

Once you get the app, you’ll need to pair a controller with your iPhone or Apple TV, including the Steam Controller and any other Bluetooth controllers. The Steam Link app is available on the App Store as a free download. But again, this is where Apple and Google’s rules differ. The Android version of the app already lets you purchase new titles. Then again, we’ll note that the coincidence between the timing of the Steam Link relaunch on the App Store, and the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that Apple must face an App Store-related antitrust lawsuit. So if you already need that to stream games to your iOS and tvOS devices, then you can just hop on the PC in question to purchase whatever game you want next. After all, you need a computer running Steam on the same local network to stream the games to your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV.


The new Steam Link version will not let you purchase any games from the Steam store, which shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise and really isn’t a huge deal. They also have apps for Android, Windows, and Linux as well.Don't Miss : Today’s deals: Anker Bluetooth speakers, $200 AirPods Pro 2, $4 smart plugs, more Valve also offers Steam Link clients for iPhone, iPad, and Macs running High Sierra or newer. Point and click adventure games like Thimbleweed Park play great on the big screen, and more latency intense games like Super Meat Boy play surprisingly well, even over a wireless connection. I’m running an Xbox controller over Bluetooth and it works quite well. Many games support controllers that are Apple TV compatible, Bluetooth keyboards and mice are also supported. Here, I have an iMac running High Sierra, an HP running Pop! OS Linux, and a Windows 10 gaming PC.īig picture mode launches in my living room and I can choose a home. This is where you can manage connected computers you’d like to stream from. On the Steam Link home screen the cog icon in the top right is the settings panel. 4th generation and newer Apple TVs are supported. To get connected with an Apple TV, download the free Steam Link app from the App Store and launch the app. The system requirements are surprisingly modest my older iMac running High Sierra runs Steam just fine. To follow along you’ll need a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer running Steam software on your home network.
