Valve, however, is offering an alternative, and it comes in the form of Raspberry Pi.
The Steam Link app continues to live on in mobile devices and smart TVs, so it's not the end of days, but this doesn't offer the same latency-mitigating clout as Ethernet-wired hardware. The simple black micro PCs designed to let you play games in the living room - or anywhere else in the house away from your gaming rig - is sold out everywhere and it seems Valve has no plans to produce more. Given Raspberry Pi’s popularity with those that like to tinker and code, support for such a move is hardly surprising, but as yet Valve has given no indication that such a move is ever going to be on the table.Steam Link boxes are no more. Indeed, the only real complaints people seem to be having is that Valve hasn’t committed to making it open source at any point. “ Finally! I’ve been having to swap my only 3rd and final HDMI port on my TV between my SteamLink and RetroPie for a year now,” wrote one happy user. Lantinga has said the team behind it is seeking feedback, but judging by the responses on the Steam forums, things are going pretty smoothly for something in beta. Not quite as easy as plugging in a Steam Link Box, but not too far off – and the price is certainly right. The first time you run it, it will download the full app and create a desktop shortcut, and automatically update as needed.” “To run, you can launch it from the Games menu, or run the following from a command line: Sudo dpkg -i steamlink_1.0.4_b,” wrote Lantinga. “ To install, run the following from a command line: Unveiled by Valve’s Sam Lantinga on Monday, you just need to ensure you’re running the ‘Stretch’ version of Pi OS and then drop in a few lines of code. The £32 circuit-board computer now has official support from Valve as the company announced a beta of the Steam Link app for both the Raspberry Pi 3 and 3 B+. Once again, it looks like the Raspberry Pi could save the day. In other words, the lack of an ethernet port is a real problem. While you can now use the Steam Link app for mobile and smart TVs, doing so relies on WiFi, which is more prone to latency issues.
That’s a problem for those that haven’t already got one and can’t sort one secondhand. Unfortunately, they have now sold out everywhere and Valve has said it has no plans to make more.Īlthough the software will continue to be tinkered with, the hardware has reached the end of the road.
A tiny, simple micro PC designed with one purpose in mind: to stream PC games from Steam to your television via WiFi or ethernet cable. The Steam Link Box was a surprisingly popular device.
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