Apple rejects Valve's Steam Link, the app won't come to iOS

[ThestigGT999]

Steam Link App for iOS Rejected by Apple

On Monday, May 7th, Apple approved the Steam Link app for release. On Weds, May 9th, Valve released news of the app. The following morning, Apple revoked its approval citing business conflicts with app guidelines that had allegedly not been realized by the original review team. Valve appealed, explaining the Steam Link app simply functions as a LAN-based remote desktop similar to numerous remote desktop applications already available on the App Store. Ultimately, that appeal was denied leaving the Steam Link app for iOS blocked from release. The team here spent many hours on this project and the approval process, so we're clearly disappointed. But we hope Apple will reconsider in the future.

https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/8lwzv6/steam_link_app_for_ios_rejected_by_apple/

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/31836969/

Still on Android tho

 

[hyperseven]

'business conflicts' What do Apple have that is similar?

 

[ThestigGT999]

'business conflicts' What do Apple have that is similar?

If I had to guess they people to remain in their Eco system like Have a imac pro streaming to imini/apple tv or ipad

could be completely wrong tho

 

[D3K]

They want to sell plants vs zombies and angry birds on their own platform.

Makes sense, mobile gaming is a gigantic market right now. They're still a company of hipster ***** though.

 

[Beasty]

That's ridiculous.

 

[hyperseven]

If I had to guess they people to remain in their Eco system like Have a imac pro streaming to imini/apple tv or ipad

could be completely wrong tho

Moonlight app is available on their store

Allows streaming of games from a pc, albeit with an Nvidia gpu.

 

[ThestigGT999]

Moonlight app is available on their store

Allows streaming of games from a pc, albeit with an Nvidia gpu.

so I was completely wrong

even more strange then

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Apple's Phil Schiller Explains Why Valve's Steam Link App Was Rejected

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...y-valves-steam-link-app-was-rejected.2120290/

 

[Minstadave]

Apple won’t let through any apps where you can buy content directly from a third party when it could be bought via Apples own distrubution system.

So you can’t buy videos on the Amazon prime app and you can’t buy audiobooks from the Audible app.

It boils down to Apple wanting their cut of digital sales, so I suspect you can either buy games on the Steam app or it’s the microtransactions that have got it axed.

 

[Martini1991]

"I could see a very real situation where many people just straight up stop buying things from the App Store and exclusively purchase Steam games through Valve instead," wrote TouchArcade editor-in-chief Eli Hodapp.

What?

 

[asim18]

Yep, that's what you call a "real situation" folks. When people might purchase a game through steam. Can just imagine Steve Jobs turning in his grave every time someone spends a dollar at any company other than Apple.

Apple seem to want to milk every penny in the world through any means possible.

 

[Feek]

Apple seem to want to milk every penny in the world through any means possible.

All companies are there to make a profit, I'm not sure what point you're trying to make.

 

[asim18]

All companies are there to make a profit

It's available on google play, so not all companies act the same or are as greedy as some. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.valvesoftware.steamlink&hl=en_GB

The point is that Apple user base is probably the most manipulated (or attempted manipulation) user base in the history of user bases.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Manipulated? Hahahahhaahahahah

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Yep, that's what you call a "real situation" folks. When people might purchase a game through steam. Can just imagine Steve Jobs turning in his grave every time someone spends a dollar at any company other than Apple.

Apple seem to want to milk every penny in the world through any means possible.

IMO it's one of the best companies in the world. Their products are far better than any product on the market. Everything works seamlessly.

Steam will come to IOS that's for sure.

 

[Minstadave]

IMO it's one of the best companies in the world. Their products are far better than any product on the market. Everything works seamlessly.

Steam will come to IOS that's for sure.

Not without Apple getting a share of the profits, which only hurts the consumer.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Not without Apple getting a share of the profits, which only hurts the consumer.

I agree.

 

[Duke]

Their products are far better than any product on the market. Everything works seamlessly.

I think Louis Rossmann will disagree with you https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I think Louis Rossmann will disagree with you https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup

That's fine. Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I'll stick with mine.

 

[Alpherah]

The rumour going around is that Valve doesn’t have mfi cert for the steam controller