Steam Link Review - A surprisingly interesting device?

We're a bit late to the party on the Steam Link, but that might not be a bad thing... Are the majority of the Link's known issues a thing of the past?
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[@jessecannon7500]

looking back 5 years later.... "not like there is a hand held gaming device that runs steam...." steam deck 512 gb pre ordered so excited! great content linus! keep up the good work!

[@hahasamian8010]

So, did your Steam Deck come? How do you feel about it?

[@samcandles]

@@RageQuitSonyou dont have to have every game installed at once

[@theebigstink4193]

Looking back at this comment a year later and there’s now the rog ally which walks all over the steam deck

[@mark030a]

​@@theebigstink4193It even walks all over SD Cards too!

[@snazzy]

Good writing n00bie!

[@limewirepro]

+Snazzy Labs Sup It seems pretty well written

[@Liampanto]

+Snazzy Labs hi snazzy labs love youer work

[@Sebach82]

+Snazzy Labs Agreed. Well-written script. Has the right tone for LTT and everything.

[@owlic227]

wait, what? lol

[@lieseldownes9722]

+Snazzy Labs the new guy is berkel but he just got fired and hired again so he is techincally new

[@zlatkolesnik2743]

Didn't even saw a diffrence. Good job whoever is the new editor.

[@zlatkolesnik2743]

*writer

[@rokasluksys7619]

+Zlatko Lesnik *see

[@gwiber]

+Zlatko Lesnik "Saw" a difference? What are you? A lumberjack?

[@7EEVEE]

+Martin Landart He was making a joke, rather than an insult.

[@zlatkolesnik2743]

it's my second language and i'm not that good in writing in it

[@gnometacos14]

If the writer person is reading this, I like your shit keep it up

[@ajodjjx3028]

it looks like his voice changed

[@dtheo.1]

Ajod Jjx you can see sound waves?

[@mylesmeierii7817]

I love this thing. I had knee surgery, and had to stay downstairs away from my gaming PC for 6 weeks. I primarily used this as a Remote Desktop.

[@JC_2311]

Bought it back in 2017 for $10 so I can stream my rig to my basement theater. I've been using it almost daily ever since for both gaming and desktop/web browser/etc. Tried to replace it with steam link app running through fire tv cube and it was a laggy/buggy mess. Switched right back. Best $10 spent.

[@sparkerlegend7653]

Bro doesn't know what he unleashed 💀

[@HeartsandMachineGuns]

Linus, god of all things, just had to flip a USB connector on camera. He's become mortal.

[@lilyachty8921]

omg ahahahahahahah

[@dylanbaraldi5354]

+HeartsandMachineGuns NOPE!!!! that one in the video in Brandon not our God Linus!

[@yesto9676]

yeah, take tha

[@HeartsandMachineGuns]

Dylan Baraldi Brandon's asian m9

[@oli2.019]

But man that was a sweet flip. Didn't even notice it in the first place.

[@jamescarlyle2630]

I have the Steam Link, and I've had it for quite a while. I would highly recommend this product if your internet is up to speed it runs perfectly and it's really enjoyable to have the power of my PC running my favorite games on my TV in a console environment. I really have the best of both worlds now.

[@HCarota]

Good job new employee!

[@jackmcclernon7618]

+HCarota what was wrong???

[@colinmichael1557]

+EclipseX_Modz Nothing. He just liked the script.

[@HCarota]

yep

[@Adam-yj8kj]

Noticed this has 666 likes (at time of writing this comment) #IlluminatiConfirmed

[@MrTommyDUB00]

The Link does receive a fair amount of updates along with your regular-everyday Steam client updates. For example, the Link was updated to support virtualization and now can be utilized as the primary video source. So yeah, I think this thing kicks ass... now :)

[@luhertell]

Bought mine for $2.50 on steam. Honestly very worth it for that price

[@Durovnax]

???

[@Toonio-mk5ou]

​@@Durovnaxat the end of steam links life before we got the mobile app etc they had to get rid of steam links in a Massive sale where they became 2.50 without shipping. I was there when it happend

[@coxyofnewp]

You know when you have a good writer doing the scripts - You can't tell it was scripted !! (in other words, very nice job new employee !!)

[@meltss6630]

Is this a joke?

[@trinious2511]

Anyone watching this video after ordering it for $2.50?

[@Slasher3240]

Yep!

[@Maximdietz]

yeah

[@sanosuke2999]

And it still performs inconsistently. Sometimes no lag other days a ton of lag when it feels like it.

[@lamasu8060]

Tyler Ng yeah rip

[@jSkaffaa]

Just about to ask the same thing hahaha

[@JuanMorales-bv7qr]

i wonder if the new writer wrote to comment on the quality of the writing in the script.

[@BigBahss]

I so wish I had that 500 mb flash storage to store all my games.

[@savagecat1098]

Tyler Dennis feels bad man

[@jenko5039]

Oof

[@gideonkloosterman]

Buy 210 to store gta!

[@cessposter]

Hmm maybe if it had 3 usb ports... We could buy 2 external hard disks and store games there! But alas that is NOT POSSIBLE.... Isn't it?

[@Kasmuller]

@@cessposter it has 3 Although one is one tge side while the other two are in the front

[@cruz3608]

"Are the majority of the Link's known issues a thing of the past?" I see what you did there.

[@BACATCHER]

lol

[@rubensana126]

Cruz im here for you, ill rub my yogurt on your brain

[@cunnyman]

The Ultimate Jailbreaker 1 Legend of Zelda: A Link from the Past I think that's what he's saying

[@saoirse147]

It's linkseption

[@itsVollx]

linken? park

[@BHBalast]

0:23 We have to help him guys. ;P

[@parkerproffitt3012]

+BHBalast help is on the way!!!!

[@mathiaspurner3791]

#freetheeditor

[@EposVox]

MAYBE if I get a house w/ a living room I might use this. Until then, meh.

[@mozzy917]

Rip

[@xainevirus]

do you have house now?

[@pjgppjgp]

What about now?

[@marquesventura7599]

Did you get that house though

[@HollowPs]

Got that house now?

[@Bigfootmandude]

All of your writers are very good Linus, I love how NONE of your videos have that forced or scripted feel. This new writer is just as good as the rest.

[@sonicwingnut]

Finally got one of these set up recently and had major lag spikes running a powerline adapter from upstairs, however after realising I had a spare 30m ethernet cable and that I could close the exterior windows on them without damaging them, I ran ethernet down the side of the house and into my living room. Works awesome, looks great and so far has been absolutely solid.

[@MichaelRainabbaRichardson]

This weekend the link and controller are on sale for only $35 each. I have one controller already and am grabbing another because they are VERY good input devices in many contexts. Haven't used the link before, but for this price have to give it a shot. :)

[@mtgn59]

Michael Richardson I got mine brand new on steam for 5 bucks and I love it for the price I paid. Worth it for a little fun but could never replace running the game on the display natively

[@BuzzedAldrin1]

I've got an idea for a build LMG! Imagine this: One server, running unRAID with multiple VM's with dedicated Nvidia home streaming capable GPU's, a huge amount of storage and 1 or 2 beefy xeon CPU's. Does this sound familiar? Yes, but what's the difference then? Well.. 1. You could make the ultimate in-home entertainment distribution server by using the GPU's to distribute gaming horsepower. Either through Nvidia stream to shield devices and moonlight (third party android app which is compatible with nvidia and which works really well from my experience) or to steam links. 2. Then use a VM with some USB Cable receivers and something like DVBLogic for live TV 3. Then use a VM which is running a plex server for media distribution. 4. And you could even add a VM that's running game servers. This PC would theoretically be able to stream games, movies, music, TV shows and live TV to low powered clients who can also game on servers running on it.

[@clowningx4356]

who's watching because it's on steam for a dollar?

[@clowningx4356]

lmao

[@alittlebitintellectual7361]

Wait seriously? I have to get it myself for under 20 dollars...

[@clowningx4356]

yea but the offer expired like 2 days ago

[@stopthrm]

Been using it for a few weeks. Its so good. I can game in the living room or like a lazy sod in bed without any issues at all.

[@sodapone]

I got it for $5 in an EB Games two days ago. I played Broforce with my friend today, and we had a blast - no issues during play, but when we took a break and his Xbox controller turned off to save power, we had some trouble getting it to connect again. Still though, being able to play PC games with friends on a TV was a great experience, and well worth the $5. -though yes, go wired; i don't know what the link is like without a wired connection, but when it is wired, it's completely hassle-free-

[@somerandompersonontheinter2751]

6:28 I think this was one of the best wrote vids in a while!

[@Lightn0x]

Linus, here's some feedback. When doing a review for a product start with a clear, simple description of what the product is and what it is meant to do. Having never heard of the Steam Link before, I came in here and from the start of the video I was bombarded with technical specs, opinions, remarks and whatnot and kept wondering all that time "but what is this device's purpose? What is is supposed to do?"

[@TheGrizzlyGarage]

Linus Tech Tips will always have a special place in my heart. You guys have been there for me at every corner.

[@CMDR_Birb]

STEAM LINK IS AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just bought one and you can CONTROL YOUR ENTIRE DESKTOP / PC WITH IT !!!! That's right. Not only does it run steam, you can use it to control your desktop, stream videos etc and it works flawlessly !!!!!

[@TehMaxLightning]

Thanks, this is what I was looking for. How do you set it up to stream your entire desktop though?

[@CMDR_Birb]

***** Sucks for you ? Works flawlessly for me. My rig is running a GTX 1070 FTW and wired through gigabit LAN. No wireless BS. Works great.

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

+Tabish Syed yo dude how do you control the whole desktop?

[@joshuavaz2925]

Do you need to use a good gaming pc because i dont have one of those?

[@bryantaguilar7573]

Just bought it for $2.50 I dont really know what it is or why tf I need it but it was $2.50 so I was like ahhh whatever lol

[@Wally17.]

Same lol. I haven’t even opened it.

[@darrelbrl69]

whereee i been wanting one

[@SirCrest]

Honestly, it sounds like you wrote it. :x The segues seem very familiar.

[@JustSomeRandomIdiot]

I got one of these, honestly the most appealing feature of them is that they can literally just stream your whole PC to any screen in the house, you don't even need to use them for gaming necessarily, you can just use them as a way of remoting to any device, you could even use them for work. Also it's possible to connect to PCs across the internet too (even though the latency is obviously going to be crap) which could be useful in some circumstances perhaps. It really is just a device for taking video and audio from Location A and presenting it at Location B, and taking inputs at Location B and feeding them back to Location A, about as close to real time as the connection will allow. Instead of making something gimmicky and designed to railroad consumers into a specific way of doing things or some kind of ecosystem, what Valve has made is really just a neat little dedicated 'remote desktop' device with easy setup as long as you have Steam installed, and if you know what you're doing, you could use it for anything. It's cheap, it's reliable, it works, it's no bullshit.

[@Comiccover]

The always on (ambient) display on the edge version is interactive! The additional features are worth a mention.

[@ForestFairy]

If your pc is strong enough to game just run your games in VM while little Sally makes her book report

[@ThereIsNoMatch]

+Mokona That would add about 10ms to the input lag though, since the traffic would be redirected through a virtual tunneling application...

[@Mushe94]

Over 2 years from this video and the Steam Link, while not being produced anymore, there are still updates in beta coming in the next few weeks. Valve really likes to keep their customers happy.

[@enraversadi2903]

BERSERK IS GOING TO CRUNCHYROLL? holy shit.

[@confuseh]

BERSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER

[@MrAbood900]

HAAAIII YAAAAII FORCES HAAAIII YAAAAII FORCES

[@konanhuet623]

fucking weeaboos.

[@automata.]

Its the upcoming remake of Berserk if im not mistaken

[@automata.]

+Red Wolf a weaboo is someone who worships japan and acts like theyre japanese. Liking anime doesnt make you a weaboo dumbass

[@alekswessmen5496]

Another great job by Linus. With the current Steam sale on these for :2.50 ($10 total with shipping), this was the exact detail I needed to decided to buy it! (as if I were ever going to 'not buy' hardware, pffff) -- Thanks again for the video.

[@sooth6487]

Whoever is the new editor I really loved the transitions you are doing well!

[@matveyev_d]

Would be nice to hear if it is any good in 2022

[@rederickfroders1978]

I had one of these for ages but didnt have a proper pc or tv. Now I have both. I loaded up GTA 5 and honestly, theres a little latency but its not bad! The TV is a 4K one and I have no issues with the screen quality whatsoever. I mean a direct HDMI link from PC to TV would be better, but I'm not complaining as far as performance goes! Protip: Use ethernet cables for both your PC and the Steam Link for the best results.

[@ReptileKing999]

linus at the end you say that you can stream without ad's why not just install an ad blocker???... haha love your videos keep it up, also i will be moving to Canada early next year so i was just wondering if it might be OK to pop in and say hi :)

hey new employee we can smell your fear.

[@enderlul5367]

Uki

[@stopthrm]

You can smell his F.E.A.R. ?

[@HScarlet]

If you're using a wired connection directly to your PC. Go to Steam settings > Remote Play > Advanced Host Options and turn off "Dynamically Adjust Capture Resolution To Improve Performace". Latency dropped from something like 69ms to under 20ms (around 13ms to 18ms). It's low enough to play 2D games well. I think dynamic resolution is more for wifi which can be a lot more unstable in performance than a wired conection. The Steam Link continues to impress me. :-)

[@EmanDaBandman]

Thank you king I needed this

[@HScarlet]

@@EmanDaBandman No probs.

[@Makalon102]

linus is one of the few people who get away with video ads + 2 ads at beginning and end without any backlash

[@drbren12]

Why does Linus need 6 employees when 90% of tech channels are run by one guy and the quality/upload rate is the same?

[@LinusTechTips]

+Rhetorical Question whose upload rate is the same? We do 10 videos per week across the 3 channels.

[@nootology]

+LinusTechTips That was a rhetorical question...

[@aqdhdzwty4132]

There are independent reviewers and other tech channels which do more than reviews, like LTT, Android Authority,etc.

[@drbren12]

+LinusTechTips 1 person can make 5 a week. 2 can make 10 a week, you have 6?

[@xodius80]

Rhetorical Question I guess is that he is a family man and wants more time to spend with them.

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

Hi new team member, so if you write these videos does that you can make Linus say things?

[@lahrsean817]

Hopefully puppet master style. xD

[@resevil2396]

I dont understand why this failed. Surely I cant be the only one who really wants to chill in their living room and still play my PC games? maybe markting was an issue because I had no idea this was a thing until now, two years later.

[@3jake5mee]

Latency

[@FeuerfaustGolDAce]

Nowadays there is an Android app. Get a fire TV (stick) or any tv connected device which runs Android and has Bluetooth and you should be golden.

[@GreyBeardGamingYT]

Great work new writer. I actually audibly laughed at the WiFi router chasing the steam link across the table.

[@InVisDK]

Well done with the writing :) did not feel much different than the other videos - so I guess you are in tune with the style :)

[@elkay6533]

Being sold right now for $2.50. It’s being discontinued, so if you want one now is your last chance

[@_mew]

So you're telling me that if I were to buy one, then clone the OS and put it on a Raspberry Pi 3 and it'd run just as well? :D

[@Scout339th]

Pls do and update us on ur experience as you go, do want to do!

[@danielhawkins3392]

+Mew [Jacob/PwnAzn] Doesn't have the dedicated video decoder. might want to add that on

[@saintroberto]

Wait 4 GameST on kickstarter.. Can do streaming with best hardware, have bulilt-in emulators and media center too

[@Public_Potato]

20 dollars right now

[@Public_Potato]

That sucks :(

[@choomp2636]

€17 right now, summer sales!

[@Jipple]

£11.99 for us

[@stephencruz8744]

I wonder how long it'll take its 8 dollars shipping

[@SexierMink1699]

30 euros with customs

[@therodfather1528]

Bought this bad boy for about £12 from a game store when they were discontinuing them, in July 2017. Since then I've been for the most part using it as a remote desktop station, I can pretty much play and do whatever I would on my physical PC, except I can do it when I'm away from home or downstairs. A few issues are: Need to buy some third party app on the steam store for steamlink plugged microphones (extortion and an absolute joke, I haven't bought it, this should be native.) Printscreen button doesn't work If you're moving your mouse and click (E.G adjusting camera view in WoW) it will throw your camera way off. Other than that, it's great and extremely convenient.

[@kaliszpiotr82]

Please don't give up editing videos what would I do without You . Linus keep forcing Him !!

[@ZackMuffinMan]

Does this only work for Steam? Could I play other games that I have added to my steam library (like overwatch on battle net)

[@Quethonable]

It works for anything, apparently.

[@eliasfransson2354]

works for everything but wouldn't recommend playing competitive FPS

[@wysmav5574]

Also I tried to run Fifa through the add non steams game feature and it did work but after I quit Fifa I had to restart my steam and restart my steam link because it was very glitchy.

[@rotten_milky]

Yeah, just add the .exe file into steam through the "add non-steam game" function. You would have to manually log-into Overwatch, because you're not logging in from Battle.Net, I know 'cause I tried it... REALLY responsive, love it. :D

[@MMMinecraftDK]

not really it sucks for everything else than steam games, its possible but terrible

[@JamesBalazs]

Single core ARMv7 at 1GHz is similar to the Raspberry Pi 2 B? News to me - last time I checked the 2 B was a quad core.

[@Misfitswitch]

I love mine, I use it all the time.

[@ashwingurbuxani317]

Nice job, new person :) One suggestion: You may want to include a competitor price/feature comparison, add examples of games you may want to play on the couch and games that suck on the TV (like Luke did in his steam controller video). Also add games that support for local multiplayer that you may wanna play on the TV, like Mortal Kombat, Broforce, etc. Good episode overall :)

[@SerpentXTech]

New employee, add some more skits to your script, Linus humor is what brings the viewers

[@SerpentXTech]

besides his good looks.....that is..

[@ognjeennn]

New employee did a good job.

[@masterviper420]

i wonder if i could use a raspberry pi as a steam link

[@samihookings8241]

no

[@somedude4122]

+hartsf33 Yes, but will be shitty

[@masterviper420]

well the pi has better spec then the steam link

[@Deses]

Is there SteamOSfor the Pi/ARM? I mean, it runs on a very similar cpu and is overall more powerful.

[@BHBalast]

+hartsf33 Specs in devices like this doesn't matter, Raspberry can be worse at the same job, that steam link does just good. :)

[@laughintrollface]

literally got mine for 5$ on steam and I'm watching this to see if it's even worth using. Been in the box for like 3 years

[@Hellmiauz]

Why wouldn't it be.

[@Hughesburner]

@@Hellmiauz Literally.

[@opticalsalt2306]

Bruh i bought it earlier in the steam summer sale for two dollars (usd) with five buck shipping and for the price its freaking amazing, also... psst... hey, new writer... your good dude, keep it up man, i like what you do, couldn't tell it was a different writer until linus mentioned it

[@Lunko.]

I got it for the summer sale, 2.50 for the link about 30 for the controller, and a skin. (Plus 13.00 shipping.)

[@kaisersoymilk6912]

Me too, I made the same exact order. It was about time to buy the steam controller.

[@MusicForHourss]

#NiceShirtMan

[@twork]

$19.99 over on Amazon!

[@tylergraves1414]

was you seeing a sale? looking now n higher then gamestop amazon listed at $57.19 can you post link plz?

[@Mariscos420]

Tyler Graves It was on sale over the holidays.

[@5frogfrenzy]

Tyler Graves youll have to wait for the steam summer sale

[@rickolo7507]

its on sale atm!

[@Mariscos420]

Tyler Graves it's on sale right now

[@zekrombolt2720]

There's almost no reason to not get this. It goes on sale constantly (It's $5 right now!).

[@TheBlackRoc]

Yeah I got it from Steam at this price

[@jebbush4102]

Yeah i know

[@Z3rtsu]

I got it for 1$ with the ICEY bundle :D

[@jebbush4102]

Székely Áron wow

[@lezlienewlands1337]

I just recently fired mine up after several years and was pleasantly surprised it still holds up, and works great!

[@fetski]

-Can you play with this games of origin (battlefield 1) -Does the steam link make the quality of your game better if you have a bad pc ? (Sorry for my english)

[@RBXIFE]

Wild Bass First question yes, second question no.

[@gargar_0]

if I'm gonna run a long ethernet cable through my house, I'd rather just use an HDMI cable

[@Tdizzy_]

It’s $2.50 USD rn...so should I buy it?

[@GrahamtheTitan]

It’s $5 for the steam sale boys

[@Warlock_UK]

One tip: If you have a laptop in the room that you're using SteamLink but your main PC is in a whole different part of the house use Chrome Remote Desktop to login, enter the code, unlock the PC etc. Saves me walking up and down the stairs every time something funky happens.

[@SuperNikio2]

Nice one Linus! I'm cracking up with "Steam has support".

[@nikosthe15]

We must help the guy who editing videos...thumb up to saving him :-)

[@andersfahlgren5402]

But would it work with 7 gamers one CPU?!?

[@mtgn59]

Anders Fahlgren oml

[@quadkopter]

Yes ofc silly 😂

[@MightyMorbin]

I've found the reviews for Steam Link to be entirely lacking. if you are a stickler for detail with an eye for video quality you will notice the difference. Even when running perfectly, it can be explained as the difference between playing a game on your PC and watching a KZbin video of that same game. It isn't quite the same. Additionally if you are running cutting edge games to their absolute limit on your PC the additional load caused by the video encoding will cause your game to lose those precious frames per second. For me this wasn't acceptable and I ended up buying a massive HDMI cable and a series of powered USB extenders. If you're a graphics whore like me you won't like the Steam Link.

[@thelittlebee68]

Uncovering that I bought a steam link without a pc 5 years ago to only coming to this LTT video again 5 year later.

[@LeftyPencil]

Did you also not open it to sell it bit never did too?

[@MrWallopy]

Just to help anyone else watching this video now. For the past couple of years since steam big picture / game streaming has been available. I keep my Xbox wireless adapter plugged into the server rather than the client, this eliminates any input lag. Of course minor FPS lag is still there but it's not as noticeable. And when you start to see someone barley show up in the corner of your screen your finger eye coordination can adjust and take over from there. :) hope this helps!

[@jeffreyfife5293]

Please I fucking beg for a portable steam gaming console that can be played at any time.

[@old1317]

Alienware steam machine?

[@blackfallsgaming2009]

Lol just get a laptop

[@jeffreyfife5293]

BlackFalls Gaming .....laptops cant be played at ANY time. I am talking that I can carry with both my hands and play my steam with, something atleast a little larger than a 3ds XL but not with two screens.

[@Aviamoyal]

Jeffrey Fife well then the shit nintendo switch is what u can get atm

[@allenqueen]

I don't think we have that kind of hardware to play steam games... you could try streaming the games on to your mobile with some app,but you will have to stay near wifi..

[@kevo05s]

congratulations to the new ("still unknown") team member, it was great!

[@AlexanderSouza-breko]

is it too late to congratulate the new member?

[@NeonfxGraphics]

It's never to late, happy birthday btw :)

[@Greater98er]

I love my Link. I bought a second one. mounted it on the back of a battery-powered monitor (originally for my drone) and can stick it to pretty much wherever. I just plug in the link and go. Edit: upon finishing the video I must note that the main multiplayer game I play is casual Minecraft. When I want something serious I go to my computer set up for serious gaming.

[@BurnoutParadiceROCKS]

Here after update 883. Crazy it's still being updated.

[@jumpy7163]

Who else bought this in Steam Sale 2018?

[@yottazoid3222]

Unlisted Party!

[@vkvaibhavkumarvk]

Linus please upload some pc builds / the pc related videos.... I've been waiting for so long

[@camsmith7587]

And now Steam Link is just a standalone feature on your PC with Steam installed. You can now use WiFi or a cellular connection to game on the go, or at a friends house to play with them locally. Personally I think it's great. Almost no latency that I can feel when playing away from home or even outside with my Razer Kishi connected to my phone to simulate a Steam Deck of sorts. I know I'll never need a Steam Deck with how well Steam Link works these days

[@markr9293]

good review. it's an important point that STEAM are transparent about their ongoing support and improvements to a platform. it's a consumer confidence issue. it makes people more likely to by STEAM products in future if they think that STEAM isn't just making a couple of novelty products.

[@bahozhabeb5547]

Great Script. Hats off to the Writer

[@EDToasty]

fuck. I wanted to sleep

[@pelican5858]

+ClassicPork tru

[@Scout339th]

OMFG same

[@magicpeterpalmer]

it's almost 10 am get the fuck out oft your bed

[@asAbsolute]

+MagicPeterPalmer Not in North America.... you know...where this video was made?

[@solyyu]

9:33 AM here :D

[@HalkerVeil]

Got it for $2.50 in 2018 lmao

[@brothatwasepic]

Imagine Riley's joke about the baby monitor interfering with your steam link stream quality

[@arachnenet2244]

Got mine for like 5 Euros during the summer sales. Very happy so far. It really feels like a 60+ Euro product (which is the standard price).

[@polymons]

Who watches this in 2018 like me?

[@mcplus5785]

Mr.Vinyo 2017*

[@polymons]

yeah that would be the joke :|

[@Maxgamer-fd7hv]

Mr.Vinyo meh

[@icantcomeupwithagoodusername]

For once im gonna say yeah since there wont be a billion notifications for ppl saying ”MEEEE :D!!!!!!”

[@mayzen4837]

2019... Let's hope i dont get 69.000.000.000 notifications!

[@jairoopsingh7704]

anyone in 2021

[@yeetcannonplays]

Present.

[@sharondagraves1305]

Ye

[@realcartoongirl]

hu

[@Kirin-Skawngur]

1rd

[@NotRezzOnYT]

what?

[@Kirin-Skawngur]

2st

[@Kirin-Skawngur]

3nd

[@JohnDoe-np6lb]

TwinkleZ LoL gys

[@Kirin-Skawngur]

4st

[@Anurania]

I picked it up in the $20 black friday sale. It's pretty useful, although quite buggy. About half of my games work perfectly without any changes, the others have issues. Sometimes I have to go to the pc and shut the game manually because steam link loses focus on it, or a game opens in a small window in the middle of the screen. If I adjust the resolution and switch out of full screen mode, or switch the game from directx to opengl, most of them work but with a visible cursor on the screen that has to be moved out of the way on the pc. It's acceptable for what it is, since it's like having a gaming console in the living room.

[@daniel4567v3]

I bought my steam link on the steam sale and I'm VERY satisfied with it. (No one payed me to say that). I'm using Broadband over power lines to get a reliable connection between my pc and steam link and it runs perfectly :). Totally recommend it. Yes you can watch movies and yes it works with games outside of steam.

[@silvinodino]

I was going to purchase this since its on steam for $5. Then I saw it's $7.99 shipping.... yeah nopeeeeee

[@BOOMProductionsVIDs]

I bought this to play overwatch in my room because my pc is in the office. After I ordered I realized overwatch is a blizzard game.......... Sigh xD

[@PlGGS]

Just add it to your non steam games list in you steam library and it works

[@YesitisDex]

PlGGS, can't we also just operate it as a wireless HDMI??

[@strkilla89]

I'd rather just build pcs for my living room (which I've done).

[@3ole2]

I'd rather have a console cough Xbox 360 cough because it's fun with a whole bunch of friends or family. PC don't support split screen on most games and they are large, even if you use the smallest ITX build its still large. While in my room a beast sleeps waiting for a game to be lunched and played 1080p 24 hours

[@mdviperx]

ur inferior consoles dont support split screen anymore either also xbox 360 is abandond

[@3ole2]

MDViper Studios Sadly true, but Xbox 360 is still running, you can still play games like Cod Ghosts, BO2, AC IV. Hopefully Developers work on split screen for PCs

[@bloogaming8827]

+Alaa Afara Cryorig makes an MITX case that doubles as a monitor stand. It's not the smallest case, but using it as a stand makes it seem tiny.

[@3ole2]

BLOOGaming I'll check it out, thanks.

[@JapmeetSingh]

I recently purchased a kangaroo pc for CAD$169.99 and I installed steam on it. I use the steam family sharing to stream games from my pc over a 5ghz band to the kangaroo box and I have had no problems playing games like shadow of mordor, metro, witcher etc over wireless, using a controller (that was plugged into the kangaroo pc). I'd personally recommend a tiny pc as you not only get a streaming device for steam (get one that supports wireless AC) but it also comes with full windows 10 and you can use it as a home media machine on which you can stream movies from your media server or just browse reddit.

[@kwokydow2]

I just grabbed one of these off Ebay. It was "Steam Link Only" so even with shipping included it was only $40. I'll pay $28 + shipping and grab my own wires. Others are starting bidding wars at that price.

[@Hellmiauz]

Same. I snatched a new one on Ebay, boxed and all. €40. Worth it.