While Valve didn’t explicitly say it would never make Steam Link modules again, it did say that the remaining stock was all that was available and that they were selling out fast in Europe and the U.S. “Business conflicts with app guidelines that had allegedly not been realized by the original review team,” was the reason, in Valve’s words.īack in November, Valve announced to users that it had discontinued the Steam Link device, which allowed streaming PC games directly to televisions.

Later, Valve moved its release date to “pending further review,” and then said Apple had rejected the Steam Link app outright. When Steam Link support for mobile devices launched a year ago, iOS devices were originally supported and included in the announcement. That device allows users to stream games from a PC to a connected television. The Steam Link box itself, discontinued in November, is not necessary. Steam Link supports MFI controllers or the Steam Controller. Yesterday’s announcement from Valve said users need to connected via a 5Ghz network or a wired ethernet connection. The Steam Link allows users to play games from their Steam library on Apple TV and compatible models of the iPhone and iPad. The top-end models in Tesla's lineup both feature prices of $100,000 and above, making these pricier EVs exempt from the federal tax credit that kicks in for the cheaper Model 3 and Model Y in 2023.Valve’s Steam Link app is now available for iOS devices, a year after the company originally offered the app to Apple users, only to have it rejected by the App Store. It's worth noting that only Model S and X units built in the last two years can run Steam games, since they have powerful gaming computers. While the hack makes for a fun experiment, it doesn't really make sense given that a person who plays Steam games on their Tesla is likely to have a gaming rig at home too. That should be pretty manageable if the car is parked in a garage, but it might not work in an apartment building.

The only requisite for this to work, apart from being on the same local network, is that the Tesla needs to be within range of the Apple TV. Plus, playing games on a big-screen TV at home is a much better gaming experience than using a wireless controller inside the cramped confines of a Tesla. The hack is certainly an ingenious one – by downloading the Steam Link app on the Apple TV, Tesla users can play their entire Steam library without investing in an additional gaming computer.

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