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Streaming from a modded Switch (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago by SurpriZe@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Probably too far-fetched, but curious anyway since this would make things a lot easier.

Recently got a modded Switch with a chip and it's got custom software with this Tinfoil app on it, and I was wondering if it could be possible to somehow stream to Twitch/YouTube directly, without a capture card, using an app that would work only with a modded version of the console.

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[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can unlock the browser and maybe do it that way. If you just want YouTube, the switch has a YouTube app, no need for homebrew there.

If you want to go full out, you can install a second OS like GNU/Linux or Android and stream with that OS.

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I think what you mean is streaming from YouTube, OP wants to livestream to YouTube

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

BAM!

[–] PlexSheep@feddit.de 1 points 5 months ago

You might be right, oopsie

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's definitely going to make the Switch struggle to maintain its framerate.

[–] Atemu@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago

I wouldn't be so sure about that. The Switch records a 720p30 video all the time for its 30s replay functionality that is on by default.

At least theoretically, capture and encoding themselves shouldn't cause any more performance issues than a stock Switch already has (unless you try to stream and have the replay buffer ofc.) and sending a bunch of video data over a network isn't very intensive.

[–] Willem@kutsuya.dev 2 points 5 months ago

something like this? https://github.com/exelix11/SysDVR

[–] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

Just Google "stream to YouTube from switch" there's a built in option. Here's a screencap of the top result.

[–] Mint_Raccoon@kbin.social 1 points 5 months ago

I don't think that what you want exists. The best I can offer is SysDVR, which streams video to a PC and from there you could livestream that.

Alternatively, you could try your luck asking on GBAtemp and see what they know.