How to stream PC games to another device easily
(Pocket-lint) — There are various ways to play PC games in your home, the obvious one being from your own gaming PC. Sometimes though, you just want to step away from your gaming rig and play elsewhere, whether in bed, on the sofa, in the bathroom or in any other room of your home.
The good news is there are a few solutions. If you're after something portable then Valve's Steam Deck is an obvious choice but it's not necessarily a requirement.
What are the other options though? We're here to help you work that out.
Before you get started you need to make sure you have a fast and stable home Wi-Fi network.
A fast broadband connection can make a big difference if you're using cloud-based game streaming services like Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now or Google Stadia. But if you are planning on streaming games locally your experience will be far more pleasurable with a solid signal around your home.
Ethernet cables will give you a solid connection but a combination of Wi-Fi 6, a great Wi-Fi router or a Mesh Wi-Fi network will really help.
If you're a PC gamer, then chances are you've already got a good collection of Steam games. If so, then you're already off to a flying start as Steam makes it remarkably easy to stream your games locally to all sorts of devices, including your Google Chromebook.
Steam allows you to stream games via a service called Steam Link. Steam Link is an app that you can download and install on everything from your Apple iPhone to Android phones and tablets, Raspberry Pi, Apple TV and more besides.
Obviously, if you have Steam Deck then you can stream games from your gaming PC to your handheld console as well.
Using Steam Link, any games in your Steam library can be played. The quality of
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