iPhone 8 & wingspan

[janpred65]

Brand new user. I possess only an iPhone 8 (iOS 15.5) with 256 GB (131 GB available) . Wonder if wingspan will run on this machine?

[Crazy Tiger]

Steam is a store in PC games.

Wingspan is, as far as I know, available in the App store and should run on your device if bought there.

[Cathulhu]

The Steam copy of Wingspan will not work on your iPhone. Steam only sells PC games.
Only Windows and Mac OS are supported, not iOS.

I suggest you get a refund.

[ReBoot]

Get the Steam link app if you want Steam games on your iPhone.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

PC and Phone not same. Steam does not sell mobile phone games, only PC games.

If you're planning to stream the game to your phone, you have two options.

A) You need PC connected to the internet, to stream to your phone that also connected to the internet, you be using Steam play via app store to stream game from PC to your phone.

- OR -

B) Check to see if Nvidia GeForce Now supports the game before buying, if it does, then you can stream the game to your phone using Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service. Download the Nvidia GeForce Now via app store.


If you want native gameplay that not stream to you, you have to get the game via App store on your phone, not from Steam, or anywhere else.

[Cathulhu]

Escrito originalmente por ReBoot:

Get the Steam link app if you want Steam games on your iPhone.

Which would still require a PC to stream the game from. According to OP, they only have an iPhone.

[ReBoot]

Escrito originalmente por Cathulhu:

Escrito originalmente por ReBoot:

Get the Steam link app if you want Steam games on your iPhone.

Which would still require a PC to stream the game from. According to OP, they only have an iPhone.

To be honest, I can't wrap my head around someone owning nothing but an smartphone stumbling upon Steam. Hell, you can't even buy Steam games through the iOS Link app (which you can't use without a PC in the first place).

[janpred65]

Thanks for explaining. As per a previous reply, wingspan is available on AppStore, so I will buy it there.

Escrito originalmente por Cathulhu:

The Steam copy of Wingspan will not work on your iPhone. Steam only sells PC games.
Only Windows and Mac OS are supported, not iOS.

I suggest you get a refund.

[Washell]

Escrito originalmente por ReBoot:

I can't wrap my head around someone owning nothing but an smartphone stumbling upon Steam.

Probably googling for a place to buy wingspan.

[janpred65]

Oh, but this is my path to this question/discussion:
1. Referred to Steam by a friend in a different country and who is unaware that I possess only an iPhone .
2. I go onto Steam, read introductory stuff, create a logon, download the mobile thing, did the steam guard, contributed to Steam wallet, found and connected to friend, accepted a gift, PURCHASED wingspan and finally was blocked at the download game point.

Easy, peasy. All that without any mention that the offered games will not work on an iPhone , not a hint.

The Help option was NO help since the “Launch” never launched with NO suggested reason for the no launch.

I have requested a refund. And wondered to the authorities WHY , somewhere on the title page, in the introductory remarks, during attempts to purchase … there is no suggestion as to how the offered games will not work on the connected platform .
I’m certain this is possible because others do this detect the connected device’s capabilities and make suggestion for a happier outcome.

Escrito originalmente por ReBoot:

Escrito originalmente por Cathulhu:

Which would still require a PC to stream the game from. According to OP, they only have an iPhone.

To be honest, I can't wrap my head around someone owning nothing but an smartphone stumbling upon Steam. Hell, you can't even buy Steam games through the iOS Link app (which you can't use without a PC in the first place).

[janpred65]

Now the question remains: will the friend’s PC steam version of wingspan allow us to play the game together when I spin up the AppStore version?

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Escrito originalmente por janpred65:

Now the question remains: will the friend’s PC steam version of allow us to play the game together when I spin up the AppStore version?

AFAIK from quick search, yes it has crossplay support.

[I am BB ⭕⃤]

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[Cathulhu]

The storepage shows the system requirements, even in the app. You not reading them is your fault.

[crunchyfrog]

Escrito originalmente por janpred65:

Now the question remains: will the friend’s PC steam version of wingspan allow us to play the game together when I spin up the AppStore version?

Read the game's details. Google their support on their webpage.

It might tell you there's cross platform support, but if there is, it would rather be unusual.

[janpred65]

I read it all, but I am an optimistic fool.

Escrito originalmente por Cathulhu:

The storepage shows the system requirements, even in the app. You not reading them is your fault.