Steam link is essentially just a box that streams your desktop over your network. If your pc is close to your tv you can hook it up direct. Or just use the controller to play on your pc screen.
nyasham
4 Jul 162#8
You only need a Steam Link if you don't have your PC near your TV. I run an HDMI cable straight to my livingroom TV. In my bedroom I use my laptop to stream from my main PC
sneakyduck
4 Jul 16#6
oh and I paid nearer £50 before Xmas with no free game :confused:
sneakyduck
4 Jul 16#5
playing hotline Miami on mine atm. after a short bit of configuration work you forget it's there.
the only thing that bugs me is the lack of force feedback / rumble. steam have obviously acknowledged this as a concern to other users though and made some progress towards providing beta support. no idea how it would work though.
meglaman2000
4 Jul 162#4
When you play a console game the game is made for the very controller thats in your hands, the experience is completely tailored.
With that in mind consider what the Steam controller is trying to do. It gives you a pad with inputs that can be tweaked and customised to try and match the controller to a game that was in no way designed to be played with one.
There are community button mappings for nearly every game out there on Steam, which makes most games pretty easy to set up.
Basically if you want to be able to play your PC games sitting back with a controller then learning to use the steam controller is worth the pain in the long run. I have a Steam Link under my TV and my gaming PC upstairs, the steam controller lets me play anything from Civ 4 to Project Cars to Elite Dangerous to Counter Strike from the comfort of my couch. Sure each of these games is better with a custom controller (be it a M+K, wheel or HOTAS) but for playing on your couch the Steam Controller gets 90% of the way there for most games.
Here is a vid of someone playing FPS with the Steam Controller (you use the gyro to 'fine tune' your aim, and the touchpad for big movements, this has a steep learning curve).
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Pretty good deal if you want one of those games!!
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there's a few more but a lot more expensive...
the only thing that bugs me is the lack of force feedback / rumble. steam have obviously acknowledged this as a concern to other users though and made some progress towards providing beta support. no idea how it would work though.
With that in mind consider what the Steam controller is trying to do. It gives you a pad with inputs that can be tweaked and customised to try and match the controller to a game that was in no way designed to be played with one.
There are community button mappings for nearly every game out there on Steam, which makes most games pretty easy to set up.
Basically if you want to be able to play your PC games sitting back with a controller then learning to use the steam controller is worth the pain in the long run. I have a Steam Link under my TV and my gaming PC upstairs, the steam controller lets me play anything from Civ 4 to Project Cars to Elite Dangerous to Counter Strike from the comfort of my couch. Sure each of these games is better with a custom controller (be it a M+K, wheel or HOTAS) but for playing on your couch the Steam Controller gets 90% of the way there for most games.
Here is a vid of someone playing FPS with the Steam Controller (you use the gyro to 'fine tune' your aim, and the touchpad for big movements, this has a steep learning curve).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsYkhNUmfo0
So you need both the controller and Steam Link to be able to play games on your TV?
What is the Steam controller for itself? Just to let you control the game? And you need the Steam Link to be able to play the game on your TV?