Valve discontinues steam link but will continue to support

Steam Link has been one of the least successful devices of Valve, we have even seen how the company lowered it several times from 50 euros to 2.5 euros, and it seems that not even the sales have been enough to continue with the project. That's probably why the company is quietly discontinuing the device, though it will continue to provide support.

Steam Link, a fabulous idea but that has not finished curdling among PC players

Steam Link was too difficult an idea for all PC gamers to adopt. The little black box streams PC games to TV over the network, a nebulous concept that basically boils down to this: plugging in a controller and playing or even controlling your PC from across the house as if you were in front of it.. The Steam Link offers virtually lag-free gaming in crisp 1080p, 60fps, and is reliable enough to play Twitch-tastic games like Nidhogg, Duck Game, and Speedrunners, not to mention competitive fighting games, as long as your router can handle it..

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But the Steam Link, released in 2015, is true that it doesn't have as many reasons to exist today as it did back then. Since then, Valve has brought the Steam Link app directly to Android phones and Samsung smart TVs, where you can support streaming even at 4K.

A decent laptop can also represent a Steam Link as long as you have Steam installed, and a way to connect it to your TV via Valve's home streaming service. Valve has not provided data on the Steam Link sales figures, but hopefully they have been too low to reach this end.

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