[Q] do games stream at 720p or 1080p and downscale?

[glitchhawk]

do we have to have our games set to 720p for it to line up correctly on the shield, or will our GPU's do this automatically? or does the shield do this on the receiving end?

 

[agrabren]

It should be automatic.

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[glitchhawk]

It should be automatic.

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sweet, that will be good. it would be annoying to switch every time...

 

[jadengore]

Thank you I've been wondering this for a while. Will it still run in 1080p on our computers? I'm hoping it will downscale to 720p so it won't get my GPU too hot.

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[agrabren]

The game switches to 720p so it can have better settings than if it were driving a higher resolution.

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[jadengore]

The game switches to 720p so it can have better settings than if it were driving a higher resolution.

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Perfect! So should I also install GeForce Experience so that non-Steam games will work as well?

 

[glitchhawk]

Perfect! So should I also install GeForce Experience so that non-Steam games will work as well?

if my understanding is correct you will need GFE for streaming no matter what. however non-steam games should just be added to steam if im understanding agrabren correctly. they just have to be able to run in full screen.