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Apple Rejects Valve's Steam Link App Due to 'Business Conflicts'
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I have just recently bought physical Steam Link and I must say I love it. I have been playing Portal 2, Rage and Doom 3 BFG this past week. Portal 2 in couch coop mode with my wife. Not to mention you can stream Kodi which I use to play family videos and pictures from my QNAP.
Apple has made a huge mistake. This forum is full of Apple apologists but this thread is practically devoid of them. Everyone agrees it's a misstep for once. If I were to guess, they are afraid of reduced income from App Store. Even if it is minute one, they count every single cent.
Apple has made a huge mistake. This forum is full of Apple apologists but this thread is practically devoid of them. Everyone agrees it's a misstep for once. If I were to guess, they are afraid of reduced income from App Store. Even if it is minute one, they count every single cent.
Man I'm so glad all the normies got onto this internet trend.
Now I can decide if I want a phone that incessantly spies on me and sells all my data to a Chinese or Korean government, or a phone that I spend a fortune on but never own, or have any right to repair.
What a time to be alive.
Now I can decide if I want a phone that incessantly spies on me and sells all my data to a Chinese or Korean government, or a phone that I spend a fortune on but never own, or have any right to repair.
What a time to be alive.
Already done that.
Switched to Android years ago and can't go back. I still have Apple products for wife and kids though. And I occasionally checking MacRumors, hoping something interesting come out from Apple.
Oh, scratch that. My kids chose Android.
Steam Link rejection is stupid.
How can Google have Maps on AppStore when Apple also have Maps. There are a bunch of streaming apps competing with Apple and not rejected. There are Spotify, Pandora competing with Apple Music (which is really bad, btw). Internet browsers? There are Chrome (better!), Firefox, Opera and at the same time: Safari.
Apple is afraid of Google. Where Valve is a small player compared to Google. Yes, Steam Link is not that great (still beta, as in broken). But this move is really made me laugh, I can only miss those days frustrated by Apple.
You wont regret it. Maybe the only regret is, why didn't you do that sooner
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So for all you guys it would make any sense that on an iPad you could both buy Civilization VI from the appstore OR stream the Steam version of Civilization VI you hoarded during a summer sale and play it with a Steam controller?
Doesn’t it sound retarded platform-wise?
What’s next, Ps4 remote play on xbox1?
And I stand my ground 10” android tablets are a speck in iPad’s eye.
Doesn’t it sound retarded platform-wise?
What’s next, Ps4 remote play on xbox1?
And I stand my ground 10” android tablets are a speck in iPad’s eye.
Windows users, how is the virus, spyware, malware, driver compatibility situation on windows these days? Is it still as bad as 15 years ago? I aks becasue the absence of those problems is the ONLY thing keeping me to Apple. But looks like compatibility is on the way out with Apple. I am seriously considering all that BS is a price worth having for affordable hardware, compatibility, and dare I say it, "innovation". But if it aint as bad as it was with XP I might be looking for a windows PC next.
It's still not a proper tablet. For one you can't replace the software keyboard with a third party one. It also doesn't have access to the entire Play Store library. You can't change the screen timeout and it doesn't have a fast solution like TouchID. With the FaceID iPads launching soon this gap will get even larger. Apple has an effective monopoly on both the tablet and wearables market.
Google had a winner with the Nexus 7. I remember it's display and hardware being superior to the iPads of that time. It's too bad they gave up on Android tablets after that. Google only competes with Apple on phones. They have nothing to offer with tablets and watches.
If that’s the “only” thing keeping you with Apple then go ahead and don’t let the door hit you. You will enjoy all the little brainfarts that permeates Windows in various regards (settings, UI, scaling, power user nice little tricks and applets, etc.) compared to macOS.
Not sure how that’s relevant.
This is sad and just another reason why many developers don't trust the App Store on Mac. At the moment they can release any app they want via their own website but one day Apple may lock the Mac apps down like they have done on iPhone and then they're the gatekeepers.
If you had ever lived in China or Cuba, you probably wouldn’t be making such a boneheaded comparison.
I was going to buy another Apple TV just so I could play my steam games in the conservatory now summer is coming. Guess I won't be bothering now!
Why would they be interested in the gaming market, it's only a small, 100 Billion USD industry.
You made a good point, but I think it will only make iOS platform richer with remote play to other console games.
If you have PS4 or Xbone, wouldn't you want to stream them on your device on your bed, maybe? You could still play cheaper AppStore games. Apple will still profit from it (and people wont jumpship to Android).
Think about it. It will only make the mobile device more interesting.
Which one to choose: a device that can stream console/pc/mac games inside the house, the other can't.
It's no brainer for me nor Google, they will embrace PS4/Xbone streaming. Hack, Android users will be able to play casual "app" games and also real games.
Anyway Apple and Games have always been oxymorons. Their Macs have pitiful GPUs for even casual gaming
Disagree. How dare you. They won't do that.
Instead, crippling iPhone 6 and 7 performance and battery life with forced update and download (whatever you do, it will still download updates) IS the stupidiest and greediest.
Still as bad as ever...
https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/05/18/how-to-delete-the-mshelper-malware-from-macos
Better to stay with MacOS' extensive AAA game selection.
Apple you bunch of muppets!
This is a niche gamer product that make your devices more valuable and doesn’t stop native game development in ANY way.
There are zero business conflicts and Apple need to go screw themselves if they think this is ok.
I’m at the boycott Apple level of triggered, this and many many other things have made me loose faith in them to do the right things for CUSTOMERS. F the bottom line make the best products with the best software and stop screwing developers and customers.
This is a niche gamer product that make your devices more valuable and doesn’t stop native game development in ANY way.
There are zero business conflicts and Apple need to go screw themselves if they think this is ok.
I’m at the boycott Apple level of triggered, this and many many other things have made me loose faith in them to do the right things for CUSTOMERS. F the bottom line make the best products with the best software and stop screwing developers and customers.
For some multiscreen action. I often play games on the TV (from the computer) whilst watching telly on the iPad (obviously not action games, generally slow or turn based strategy games like Surviving Mars). I would like to do this with the screens the other way round (especially if I got a 12" iPad Pro, which I was planning to do this year).
Exactly my thoughts as well. I could even see people buying iPads specifically for this purpose, and I'd like to think apple rather sells an actual device and tie that buyer into the ecosystem than sell a couple of measly mobile games.
