Wow ... what a rather snarky and rude response. Yet for some reason I am deciding to try to help you understand - since you immediately noted you didn't get my meaning:
Not sure what you mean by it not making sense.
Oh ...
But I get it
You were correct the first time.
You can stream from any device that's powerful enough to run the game to the platform of your choice
Yes, I know this very well. However, there are important requirements:
#1 - the computer you are streaming from needs to be powered ON.
#2 - for best performance your 'source' should be connected to a wired network.
So, unless you need to play this game "on the road" without Internet and you absolutely want to pay for it twice - it should make sense.
Or ... maybe there are other reasons you *gasp* hadn't considered ...
If you go to #1 above and consider that since 1997 I have only used laptops, you might be able to surmise that having a permanent location for a computer is not something of particular value to me.
So in order to stream this game I would need to take my PC laptop out from my bedside table and set it up somewhere that would be connected to ethernet and leave it powered on with Steam running to be able to game stream. Not impossible, but not worth it for me.
Especially for a game like Civ 6 - which is turn-based and will look a lot better streamed than ported to a tablet where they have to severely reduce detail.
That is a very interesting uninformed opinion. Let me restate in a more factual way: "Because the graphics of the iPad version are set to be similar to the low/medium levels that would be selected for a modern laptop with a Core i5 process and Intel integrated graphics of at least the 5 series, it is entirely possible that with a more powerful computer and solid internet connection that a better graphical experience could be realized."
Which is true, but since my Alienware 13 isn't the most recent revision, I am unable to play many newer games with full settings. This includes Civ VI - but I have found that playing on a 13" screen tends to make those things matter much less - and the same is true for a 10.5" screen. If I was playing on a larger monitor it would be different.
I'm sort of the same way, just much worse.
I bought myself a PS4 Pro and an Xbox One X - for instance.
So, I know about paying for things I don't actually need.
So you are equating your spending ~$1000 on things essentially based on FOMO to my spending a grand total of $55 for a game that was $60 new and that I already know I love so I can play it on a different platform?
... oooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh - kkkkkkkaaaaaayyyyyy ...
You're not really into seriously playing the games themselves - but you like the flexibility of playing them on multiple platforms on the off chance that you would actually sit down and dedicate yourself to one of them
Aside from being arrogant and condescending ... WTF are you even getting at? I bought and have played Civ VI, and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, I haven't touched my Steam copy since May until now, but was thinking about playing again. Playing on my PC gets the fans spinning which is loud; playing on my older MacBook Air is not very pleasant; and my new retina MacBook is pretty much dedicated to my music studio (I.e. no games).
So the opportunity to play the full game on my iPad sounded great. I am certainly not gaming to the extent I have in the past, so it will take me a while to work through things, but so far I am loving the iPad experience, including how I can tap the app on my dock and immediately pick up where I left off.