Not exactly groundbreaking science here, folks. I saw network latency averaging around 90ms, but naturally there were spikes. So, I wasn’t smart enough to take a bunch of screenshots or anything, but I tested this setup on two different trips to, 1 to the East and 1 to the South, and performance definitely varied depending on my cell signal. Wow, wasn’t expecting 4 miliseconds of total latency streaming to my phone! Pretty freaking cool! Now let’s switch over to 4g mobile data, drive all over the place, and see what happens. Let’s start on my home WiFi network to see a best-case scenario. Ok, so now all we need to do is test everything all together. It was only $35, too, so about the cost of just a controller. What I decided on is a folding Bluetooth keyboard and touchpad combo that has a built-in rechargeable battery and, when folded, is about the same size as my phone. I thought about getting a cheap Bluetooth controller, but in my past experiences I’ve found that most cheap Bluetooth controllers really just belong in the garbage, plus I have a few games that require actual keyboard input (such as Kerbal Space Program). Unlike SteamLink, Parsec does not offer on-screen controls for game input, so you have to figure that out on your own. ![]() There was one snag though: controlling the game. Plus it has 4g connectivity, naturally, so I could theoretically connect anywhere I have signal. Once it’s installed, just login and you should see your gaming server pop up, ready to go.Īnother plus is that my phone (Pixel 3a) has a much more recent and more powerful wifi card in it, so hopefully our latency is lower when connected to a network. So let’s move on to actual Android, shall we? On AndroidĪ big plus out of the gate for Android is there’s a native app already on Google Play, which means performance should be a lot better than what we got straight out of the Chrome web browser with the Chromebook. I’d much rather just buy a better gaming laptop at that point. I’m sure a newer Chromebook that could natively run Android apps would work out a lot better, but that would mean getting another computer that would only be able to game as long as I had an internet connection. The latency was terrible (850ms+) and the client would actually timeout every few seconds, so I think that latency meter was definitely a best-case scenario. Would you look at that! Unfortunately, my self high-fiving was very short lived as soon as I tried to actually play the game. Well, luckily Parsec supports streaming directly through the web browser, though they are quick to point out that performance will suffer and it might not be as seamless an experience. On Chrome OSĭespite my best efforts, I was unable to install the official Android Parsec app on my Chromebook. I had to make a new account and all that, but it only took a few seconds to do. I’m running Windows 10, so that’s what I chose. Just go to the Parsec website and download the appropriate client for the computer you want to act as a Parsec server. I wonder if I can stream my gaming desktop to some of my other, super low-power devices and truly game on the go without needing to use my big, heavy, hot, old gaming laptop that is currently soft-bricked because of a BIOS mod gone wrong? Leave your big, expensive, cumbersome gaming desktop at home or upstairs in a closet, then just stream your games to a Raspberry Pi hooked up to a TV, a low-powered laptop, or even a mobile device. This isn’t exactly the intended use case for Parsec, which is really meant to be used as a kind of poor-man’s cloud gaming service. ![]() Well, I recently got an idea while watching a Linus Tech Tips video where they described how they are using Parsec to seamlessly RDP to their beefy work computers from the comfort of their lowly home machines. I don’t pretend to come up with all of my ideas completely on my own.
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