Inside the box, Valve includes everything you need to get started. It can stream any (read: any) game in your computer's Steam library over a wired or wireless local connection. Each is no bigger in size than most modern portable hard drives and weighs just about as much a smartphone or two stacked together.Īnd while Amazon and Apple's offerings might have Valve's box beat in terms of the devices' vast multimedia catalogs, the Steam Link totally cleans the floor of the competition with its own expansive game selection. As a result, it could very easily slip past the scuffle and make a home for itself in your living room.įor comparison's sake, this game streaming device isn't all that much different in appearance to recent, popular streaming boxes like the Amazon Fire TV or the new Apple TV. Set-top boxes are fighting each other for a spot, but Valve's streamer does what most others cannot. The Steam Link is making its entrance during a time when real estate on our entertainment center has never been more of a precious commodity. Valve Steam Link at Amazon for $200 (opens in new tab).More information is available on the Steam Link Github page. The software that runs on the Steam Link box is based on the Linux kernel version 3.8.
The hardware isn't too powerful, but it doesn't need to be since all the heavy lifting is done by the computer you stream games from. It has a small bit of memory and storage soldered to the circuit board inside. Inside, the Steam Link uses an ARM processor and a graphics chip made by Vivante. One corner of the rectangle is rounded off and the box has a Steam logo near this rounded corner. The Steam Link is made from shiny black plastic and is shaped like a flat rectangular box. You can identify the Steam Link (the hardware box, not the software) by looking on the bottom of the device for the the model name "Steamlink." You can see the location of this label in the iFixit disassembly guide or the teardown by All About Circuits. The device originally sold for $50, but after it was discontinued the remaining stock was practically given away for the price of $2.50. The product was discontinued in 2018 with Valve shifting their attention to a software version of Steam Link which works on mobile devices, some smart TVs, and the Raspberry Pi microcomputer.
The Steam Link was first introduced by Valve in 2015 with the intention of enabling people to play games in any room of their house. The Steam Link is a set-top box designed to enable streaming games from a computer to a separate monitor or TV.
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