Hey SteamDeck’ers, As we’re all aware that Valve broke Remote Play on SteamDeck and hasn’t fixed it yet. I’m seeing lots of people having their sound cut off few minutes into streaming, or having lots of ghost input with bluetooth controllers.

However, there are two other options that work well, and sometimes even better than Remote Play.

First, if you’re using SteamDeck with a TV and have an Android or Apple TV, consider using the Steam Link app instead. It’s still great!

Second, you can use Moonlight to stream directly to SteamDeck. Find Moonlight in Discover (SteamOS desktop appstore) in Desktop mode. Installing it is just that easy.

You will also need to install Sunshine, the Server counterpart as well on your PC.

Moonlight is a great replacement to NVIDIA’s now retired GameStream and works with any GPU with the help of Sunshine. In fact, it offers smoother visuals compared to Steam Remote Play, also offers HDR support on supported TVs.

Happy streaming!

  • sederx@programming.devEnglish
    31·
    10 months ago

    I for one think it’s absolutely ridiculous that an advertised feature of this device simply doesn’t work.

    But yeah +1 for sunshine . At least actually works.

    • Ugurcan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      What’s ridiculous to me is Steam Link app works wonders when you launch it from SteamDeck to connect to your PC, but the builtin Remote Play is broken as hell. I wonder if they implement different protocols.