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Why We Built Arcade Link: Beyond the Browser

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Arcade Link Desktop Client

The Browser Limit

We love the web. It's accessible, instant, and works everywhere. But for high-fidelity retro gaming and seamless streaming, the browser has limitations:

  1. Controller Support: While the Gamepad API is good, native drivers offer lower latency.
  2. File Access: Loading large ROM libraries from your local disk is faster with a native app.
  3. Streaming: To broadcast your gameplay to Arcade-Verse without OBS, we need deeper system access than a browser tab allows.

Enter Arcade Link

Arcade Link is our answer. It's a lightweight desktop client that connects directly to your Arcade-Verse account.

Download the beta today at link.arcade-verse.com.

Want to build this yourself?

Check out Nexus Hub and Nexus Retro for the tools mentioned in this article.