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AdamUllstrom, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

Uh! I gotta find mine and try this! Thanks!

The_Picard_Maneuver, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

Wow, when they were practically giving those away, I figured they were washing their hands of it. It’s amazing that it’s still being supported.

Infynis, 11 miesięcy temu

Mine was $1! I love it. I just bought a wireless mouse and keyboard for it, because it’s honestly just a great way to stream stuff. Now my computer can be in my living room, and my office at the same time!

Digestive_Biscuit, 11 miesięcy temu

I remember that sale and annoyed I didn’t buy one. At the time I thought I’d never use it. Fast forward a few years and I occasionally use Steam Link on a Raspberry Pi, so I would have used it. Oh well.

nihth, 11 miesięcy temu

Think about it though. Probably some overlap with the deck. And hiring one dev very part time to keep this thing alive is nothing for them. Which makes the steam deck way more lucrative

Cqrd, 11 miesięcy temu

Tell me you don’t know how valve works without telling me you don’t know how valve works.

ipkpjersi, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

That’s the thing about Valve. They really know and do software as good as anyone else in the business.

HATEFISH, 11 miesięcy temu

Let’s not pretend alt tabbing a source game was possible pre 2013

Fontasia, 11 miesięcy temu

True, but the Steam overlay is a good workaround

CameronDev, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

My steamlink always updates when i power it on. Its like the updates are not persisted anymore. There is nothing new being added.

EmergMemeHologram, 11 miesięcy temu

Ah, the Discord strategy of updates

RDAM_Whiskers, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

I love this little piece of hardware.

finn_der_mensch, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

Valve being a cool company might be true and all but I think there’s also the real reason that steam makes money by selling games, and making it easy for users to stick to gaming (with steam) ensures ongoing income. Imagine someone who now loves gaming on TV but being annoyed by their broken steam link - what are they going to buy next? A PlayStation and years without a game sold to them.

EmoDuck, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

This post reminded me that it’s supposed to be used for gaming. I’ve had mine since it was first released and have always used it to turn my TV into a PC monitor to watch YouTube and Movies from my bed

Honytawk, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

And what are those updates?

Are they adding new features? Patching security? Fix bugs? Or just update their DRM with new encryption codes?

CH3DD4R_G0BL1N, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

But…but…vAlve doEsNt suPpoRt iTs haRdWare

Drusas, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

This post reminded me that I have a Steam Link. Somewhere.

Kolanaki, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

Don’t even need the hardware anymore. The Android app is really good on its own. I can even play games while not on my own home network with minimal lag so long as I am on 5G or wifi. I use it to play a few rounds of Civilization when waiting at the doctor.

Ashtear, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

I wish I had one of these 😩

I used to run the service through the app on my Samsung TV and it ran mostly ok before Samsung pulled the plug on it last year.

I tried setting up a second PC to run it through but I get awful frame loss even on a wired connection, and even in the Steam menus!

ono, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

I bought one during the clearance sale for the price of shipping, assuming that it would be abandoned but maybe still useful as a low-power linux server. I guess I ought to set it up and take advantage of it.

Thanks, Valve, for not letting these things become instant e-waste.

Rayspekt, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

I wish they'd still sell those as hardware units. Same with the Steam controller.

kratoz29, 11 miesięcy temu do games w 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates

The hardware that became an app, good thing it has updates yet.