That’s why the Steam Link box included a physical network connection, along with USB ports that accepted any PC controller, or even a keyboard and mouse if you wanted to get fancy. Streaming games with minimal latency or little visual artifacting requires a robust network, and the Steam In-Home Streaming software that powers Valve’s platform works best over ethernet (even 5GHz Wi-Fi can be spotty in congested areas). Indeed it was.Īpps simply can’t offer the same experience as the modestly priced Steam Link did, though.
When Valve announced the Steam Link mobile apps in May we mused that it might just be the final nail in the black box’s coffin. The Steam Link itself frequently sold for $5 during sales, and just $2.50 during the last Steam Summer Sale. Steam Machines disappeared from Steam’s hardware tab this past spring.
Valve’s been dialing back its once-ambitious hardware push for a while. Of course, this doesn’t really come as a surprise. KitGuru Says: I had always meant to pick up a Steam Link to try out but I never got around to it.So while the Steam Link hardware is dead, the software-its spirit-lives on. We haven't heard anything new about the iOS version of the app since then. Initially, the iOS version was approved for release on the App Store but Apple withdrew due to ties to the Steam Store.
The Steam Link app has yet to arrive on iOS. Instead, focus will be shifting to the Steam Link app, which is currently available on Android and some Smart TVs. Once those last remaining units are gone, Valve is not planning to restock for the foreseeable future. Valve has officially sold out of Steam Link boxes in Europe and is close to being sold out in the US. Nowadays, Steam Link is available as an app for in-home streaming, so Valve is discontinuing the physical box. Both devices were designed with the goal of tackling PC gaming in the living room. Valve's first foray into designing its own hardware brought the Steam Link and Steam Controller into the world.
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