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Play Windows PC games on Android using Winlator 3

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  1. [4]
    EmperorPenguin
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    Haven't used this yet, but it looks cool! Saw it on Lemmy and thought the gamers of Tildes would be interested.

    Haven't used this yet, but it looks cool! Saw it on Lemmy and thought the gamers of Tildes would be interested.

    9 votes
    1. [3]
      VMX
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      Thanks for this, it does sound cool! Sorry if this is mentioned anywhere, I couldn't find it. But I guess it doesn't require an x86 Android device, right? So it basically emulates x86 Windows...

      Thanks for this, it does sound cool!

      Sorry if this is mentioned anywhere, I couldn't find it. But I guess it doesn't require an x86 Android device, right? So it basically emulates x86 Windows games on ARM Android?

      I have a Shield TV so I'm wondering if it would work there and what the performance would be like.

      3 votes
      1. [2]
        Drupe
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        Short answer: You can run this on ARM devices. Long answer: This app is basically a wrapper with Wine and Box64. Wine is software designed to translate Windows system calls to Unix/Linux system...

        Short answer: You can run this on ARM devices.

        Long answer: This app is basically a wrapper with Wine and Box64. Wine is software designed to translate Windows system calls to Unix/Linux system calls. Technically this is not emulation, but the result is similar.
        Box64 is software designed to run x86_64 Linux software on ARM processors. Combine those two and you can run Windows software on ARM Linux devices, what most Android devices are.

        6 votes
        1. VMX
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          Ahh got it, thanks!

          Ahh got it, thanks!

  2. yosayoran
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    I tried to do it but I can't copy the obb file, and from what I can see online this is a hardcoded restriction. Anyone else has the same problem or know of a solution? Edit: found a solution! Is...

    I tried to do it but I can't copy the obb file, and from what I can see online this is a hardcoded restriction.

    Anyone else has the same problem or know of a solution?

    Edit: found a solution! Is freaking hilarious

    https://droidwin.com/how-to-access-android-13-data-and-obb-folder-transfer-files-in-them/

    2 votes