Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3

christos · 01-14-08, 09:43 AM

I know we discussed this in the past, but today it has been released.

http://www.hartware.de/press_7778.html

I am not currently running Linux on my PS3, but will gladly install it if this thing works well with no noticeable lag. At the very least, I would love to access my emulation library in my living room (I was forced to move my htpc back into my office when I moved recently).

If anyone gives this a shot, please let me know your thoughts.

Tuningmaster · 01-14-08, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christos

I know we discussed this in the past, but today it has been released.

http://www.hartware.de/press_7778.html

I am not currently running Linux on my PS3, but will gladly install it if this thing works well with no noticeable lag. At the very least, I would love to access my emulation library in my living room (I was forced to move my htpc back into my office when I moved recently).

If anyone gives this a shot, please let me know your thoughts.

What the freak? will that really work?

Mr. Hunt · 01-14-08, 10:20 AM

Seems very interesting and if it worked well, I might partake.

Tuningmaster · 01-14-08, 10:22 AM

Crysis on the PS3? lol I would like to see that one.

**nekrosoft13** · 01-14-08, 10:23 AM

this basically plays the game on PC, while streaming picture to the console. catches set amount of frames and sends to the console. I can image it will lag quite a bit

Tuningmaster · 01-14-08, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

this basically plays the game on PC, while streaming picture to the console. catches set amount of frames and sends to the console. I can image it will lag quite a bit

Well whats the point then. That sucks.

CaptNKILL · 01-14-08, 10:45 AM

I used it to play STALKER a few months ago. It was freaking amazing!

STALKER was smooth as butter on an Athlon XP 2Ghz and a 9600 Pro because it was streaming it over LAN from my main rig. It was even playable on my Atari ITX system using a 2.4Ghz P4 and 8Mb intel integrated video (the video playback skipped a lot though because the integrated chip sucks ass).

It looks great too. Its basically the best AA you can imagine at 640x480. With the registered version you can use any resolution you want, its just limited by the bandwidth of the network and the specs of your PCs.

I really could not believe how well this works. There is ZERO lag and the games play exactly like they do on the host computer. Its funny seeing STALKER play itself on my computer though. You can even use the controls on both systems, like if someone is stuck and can't get by something you can sit at the host PC and play that part for them seamlessly.

For what its worth, I don't see a whole lot of use for this since you still need a fast enough PC to host the game (and that PC will be busy running the game as long as the client is playing) but if you have an HTPC set up in your living room and don't feel like moving your gaming rig out there to play a game on your home theater system this should work perfectly. I guess an added bonus is that its great for multitasking and its relatively problem free. Playing a game will only use a few Mb of ram since its just a video, and as long as the program itself works and the game works on the host system you don't have to worry about updating drivers, installing or tweaking the game to work on another PC.

01-14-08, 10:45 AM

Well its not onlt the PS3 but can work for any system with a web browser technically. It allows you to have a great PC and a weaker laptop and when away from home you can play Crysis on the laptop that normally wouldn't be able to run it.

The novelty is there but who knows how well it works, its basically a slingbox for PC Games.

nekrosoft13, i don't believe its images rather then a video with remote input capabilities.

christos · 01-14-08, 11:09 AM

For those who have tried this, would I be able to do something such as launch Meedio (a HTPC frontend) which then launches individual emulator exe's depending on what I choose in the menu I set up...all via streaming?

I'm getting tempted to try this out now as I am home today. How quickly can I get linux setup and installed on my ps3?

Bman212121 · 01-15-08, 12:23 AM

I've tried it a little on a lan and it seemed to work fine. I'm not sure how well playing an FPS might be over the net, but if your playing something a little slower paced it might run a lot better.

Thingding · 01-15-08, 04:32 AM

Maybe it's just me but i'm have a nightmare getting this to run. Has anyone tried it with games that have a launcher? I'm not sure it likes them.

The idea behind this is brilliant, especially as a person who has one great pc and another average one. i can finally game at my desk and get into all those rts's i've been missing out on.

Tho the next question is exactly how much resource does it need to constantly encode and stream video? I'm guessing it's a fair bit.

Wouldn't be expecting 60fps.

Marvel_us · 01-15-08, 07:22 AM

I'm guessing this is similar to how remote play works on psp? Not really that interesting in formatting my hdd though. I'll pass for now.

01-14-08, 09:43 AM	#1
christos Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York Posts: 350	Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 I know we discussed this in the past, but today it has been released. http://www.hartware.de/press_7778.html I am not currently running Linux on my PS3, but will gladly install it if this thing works well with no noticeable lag. At the very least, I would love to access my emulation library in my living room (I was forced to move my htpc back into my office when I moved recently). If anyone gives this a shot, please let me know your thoughts. __________________ Retro Gaming Hub - Relive the classics, one game at a time. http://www.retrogaminghub.com

01-14-08, 10:20 AM	#3
Mr. Hunt Rectal Gravy Connoisseur Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 8,294	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 Seems very interesting and if it worked well, I might partake.

01-14-08, 10:22 AM	#4
Tuningmaster BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 462	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 Crysis on the PS3? lol I would like to see that one.

01-14-08, 10:23 AM	#5
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 this basically plays the game on PC, while streaming picture to the console. catches set amount of frames and sends to the console. I can image it will lag quite a bit __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

01-14-08, 10:45 AM	#7
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 I used it to play STALKER a few months ago. It was freaking amazing! STALKER was smooth as butter on an Athlon XP 2Ghz and a 9600 Pro because it was streaming it over LAN from my main rig. It was even playable on my Atari ITX system using a 2.4Ghz P4 and 8Mb intel integrated video (the video playback skipped a lot though because the integrated chip sucks ass). It looks great too. Its basically the best AA you can imagine at 640x480. With the registered version you can use any resolution you want, its just limited by the bandwidth of the network and the specs of your PCs. I really could not believe how well this works. There is ZERO lag and the games play exactly like they do on the host computer. Its funny seeing STALKER play itself on my computer though. You can even use the controls on both systems, like if someone is stuck and can't get by something you can sit at the host PC and play that part for them seamlessly. For what its worth, I don't see a whole lot of use for this since you still need a fast enough PC to host the game (and that PC will be busy running the game as long as the client is playing) but if you have an HTPC set up in your living room and don't feel like moving your gaming rig out there to play a game on your home theater system this should work perfectly. I guess an added bonus is that its great for multitasking and its relatively problem free. Playing a game will only use a few Mb of ram since its just a video, and as long as the program itself works and the game works on the host system you don't have to worry about updating drivers, installing or tweaking the game to work on another PC. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

01-14-08, 10:45 AM	#8
\|MaguS\| Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 Well its not onlt the PS3 but can work for any system with a web browser technically. It allows you to have a great PC and a weaker laptop and when away from home you can play Crysis on the laptop that normally wouldn't be able to run it. The novelty is there but who knows how well it works, its basically a slingbox for PC Games. nekrosoft13, i don't believe its images rather then a video with remote input capabilities.

01-14-08, 11:09 AM	#9
christos Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York Posts: 350	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 For those who have tried this, would I be able to do something such as launch Meedio (a HTPC frontend) which then launches individual emulator exe's depending on what I choose in the menu I set up...all via streaming? I'm getting tempted to try this out now as I am home today. How quickly can I get linux setup and installed on my ps3? __________________ Retro Gaming Hub - Relive the classics, one game at a time. http://www.retrogaminghub.com

01-15-08, 12:23 AM	#10
Bman212121 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,726	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 I've tried it a little on a lan and it seemed to work fine. I'm not sure how well playing an FPS might be over the net, but if your playing something a little slower paced it might run a lot better.

01-15-08, 04:32 AM	#11
Thingding Cakes > Pies Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 419	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 Maybe it's just me but i'm have a nightmare getting this to run. Has anyone tried it with games that have a launcher? I'm not sure it likes them. The idea behind this is brilliant, especially as a person who has one great pc and another average one. i can finally game at my desk and get into all those rts's i've been missing out on. Tho the next question is exactly how much resource does it need to constantly encode and stream video? I'm guessing it's a fair bit. Wouldn't be expecting 60fps. __________________ ASUS N2M32 Deluxe W/l, AMD64 X2 4200+, 2x1gb paired Corsair DDR800, 8800GTS, Vista HP, Sony KDL40W2000

01-15-08, 07:22 AM	#12
Marvel_us FOOL! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 3,754	Re: Stream my Game - Play any PC game on PS3 I'm guessing this is similar to how remote play works on psp? Not really that interesting in formatting my hdd though. I'll pass for now. __________________ Main Rig Intel Q6600 QUAD\|\| Gigabyte P35-DS3L \|\|XFX 7900GTX\|\| G.Skill 6GB PC2-6400 \|\| OCZ Agility 60GB SSD \|\| WD 320GB + WD Green 1TB HDD \|\| Samsung 20" LCD \|\| CoolMax 650W PSU \|\| *60gb PS3 Owner* *PSNid: Marvel_us*

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