

Using Remote Play Together, you’ll stream video, audio, and voice between players while using your own controllers.

Video and audio data is sent from your computer to Steam Link, while your controller input is sent back in real time. Steam 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. Or just use the built-in touchscreen controls.

Many popular Bluetooth controllers including the Steam Controller are compatible with Steam Link and your devices. For best performance, use 5G, WiFi or a wired ethernet connection. Using Steam Link, you can connect to any computer that’s running Steam - either on a local network or over the internet. Connect to your PC that's running Steam and you're ready to play!.Install Steam Link from your favorite app store.Many Steam games are already optimized for your devices. 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. And remember that an ethernet connection will offer better performance, naturally.Play your Steam games on your phone, tablet, TV, or other PC using Steam Link. If you own one of Samsung's 4k TVs and want to give the app a try, just download it from Samsung's app store (it's not available to everyone yet) make sure your PC and television are on the same network. And it's worth remembering this is a beta app, so it should improve and add better wireless controller support with future iterations. He did discover some issues with the wireless Steam Controller, but found plugging in a wired Xbox 360 controller worked fine. PC Gamer's Wes Fenlon tried out the app and found it to work essentially as well as the Steam Link hardware. It may be limited to 1080p and 60fps, but for just $50 it's a better alternative to one of Valve's own Steam Machines. While it's not always perfect, the Steam Link is one of the best ways to stream PC games to a big screen living room TV using a wired or wireless network. While it was originally assumed Samsung would be integrating the Steam Link hardware inside its new TVs, the use of an app means those who already own its 2016/2017 4K televisions can use the functions.

Now, a beta version of the app has finally arrived. Last October brought news that Samsung would be adding Valve's Steam Link functionality into its high-end televisions, meaning those who wanted to stream their Big Picture PC games straight to another TV wouldn't need the tiny box.
