Google Play Games for PC is Getting Support for 4K and Some Console Game Controllers (theverge.com) 13
Google is adding some new features to the Google Play Games Beta on PC, its service that lets you play Android games on a PC, including support for 4K screen resolution on "supported monitors" and for popular console gaming controllers. From a report: Google detailed the updates in a blog post from Arjun Dayal, Google Play Games' director of product. With the new support for 4K, you can now pick your screen resolutions while in game. "Simply press Shift + Tab in any game to select from a menu of supported resolutions," according to Dayal. The game controllers that are now supported include the Xbox Series X / S controller, the Xbox One controller, Sony's DualSense controller for PS5, and its DualShock controller for PS4. Google isn't the only company that's making it easier to use your other controllers on its platform; Apple added iOS support for the DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers with iOS 14.5, while Valve rolled out DualSense support in Steam in 2020.
Neat (Score:2)
I haven't.
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Who doesn't want Candy Crush in 4K from your couch using a controller?
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Don't blame Google for having poor discoverability, it's not like they've a background in building search eng- ... ...wait a fuckin' minute...
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I think BlueStacks should be way more reactive to offer compatibility for recent games than a behemoth like Google.
Just my $0.02
supported monitors?? Or any display that can do 4K (Score:2)
supported monitors?? Or any display that can do 4K?
But what Android games work good on non touch screen pc's?
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Any menu driven game where you are touching things will probably be superior with a mouse.
Games with 'touch controls' like a driving game would be significantly worse.
OK, but... (Score:3)
... my phone already runs hotter and hotter every time MTGA updates. Throwing in the task of 4K wrangling wirelessly at the hardware sounds just makes me think I'm treating it like a frying pan.
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runs hotter and hotter every time MTGA updates
That is just MTGA sucking all of the ass. That isn't a well put together game.
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Oh absolutely. You're completely right and I don't for a second think it's optimised AT ALL.
When there's an update and I'm seeing the size of the download I'm left asking "are you kidding me?" every time.
I'm continually looking for a good enough way to just VM into a PC playing MtG Online through the phone. That game might be a dinosaur with a UI looking almost Windows 3.1-ish but bless the guys keeping it updated and not turning it into a Lootbox firehose. Arena feels like a casino crossed with a drug push
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But between no way to have a few minutes of play and a way with a lot of compromises Arena remains better than nothing.
I rather have nothing. They took away Duels, and replaced it with this mess. Duels had its issues, but it was tons better than Arena.
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I'm sad to say I never played that one. Maybe the companies behind Sorcerytcg or FaB will make a Shandalar-like someday since WOTC clearly won't.