![]() 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. So while the Steam Link hardware is dead, the software-its spirit-lives on.
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