Wireless connections are better than they’ve ever been, but they’re still subject to interference from other wireless signals, as well as signal degradation over long distances or going through walls and furniture. The Steam Link’s physical connections include an ethernet port. And since the games are interactive, you could very easily encounter game death-ensuing stutters or other issues with the slightest hiccup. Why? Well, streaming high-resolution games at 60 frames per second is one of the most taxing things you can do on a network connection. Valve strongly recommends connecting both your Steam Link and your host machine with a wired ethernet connection.

While holding down the X button on the Steam Controller, press the Steam button to put it into discovery and pairing mode.

Valve is apparently not giving up hope on the project entirely, in its statement the company said 'we hope Apple will reconsider in the future.

(A beta version is available for Android. That's little consolation to Valve or its fans who were hoping to be able to get access to the app, which was slated to launch this week. There's also the fact that Steam Link's setup ensures Apple wouldn't be able to take a cut of any of Valve's revenue, which likely didn't sit well either. Allowing games that could be downloaded independently of its App Store could set a troubling precedent for Apple, which wants to tightly control all the content on its platform. We've reached out to both companies for more info and will update if we hear back.īut even though Steam Link functions similarly to a remote desktop app, there are other differences that could raise Apple's scrutiny.Īpple's 'walled garden' has traditionally prevented availability of third-party stores, for one. Valve argued that 'the Steam Link app simply functions as a LAN-based remote desktop similar to numerous remote desktop applications already available on the App Store,' but Apple was unconvinced. In its statement, Valve hints that the rejection may be due to Apple's objections over how the app bypasses its own App Store. The exact reason for the rejection of the hotly anticipated app is unclear.

Steam link ipad