Run all games on Android?

[PhilTheBath]

Looking for info on moving off windows to my 16Gb ram / 512 GB/ multiple core phone

[_I_]

better to ask on android forums, and then get laughed at

no way to emulate game on android

you can stream from pc to phone, using link app
but windows games will not natively run on android devices

[PhilTheBath]

Yes understand need for emulation

[PhilTheBath]

Oh ok no emulation available

[PhilTheBath]

Will see if AI can assist I guess

[Tonepoet]

Probably not really going to work too well 'cause most P.C. games are written for x64 processors. Your phone probably uses A.R.M., so you'd need an x64 emulator with linux and wine/proton if you want to escape windows. However, running an emulator is a pretty demanding task in and of itself, and P.C. games are written to take advantage of more powerful hardware. You'll only have access to a fraction of your phone's already limited power.

It'd be easier to go the other way around: Ditch your phone in preference for emulating it on a windows P.C. The Windows P.Cs. can be built to a higher spec. than the average android phone, and android apps are written to be less resource intensive, to reach the widest possible player base, so you could use a program like bluestacks or nox too run android apps more easily. I haven't really found an easy to use android emulator for linux though. Even then though, many apps. are written to take specific advantage of the touchscreen, which can make things difficult.

If you really want to quit windows cold turkey in preference of your phone, you're going to have to play games made for the phone and even then you'll probably want a computer on the side to facilitate side-loading some of the apps that aren't on the Google Playstore (most easily found through itchio[itch.io], but there are likely other sources).

[Zef]

Originally posted by PhilTheBath:

Oh ok no emulation available

It's complicated, there's WINLATOR that uses both WINE as compatibility layer and Box86/Box64 emulation to run x86_64 binaries on ARM.

https://github.com/brunodev85/winlator

Note: the performance on this can vary wildy, and don't expect to play any modern AAA windows games with this on your phone, this is more like for older titles, at least +10years old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KbqQZJBhQ8

[Lord Flashheart]

All games on an android phone?
My guess is a big no.

I am still trying to get crysis to run on my 1999 nokia phone.
Still no luck unfortunately.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You can stream games to a phone/tablet; but no, iOS/Android can not run these PC games natively.

[A&A]

There is Windows for ARM, but it will be drowner to set it up and the result will be terrible.

[A&A]

There is a project that allows you to run Debian emulator, but that would be an even more unholy experience, because you don't have OpenGL, Audio support and some storage limitations(?). With 7 years old linux kernel which have to be updated somehow. Also It is slow.

[PhilTheBath]

Thanks will look into the options. I can understand why an old Nokia won't be an option but I do at least have a modern phone with 16 gig of ram and time.