I left the rig to its default 'balanced' setting if this box is going to beat out my absurdly practical wire-through-the-wall approach, it's going to need to 'just work' without a second thought. Here, you can adjust the display for overscan compensation, change your WiFi and network setting, tweak language preferences, check for firmware updates and choose among three streaming quality options: fast, balanced and beautiful. There's not much to the Start Playing and Support sections (one starts Steam's In-Home Streaming feature and the other simply redirects to a support site), but the Settings menu actually has quite a few options. Only three options appear on the device's home screen: Start Playing, Settings and Support. Those hurdles cut out a considerable portion of Steam users, who had to either continue using their Steam Link box (which was discontinued in November 2018) to stream to a non-mobile screen, or to simply not have the ability to stream at all.The Link's main menu doesn't offer much, but at least it's easy to navigate.

RELATED: Steam Has Reached 1 Billion UsersĪlthough mobile Steam Link support launched last year, there were certain “business conflicts” that prevented Apple devices from being supported, according to Valve. Additionally, the Steam Link is compatible with MFI controllers, as well as Valve’s Steam Controller.

In order to connect, users need to utilize a 5Ghz network or be connected via a wired ethernet connection. Valve is helping to reduce the clutter on gamers’ desks by removing the need for the Steam Link box as the way to stream games on screens not directly connected to a PC.Īnnounced last week, the Valve Steam Link app is now available on Apple iOS devices, granting Steam users the ability to stream their game libraries directly to their Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad.

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