After last fall signaling its intentions to expand into cloud gaming, Netflix today launched a new app that will soon allow subscribers to play games on their TV. The app, dubbed “Netflix Game Controller,” lets you use your phone as a controller after pairing it with your TV in order to play the games available […]
Honestly it depends on the game. If it’s a purely mouse-controlled game like a point&click, why not use the phone as a trackpad so you can game on the far larger screen?
Sure it’s a bit silly, but even if we have controllers around the home few of us have trackpads like a Steam Controller, nevermind a whole lapboard.
Honestly it depends on the game. If it’s a purely mouse-controlled game like a point&click, why not use the phone as a trackpad so you can game on the far larger screen?
Sure it’s a bit silly, but even if we have controllers around the home few of us have trackpads like a Steam Controller, nevermind a whole lapboard.
It would also work fine for 2D platformers
I still disagree. If you have to constantly look away from the screen to look at your controller, the experience is suboptimal.