the d-pad and B buttons) to other controller functions. I tried using the controller to navigate out of that screen, but that assigned the buttons that I tried to navigate with (i.e. This started the button configuration process automatically, and I had no way to back out of the button configuration process. Purely out of curiosity, I opened the controller settings > Setup Controller screen in Steam Link. Nor could I use my Logitech Harmony remote. I could not use my Apple TV remote to interact with the app when my controller was paired with the Apple TV. The Steam Link app only allows one input device at a time apparently. However I ran into a problem with configuring the controller’s buttons that I could not undo in an obvious way.

I recently installed the Steam Link tvOS app to play PC games from Steam on it. Those hurdles cut out a considerable portion of Steam users, who had to either continue using their Steam Link box (which was discontinued in November 2018) to stream to a non-mobile screen, or to simply not have the ability to stream at all.Lately I’ve been using an Xbox One controller paired to the Apple TV for playing tvOS games. RELATED: Steam Has Reached 1 Billion UsersĪlthough mobile Steam Link support launched last year, there were certain “business conflicts” that prevented Apple devices from being supported, according to Valve. Additionally, the Steam Link is compatible with MFI controllers, as well as Valve’s Steam Controller. In order to connect, users need to utilize a 5Ghz network or be connected via a wired ethernet connection.

Valve is helping to reduce the clutter on gamers’ desks by removing the need for the Steam Link box as the way to stream games on screens not directly connected to a PC.Īnnounced last week, the Valve Steam Link app is now available on Apple iOS devices, granting Steam users the ability to stream their game libraries directly to their Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad.

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