Rainway eShop app will let you stream PC games to Switch

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yeah, but can i play it with a switch controller that's not connected to the pc?

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However would streaming increase the fps on my Switch??? or have i just asked something dumb? :(?
To be honest: yes (sorry :( ). Streaming basically means that the screen and audio output is sent to another device, and it receives input commands from another device (usually the same) as well. Since all the calculations still happen on the PC, you'll never get better output on there.

There is a small 'but', though. Since handheld devices have a far less resolution than your average PC, you can crank that down a lot and get better mileage that way. On the other hand: this is something you can already test to check how it'll run right now.
 
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Sounds pretty useless. If I'm on the go, I won't have internet. If I'm at home, I can just hop on my computer and get a better experience with less lag.
But what if you are on the poopper?
Or maybe you want to play in casual mode, somewhere in your house, while you lie like a sloth.

If Nintendo approve this, I'm happy. They would have at least used a bit of their compatibility with other platform. (Nvidia Chipset ffs, use it at full potential)
 

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For some reason I thought the title said: "Rainway eShop app will let you stream 3DS games to Switch." I don't know how that hell that would have worked but..hey, I guess that's cool. ^_^
 

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I was looking into this over the weekend. It seems Sony already said no to a native ps4 app and microsoft said yes to an xbox one app. They haven't recieved an answer either way from Nintendo.
 

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Question: What if i was to stream GTA V which runs like "Kim Jong Uns Leadership" (i.e its disasterous) whenever i play it on my laptop, on my future Switch??

My point here is that GTA V on my laptop runs at 5-10fps. However would streaming increase the fps on my Switch??? or have i just asked something dumb? :(?
No, it would be even worse, as streaming doesn't mean you're running the game ON the device you're streaming to, it just means it "streams" the video over the internet, allowing you to control it and see the game on the device you are streaming to.
 
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