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Valve Steam Link - Black. Extend your Steam gaming experience to your mobile device, TV, or another PC - all you need is a local network or internet connection. In addition, the Steam Link app now supports Remote Play Together. Now you can join games hosted on a friend’s PC just by clicking a link. ABOUT THIS HARDWARERemote Play AnywherePlay your Steam games on your phone, tablet, TV, or other PC using Steam Link. With touch control schemes newly-optimized for hundreds of top titles, you can now access and play games from your PC while on the couch, or on the go.Many Steam games are already optimized for your devices.Two steps and youre inInstall Steam Link from your favorite app storeConnect to your PC thats running Steam and youre ready to play!Just add internetUsing Steam Link, you can connect to any computer that’s running Steam - either on a local network or over the internet. For best performance, use 5G, WiFi or a wired ethernet connection.Take controlMany popular Bluetooth controllers including the Steam Controller are compatible with Steam Link and your devices. Or just use the built-in touchscreen controls.Behind the scenesSteam Link is designed to take advantage of the horsepower you already have in your home, streaming from your current gaming computer by mirroring its experience to your device. Video and audio data is sent from your computer to Steam Link, while your controller input is sent back in real time.Remote Play TogetherSteam Link now supports Remote Play Together as well! Any Steam player can invite anyone else with the Steam Link app to join in their game.How it worksThe host starts up the game on SteamUsing the Friends list (right click on a friend) or the in-game overlay (shift-tab), invite your friends.The friend accepts the invite, and that’s it!Stream with friendsUsing Remote Play Together, you’ll stream video, audio, and voice between players while using your own controllers. You can even share the keyboard and mouse. And while you’re playing, all your voice chat and game volume options are available in one place.All the devices, all the funJust like Remote Play Anywhere - all the person joining the game needs is a device, the Steam Link App, and an internet connection - not even a Steam account is required. That means I can join from my PC, phone, or tablet, at home or on the go.Strictly funTo keep things simple, only the game is displayed to your Friends, never your desktop or other Top Secret stuff. You can share — or limit access to — the keyboard and mouse. It’s your choice.Remote Play TechnologySteam Link is powered by Remote Play technologies, which deliver real-time video encoding over a custom low-latency network protocol.When you play a game using Remote Play, video and audio are sent from your gaming PC to another device. Remote input and multiplayer voice are sent back to the gaming PC, all within milliseconds.You can tune streaming resolution and bitrate for the best experience on your setup with Advanced Settings. Over a 5 GHz network, our target is a resolution of 1080p at 60 frames per second, with good quality for most scenes. If you have a powerful gaming rig, a wired network, and a capable client device, its possible to stream 4K at 60 FPS.For more information about Steam Remote Play, visit Steam Support.Have questions, issues or suggestions? Join the conversation in our discussion forums.Legacy HardwareSteam Link is a solution for extending your Steam games library to any room of the house via your home network. The service was introduced with the launch of a dedicated hardware device in November 2015 which has since sold out.PRODUCT AND WARRANTY INFORMATIONFor further information regarding the product and related warranty, please click below:Steam Link Hardware WarrantySteam Link Hardware Quick-Start GuideSteam Link Hardware Product GuideHARDWARE SPECIFICATIONSRequirementsA host computer running SteamOS, or Steam Big Picture Mode on Windows Vista or newer, Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or newer, Linux Ubuntu 12.04 or newer.Steam Link hardware, or a device capable of running the Steam Link appA Steam Controller or other supported input deviceHome network connectivity to both Steam Link and host computer. A wired network is strongly recommended, where available.
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