Here's Halo Infinite and GTA 3 running on an ebook reader

Date:
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:41:02 +0000

Description:
A Reddit user has found a way to boot up their games collection through an ebook reader.

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Porting video games to devices they were never meant to be played on is a
long and storied tradition. People have been playing Doom on smart fridges , cameras , and Twitter for years, so its only right that other titles make their way onto non-gaming household tech.

One Reddit user has set his sights on the humble ereader as the next unexpected gaming platform, showing its possible to play Halo Infinite , GTA 3, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic , and other classics on a
greyscale, E Ink screen.

Achilleswing , the Reddit user and apparent ereader aficionado in question, booted up a multiplayer match of Halo Infinite on their ebook reader of choice, demonstrating just what the device can do. As youd expect, its not
the smoothest of experiences, suffering from an extremely low refresh rate, lots of image ghosting, and constant stuttering, but its definitely Halo Infinite being played on a device meant for reading books. halo_infinite from r/einkgames

GTA 3 is noticeably better. Its simpler graphics let it run much more smoothly, and the game's just about playable. Its certainly good enough to
let you run around its greyscale open world and cause some carnage.

Theyve also booted up Star War: Knights of the Old Republic , and suggested its turn-based combat, slow dialogue system, and high contrast color palette makes it particularly well-suited to being played on an ebook reader.

Achilleswing has also tested out The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Morrowind, Pokmon Crystal, and Paper Mario on the device. Theyve even set up their own subreddit to share clips of each game in action. gta_iii from r/einkgames

As for how they've managed to play the games on their ebook reader, Achilleswing has a few tricks up their sleeve. They use an Onyx Boox Nova
Pro, an Android ereader that can support the Google Play Store after a little tweaking in its settings menu. Add the Google Play Store app, and youll be able to download the Android ports of several games straight to your ereader, including GTA 3 and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

To run Halo Infinite, Achilleswing says they downloaded the Xbox Game Pass Android app and played the game remotely by connecting to an Xbox One .

He emphasizes that his Boox Nova Pro is a fairly inexpensive model with low hardware specs in comparison to many ereaders on the market. If your device supports a high refresh rate and is capable of downloading the Google Play app, you should be able to hook up a few games of your own. Analysis: putting games where they dont belong

There's little reason why youd want to run any of these games through an ereader. Seeing a Spartan jump up and down, or a Jedi ignite their lightsaber on an inky greyscale screen is fairly amusing, but doesnt serve much purpose. Youd be better off running the games through an Android phone or tablet, as their apps were originally designed for.

But Achilleswings efforts are a firm reminder that hardware enthusiasts will always enjoy porting video games to places they dont belong. A pregnancy test isnt a great place to enjoy the high-octane first-person shooting of Doom,
but that doesn't mean its not weirdly satisfying to see it run the game.

Achilleswings subreddit not only acts as a place for them to share their
ebook gaming habits but also to invite others to join them. Although ereaders wont be the next must-have gaming platform, some enthusiasts will likely pick up the trend.

Of course, if you'd rather not remove all the color from Halo Infinite, you can grab an Xbox Series S below, instead. Best GTA games



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