How To Make Your PC Act Like A Console: Easy Couch Gaming on PC!
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Published 2021-09-14
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Did you just get a kick ass console game on your PC because the frame rates are just plain better? Do you wish you didn't have to play it at your desk, with your beautiful big screen television sitting in the next room, unused? Does your ass yearn for the couch after hours in that $50 office chair?
Well then this guide is for you. I'm gonna show you, step-by-step how to use your PC like you would a console. Sitting on your couch in front of your TV. And best of all, not dealing with hair-pulling, endless troubleshooting nightmares.
GONE are the days of pressing play, thinking it's not working, but it's really just playing on the wrong monitor! GONE are the days of thinking you got it all correct, until you get to what you hope is just a really artsy cutscene, because that would explain the missing audio. And GONE are the days of trying to swap audio devices, but you don’t have your mouse, because you didn’t think you’d be troubleshooting AGAIN.
In this guide, I detail what products to buy, how to configure Windows, Steam Big Picture Mode, and your XBOX controller, so that moving from your PC to your TV in the other room is a snap.
Pick up some memory cards and shove em into your three and a half inch floppy drive cause your PC is about to start acting like a console.
All Comments (21)
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Microsoft needs to make a feature where you can just boot your PC like a console into a simplified controller compatible desktop. Since people have games downloaded across different launchers (epic, steam, GOG, EA, Uplay) it is a hassle having to use the mouse to get started every time.
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This is actually a really helpful video from a small channel, with damn good quality content, I didn't even expect it to be this comforting to watch your video!
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This video is super underrated! You've made all the pains of shifting gaming from the desktop to the couch as seamless as possible!
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This is extremely high quality, thank you very much
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You're the best! Thank you very much, you convinced me to stay at PC Gaming since now I can hang on the couch and play my games from there
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This video is actually useful. Thanks for making it :)
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Great video! I had pretty much given up on PC couch gaming because it’s way more complicated to get the right setup than it should be, but your trick with unplugging and plugging in the HDMI cable to the TV to create two “modes” finally fixed the issues I was running into. I also use Playnite instead of steam big picture because it has more customization options and is able to hold my entire library regardless of launcher, if you haven’t yet I recommend checking it out. I also use a program called JoyXoff to bind KBM features to my Xbox controller so I don’t even need a keyboard or mouse at all on the couch! Thanks again!
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Super underrated Video, some super helpful tips in here thx!
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Damn bro this production quality! You are underrated af!
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ok the cable extension part is really smart, I'm totally trying this😃
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bro this vidoe was amazing and exactly what I was looking for, upgraded my current pc instead of buying a ps5 or series x to have both the couch gaming experience and gaming PC Felt like watching someone with 1million subs man, nice quality video wish you the best
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Those Hdmi extenders are an awesome idea. Will protect the ports while making switching easier. Great tip
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Amazing tutorial. You definitely deserve more likes.
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This is EXACTLY what i was looking for! i didnt expect to find a full from 0 to 100 guide on this topic!
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Very very well made video I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers. I liked and subbed happy new year!
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Such a pro grade tutorial, and you definitely deserve a million subs! Well, I am adding my share here at least, Liked and Subscribed... Kudos man!
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Amazing!! thank you!! Would be nice if you could include Dualshock 3/4 instructions as well... but great video man, thanks!
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Nice video, very detailed! ❤️
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You can skip a lot of this by just using steam. You can set big picture mode to activate by tapping twice the xbox button and you can select the TV as video input automatically. All this in steam configuration menu. And if you want use your PC just as a console you can select to boot directly in steam big picture.
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This is an awesome tutorial. Thank you for sharing this great setup! I would add - get HyperX ChargePlay Duo instead of batteries. It makes it way more comfortable and makes a nice compact stand for two controllers
