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Valve Stops Selling Steam Link - no longer for sale
Valve stopped selling the Steam Link box that allows PC games to be streamed to a TV. The box is sold out in Europe and almost no longer available in the US, says Valve .
The Steam Link box will still be supported by Valve in the coming time frame. The function of the box is also available in Steam Link apps for smartphones, smart TVs and third-party TV cabinets. Through Steam Link, users of Valve Game Store Steam can stream their games to TVs within their home network. Because of that feature, Steam Link is not yet available for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
Apple has been banning Steam Link from its App Store since May. Apple believes that Valve sells games that are playable on iOS, which Apple does not allow. Valve states that players can only stream games that they have purchased for their PC. The two companies are in discussion on this, but there is as yet no solution for the situation.
Valve Steam Machine entries removed from website - 04/02/2018 08:52 AM
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alve's Dough Lombardi revealed that they do not have an exclusivity agreement with Intel or NVIDIA. When the final Steam Machines arrive in 2014, these systems will come with chips from AMD, NVIDIA a...
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Valve Software spreads word that its Steam Machines will be launched in 2014. As previously reported, the company has partnered with numerous other hardware manufacturers to licence the Steam Machine ...
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#5609348 Posted on: 11/21/2018 09:57 AM
I have one too, it cost me, i think....2 bucks? It was on 95% off. Its a shame, its such a handy little device, really useful.
I have one too, it cost me, i think....2 bucks? It was on 95% off. Its a shame, its such a handy little device, really useful.
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#5609351 Posted on: 11/21/2018 10:23 AM
On other hand any internet box can stream Steam with the app... useless then the sale stop.
On other hand any internet box can stream Steam with the app... useless then the sale stop.
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#5609386 Posted on: 11/21/2018 12:30 PM
I don't understand the outrage on the Steam forums. I bought one, used it a few times, gave it away to a friend, who himself wasn't pleased. As far as I'm concerned it was garbage to begin with.
I don't understand the outrage on the Steam forums. I bought one, used it a few times, gave it away to a friend, who himself wasn't pleased. As far as I'm concerned it was garbage to begin with.
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#5609487 Posted on: 11/21/2018 05:34 PM
The gadget is cool but there is no point in having it anymore since I can just download a steam link app on my tv and use it the same way.
The gadget is cool but there is no point in having it anymore since I can just download a steam link app on my tv and use it the same way.
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This is sad news, but expected. I absolutely love the device. Having 2 of them and regularly using them to game/using desktop for Netflix and whatnot in my living room or my hobby room. Both devices wired connected and PC is on the attic. The app is interesting and is working, but it depends heavily on your 5Ghz wifi and device. Also most Android TV devices don't cut it. For that the Nvidia Shield is almost mandatory. (Imagine the Steam Link app coming to the Nintendo Switch since it has the same SoC as the Shield
Despite for some games not working correctly I'm having alot of fun with it and will continue to do so. The device has seen some great support and hopefully will remain. Post a problem or bug onto the main SL forums and a beta version will be released soon. Thanks for all of that. And a special thank you to "Slouken" on the SL discussion forums for taking care of our small but loved device.