Local Wireless Multiplayer Support

[andritolion]

Why not add a feature that creates a local Wi-Fi network for multiplayer with people with another Steam Deck or a PC, so you can play LAN games without needing to make a hotspot on your phone. Dedicated consoles, like the 3DS and Switch, have local multiplayer support. It would also be nice if the Steam Deck always made a virtual network for games, and if Steam OS detects a game is scanning for local multiplayer sessions on this virtual network, it pops up a dialog to make a real local multiplayer session and wireless network, so the experience is as seamless as a console.

[V𝐢𝐧𝐢gas Ba𝗸𝗸 🫎]

turn on mobile hotspot on phone, and here you have it.

[Marlock]

Автор сообщения: V𝐢𝐧𝐢gas Ba𝗸𝗸

turn on mobile hotspot on phone, and here you have it.

er... that's exactly not what the OP wanted...

Автор сообщения: andritolion

without needing to make a hotspot on your phone

there are ways to make wifi hotspots on linux and it's usually not terribly hard...

the instructions below should show a similar interface to what is offered on Desktop Mode on the Deck (because SteamOS is based on Arch Linux with a KDE Plasma DE as targeted by the article):
https://websetnet.net/how-to-create-wlan-hotspot-on-ubuntu-with-kde-plasma-5/

you should be able to change back to Gaming Mode after putting the hotspot up, without breaking the setup


ps: even if the game supports local LAN multiplayer, you'll probably need a bridge to the actual internet to satisfy Steam's online features... or you might be able to place steam in "offline mode" to prevent some of its complaints

pps: in case the above proves problematic, you might be able to remove Steam from the equation and even convert several online multiplayer games into local LAN games, chech out Goldberg Emulator:
https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator/

[dimen363]

Steam already has remote play together - if you could extrnd that to connecting to other decks, devices locally running steam then I think it could technically work.

[logan2611]

All SteamOS needs is a program called "hostapd" and it could create WiFi Access Points out of the box, unfortunately SteamOS does not come with this program. Even just adding this could at least allow modders to add this functionality.

[cheater]

Also requested here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/2/3417683648801324446/

A similar thing I requested but it's wired: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/2/6117591738157800523/

[Girlcow Lyn]

Requested here as well: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/2/3498761139326154249/

Definitely hoping Valve considers adding this.