What is your recommendation for an Android device to play games on a TV?

[666nyan666]

Just looking for something affordable and easy to use so I can play through the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series.

Thanks!

 

[godreborn]

I don't know if this is helpful, but I love the Nvidia shield. It will have the history of your phone if you use the same Gmail account. It can also use a dualsense and I think series x controller.

 

[tech3475]

Do you have a smartphone with HDMI output support?

I don't know if this is helpful, but I love the Nvidia shield. It will have the history of your phone if you use the same Gmail account. It can also use a dualsense and I think series x controller.

I just checked and I don’t think Android TV/Shield officially supports all the games E.g. FFI.

You may be able to side load, but AFAIK the default launcher doesn’t support side loaded apps so you either have to use a different launcher or another app to run the game, presuming it works.

I looked on Amazon and it’s only listing one of my Fire Sticks as supported, but I don’t know which model it is and even then I haven’t used Fire for gaming in years. Although something like the 4K on sale may be among the cheapest options, if it’s suitable at all.

 

[Scarlet]

Do you have a smartphone with HDMI output support?



I just checked and I don’t think Android TV/Shield officially supports all the games E.g. FFI.

You may be able to side load, but AFAIK the default launcher doesn’t support side loaded apps so you either have to use a different launcher or another app to run the game, presuming it works.

I looked on Amazon and it’s only listing one of my Fire Sticks as supported, but I don’t know which model it is and even then I haven’t used Fire for gaming in years. Although something like the 4K on sale may be among the cheapest options, if it’s suitable at all.

I can confirm this. Checking on my Shield TV it’s just the 3D games that show up. FF3 kinda great though.

 

[666nyan666]

Do you have a smartphone with HDMI output support?



I just checked and I don’t think Android TV/Shield officially supports all the games E.g. FFI.

You may be able to side load, but AFAIK the default launcher doesn’t support side loaded apps so you either have to use a different launcher or another app to run the game, presuming it works.

I looked on Amazon and it’s only listing one of my Fire Sticks as supported, but I don’t know which model it is and even then I haven’t used Fire for gaming in years. Although something like the 4K on sale may be among the cheapest options, if it’s suitable at all.

I'm familar with the Nvidia Shield but was not aware that sideloading was not possible on the device.

 

[tech3475]

I'm familar with the Nvidia Shield but was not aware that sideloading was not possible on the device.

It is possible, but the stock launcher wont show the apps. The easiest workarounds I’ve found is to either use a third party app as a proxy which is on the play store (which will therefore show up on the home screen) or to use a different launcher altogether.

I ended up just switching to a third party launcher years ago, since I’m not fond of the stock one.

edit:

AFAIK this is an issue with Android TV, not just the Shield.

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

Eh, I just have a Fire TV Cube and it's alright if you're fine with sideloading.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Nvidia Shield in case you can buy it.

Also, you should play:

Ridge Racer Slipstream if it works on your Android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.ridgeracerss

Excellent RR game and true to its roots unlike Unbounded (Split/Second x Burnout ripoff).

 

[Latiodile]

Nvidia Shield in case you can buy it.

Also, you should play:

Ridge Racer Slipstream if it works on your Android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.ridgeracerss

Excellent RR game and true to its roots unlike Unbounded (Split/Second x Burnout ripoff).

that link lead me to a 404

 

[Hayato213]

Nvidia Shield

 

[jeffyTheHomebrewer]

that link lead me to a 404

So? Just put web.archive.org/web/0/ before the link, and see if you get anything with that.

 

[RAHelllord]

If your phone can run the app check if you can mirror your display to a TV via a simple USB-C to HDMI cable. Most modern android phones since about android 12 support that. Specifically Motorola and Samsung have that as part of their advertising strategy, but other manufacturers should also mention whether it works or not in the tech specs on the product page somewhere.
In case that is an option for you you just need the proper cable and a bluetooth controller and you're good to go.
If you're in for a phone upgrade anyhow consider just getting a phone that supports it and your favorite controller instead of getting a dedicated android device to handle it. I have a Moto G100 with a snapdragon 870+ and it's perfectly fine for 1080p gaming, both on the phone screen and on a TV.

 

[Marc_LFD]

that link lead me to a 404

Oh, that's probably because Bandai delisted (removed) it although if you "claimed" it it still shows.

You can download the APK + Data files to play it, or try to. Great game.

Somehow Android got a better RR than Consoles/PC did. 🤨

P.S. I'm not forgetting RR 6 and 7, rather comparing it to Unbounded.

 

[AncientBoi]

A FPS western shooting game, where you go up against @Marc_LFD

 

[Marc_LFD]

A FPS western shooting game, where you go up against @Marc_LFD

Haha.

Shooting games on Android are a bit of an annoyance as they rely on touch screen controls. I did play PUBG many years ago on an Android tablet using a mouse and keyboard and that was awesome.

Was it cheating considering the rest were likely using the shitty touch screen controls? I guess.