AMD now lets Windows 10 gamers with Radeon GPUs play local co-op remotely
AMD Link app is revamped to flesh out streaming features
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AMDnow lets gamers hook up with each other to play local co-op games remotely on theirWindows 10PCs, which could obviously be a boon for socially-distanced gaming – with one major caveat.
The catch being that theWindows 10PCs involved must all be running anAMD graphics card(not just the host computer).
This new functionality arrives with the latest AMD Radeon Adrenalin graphics driver (version 21.4.1), courtesy of the AMD Link version 4.0 software. The ‘Link Game’ feature allows for playing local co-op (or multiplayer split-screen) in remote fashion (in much the same vein asSteam’s cool Remote Play ability). However, as mentioned,Nvidia GPUowners are excluded from the fun.
TV smarts
The (free) AMD Link app has also introduced the ability to stream a game from your host gaming PC to another Windows 10 computer, or you can stream to a phone, tablet or smart TV. In the latter case, support has been brought in for Android TV 7.0 or better, orAppleTV 4th and 5th generation running tvOS 12.x or better.
AMD further notes that the Link app now supports up to 144 frames per second for smoother gameplay (assuming your hardware is capable of that),4Kstreaming, and it also caters for 5.1 surround sound.
Various other improvements have been ushered in with the new Adrenalin graphics driver, including different installation options, one of which is a minimal installation with a streamlined interface, or indeed there’s a graphics driver-only install.
There’s a new ‘streaming wizard’ here, too, which aims to help first-time users configure their recording and streaming settings, getting up and running with a minimum of fuss.
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Darren is a freelancer writing news and features for TechRadar (and occasionally T3) across a broad range of computing topics including CPUs, GPUs, various other hardware, VPNs, antivirus and more. He has written about tech for the best part of three decades, and writes books in his spare time (his debut novel - ‘I Know What You Did Last Supper’ - was published by Hachette UK in 2013).
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