wasn't anything stated as to when it would be released.
aww.. well is there any kind of work-around?
The hell does anyone want netflix on their phone anyway. That's what my xbox is for...you know, the internet connected device that DOESNT have a 5gb data cap?
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i use WIFI.
I have a blu-ray with Netflix as well, ik i can watch it there, but i can't carry my tv and blu-ray to a friends house who doesn't have netflix supported bluray and watch it with wifi.
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aww.. well is there any kind of work-around?
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No work-around that I've found yet. You could always borrow someones HD7.
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aww.. well is there any kind of work-around?
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how would there be a work around if no netflix app has been released to any phone?
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how would there be a work around if no netflix app has been released to any phone?
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are you just wanting to pick a fight or something?
There's no HULU app... yet theres a work-around that lets you watch hulu.
It's a question, not a demand asking someone to make a work-around, and also there was a beta going around a few months ago, but a VERY buggy beta. I'm unable to find it.
Nevermind, imageshack sucks.
i tried the ustream work around but the ustream app is ****. now i just use my ipod touch and hotspot my vibrant to it. works great. now what i'm looking for is a throttle fix.
There is no workaround for Netflix on Android. Hulu was relatively easy since 2.2 & higher have adobe flash built-in and Hulu (like the majority of video streaming sites) is flash based. The Android flash player was basically hex edited to fool Hulu into thinking it was a PC and not Android by modifying a text string.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11329624&postcount=81
Netflix on the other hand uses Silverlight platform (Microsoft's answer to Adobe Flash) which doesn't currently exist for Android. Until Netflix finally releases an app or we get Silverlight on Android there is no way to watch Netflix.
Yeah there is a workaround. Download PlayOn from the Market.
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Yep, Playon is the way to go to get Hulu, Netflix and other online content to your phone.
Here is the thing the genius over at netflix are saying we are going to need a dual core processor to have netflix I say that is bull
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erod188 said:
Here is the thing the genius over at netflix are saying we are going to need a dual core processor to have netflix I say that is bull
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That IS bull.
I was watching Star Trek from Netflix on my Vibrant tonight using playon, without a hitch.
Give me a link, and I'll tell them what's up.
I wasn't watching trek but I was using netflix through play on. Only problem is you need to be connected to the play on server on computer....still limited though. Netflix isn't on any android devices...not until they figure a proper drm format..no DRM is the only reason it wasn't released when iphone got it.
Henchman said:
That IS bull.
I was watching Star Trek from Netflix on my Vibrant tonight using playon, without a hitch.
Give me a link, and I'll tell them what's up.
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Interesting thread about Netflix on Android/*nix devices.
http://forum.chumby.com/viewtopic.php?id=5957
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Spastic909 said:
I wasn't watching trek but I was using netflix through play on. Only problem is you need to be connected to the play on server on computer....still limited though. Netflix isn't on any android devices...not until they figure a proper drm format..no DRM is the only reason it wasn't released when iphone got it.
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Once you do the initial WIFI pairing it will continue to work on 3G and other places VIA WIFI. The app syncs to the playon server to get your IP address, if your IP address changes(the one given to you by you ISP) you'll need to re-sync. but I use it out and about all the time on 3G and other peoples WIFI without a problem, just a little slow on the initial startup, but hey it is a beta app.
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Yeah there is a workaround. Download PlayOn from the Market.
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So I have to stream content from my PC...
WTF is the point?
I'll just watch it on my PC's big screen instead...this really is stupid..If I'm at home why would I watch ANYTHING on my phone's little screen when I can just watch it on my PC or laptop?
I watch sports highlights, Family Guy (Fox.com) etc. on my phone when I'm on the road on 3G..but if I'm home I'm not gonna use my phone when my PC offers a wayyyy better viewing experience.
Playon is a waste of time and money. It would be excellent if it offered Hulu/Netflix WITHOUT having to stream from a PC.

Windows RT on the N7?

So I've noticed the Windows tablets that are coming out mostly all have the same chipset we do, did that mean we might also be able to load Windows RT?
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So I've noticed the Windows tablets that are coming out mostly all have the same chipset we do, did that mean we might also be able to load Windows RT?
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No because rt requires 2gb of ram and a resolution of 1366x768 and windows rt is licensed by Microsoft.
heat361 said:
No because rt requires 2gb of ram and a resolution of 1366x768 and windows rt is licensed by Microsoft.
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Ahh the required 2GB of ram I was unsure about that, I had noticed the other tabs having it but figured just trying to one up. Alright thanks, I enjoy Android anyways so I wasn't even looking to switch just thinking dual boot would be fun to poke around on.

[Q] Dolphin Emulator Pre-Alpha Chances of Working on OUYA

I know OpenGL ES 3 needs to support it first, I also know that in order for the OUYA to support it(hardware wise), there are some pre-req's. The apk from Play works, but of course crashes when loading a game. Is there any chance of getting support for our OUYA's?
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I know OpenGL ES 3 needs to support it first, I also know that in order for the OUYA to support it(hardware wise), there are some pre-req's. The apk from Play works, but of course crashes when loading a game. Is there any chance of getting support for our OUYA's?
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Doubtful.... and even if it did work it'd run so bad.....
Need a quad core a15, or snapdragon 800, maybe a tegra 4... Basically a newest gen chip which this doesn't have.
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Need a quad core a15, or snapdragon 800, maybe a tegra 4... Basically a newest gen chip which this doesn't have.
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This isn't the first/only revision of the OUYA, so shouldn't we be planning ahead? If we can dev now, get things at least running on OUYA. When the latest & greatest OUYA comes out, things can implemented and fine tuned! Whadda think?
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I think that because it's being developed for android in general, little work needs to be done to get it running on the 'ouya 2'. But it's relatively pointless to have it running on the og ouya. There's virtually no difference between the ouya and any other Android device...
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I think that because it's being developed for android in general, little work needs to be done to get it running on the 'ouya 2'. But it's relatively pointless to have it running on the og ouya. There's virtually no difference between the ouya and any other Android device...
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Good point, you're pretty confident about it running on OUYA 2. Is there hardware specs on OUYA 2 yet?
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Nvidia gave funding to Ouya, so probably tegra 4
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I have a fast custom built PC:
i7 3770k, 16gb ram + GTX650Ti graphics and it ever struggles at times to emulate some games using Dolphin.
Therefore I would say Ouya 2 whatever specs it may be will not come close to achieving this.
I cant see this being viable in a portable device for several years.
Not sure why someone is developing this just now when we still cant perfectly emulate N64 / Dreamcast etc.
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I have a fast custom built PC:
i7 3770k, 16gb ram + GTX650Ti graphics and it ever struggles at times to emulate some games using Dolphin.
Therefore I would say Ouya 2 whatever specs it may be will not come close to achieving this.
I cant see this being viable in a portable device for several years.
Not sure why someone is developing this just now when we still cant perfectly emulate N64 / Dreamcast etc.
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Does it struggle on native resolution, or do you have the graphics turned up (on your PC)?
I think developing Dolphin for Android is a great idea. Even if we can't use it now, it will be very nice to use as soon as the tech is available.
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Does it struggle on native resolution, or do you have the graphics turned up (on your PC)?
I think developing Dolphin for Android is a great idea. Even if we can't use it now, it will be very nice to use as soon as the tech is available.
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+1 the more the marrier. Ps2 emulation would be sweet now too since its a dated platform.
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Neither of these will work well, they are difficult to emulate on n Pc, ps2 requires more power to emulate well than the Wii does... I can't get Gt4 to run well to save my life on my i7-680, with a mediocre graphics card (that still outperforms the Ouya by a long shot) Wii emulation might be possible at a very low resolution if OpenGL ES 3.0 ever works on the Ouya, and if the software is heavily optimized, and if we are significantly over clocked. Lol
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I think that because it's being developed for android in general, little work needs to be done to get it running on the 'ouya 2'. But it's relatively pointless to have it running on the og ouya. There's virtually no difference between the ouya and any other Android device...
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except that the cpu/gpu is not underclocked at all and has an active cooling solution, which cannot be done in other android devices due to size/form factor, and power restrictions for portability.
It is after all it is a t33 tegra which is the fasted one available and uses ddr3 ram at 1600mhz.
Still much slower than a Snapdragon 600, which is the only thing that will run this right now (and even that runs it poorly)
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Still much slower than a Snapdragon 600, which is the only thing that will run this right now (and even that runs it poorly)
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by the numbers I can agree, except that the T33 on this particular platform doesn't need to be throttled or "woken up". If the Ouya had a snapdragon 600 setup in this fashion, I believe it would be amazing, but the underlying problem in this case isn't the hardware, it is the gimped version of the OS.
If we see an CM version for the ouya, I believe we could see a renaisance with the device (as with others that have gotten this treatment).
Oh and I got my wife's i3 based intel 3000 graphics sony laptop to run Super Smash Brother Melee, so low end pc hardware can do it.

New GeForce Experience out

Version 1.6.1.0 and fixes a few things with streaming.
http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience/download
Enables streaming to SHIELD on systems with CPUs below recommended specifications.
Fixes missing audio when streaming to SHIELD.
Fixes an issue that causes The Witcher 2 to crash.
Fixes a gamepad issue when using Steam Big Picture.
Fixes a gamepad issue on certain Windows 8 systems.
Fixes missing system tray icon after driver install.
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Version 1.6.1.0 and fixes a few things with streaming.
http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience/download
Enables streaming to SHIELD on systems with CPUs below recommended specifications.
Fixes missing audio when streaming to SHIELD.
Fixes an issue that causes The Witcher 2 to crash.
Fixes a gamepad issue when using Steam Big Picture.
Fixes a gamepad issue on certain Windows 8 systems.
Fixes missing system tray icon after driver install.
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this update also disables the mobile streaming hack so dont install it if you have that working
Are you referring to VPN?
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Are you referring to VPN?
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He means the hack for mobile GPUs to stream.
EDIT: Oops, wrong thread

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