Steam Link and Steam Controller now available to Pre Order

Seanspeed · 19 Oct 2015 at 10:02

CHokKA said:
Has anyone tried streaming games that aren't in the Steam Library but that are launched through Steam? I'd be interested to know if that works at all

I think so long as it works with the Steam overlay, it *should* work(there might still be some issues).

MaDMaX** · 19 Oct 2015 at 10:23

how would this work with an xbox360 wireless controller! do you just plug the dongle into the steam streamer?

Josh · 19 Oct 2015 at 10:53

I'm pretty tempted by this, sometimes I do just fancy lounging on the sofa and playing Cities Skylines or Tomb Raider.

My Gaming PC is in a different room to my TV though about 6m away, this won't be a problem will it? On the VM 200 interwebz package.

Might get the link for Crimbo and use my XB1 controller for it.

kinger8938 · 19 Oct 2015 at 11:11

Nasty to see people trying to profit from these on ebay, £200 for the set that costs £100 tops i think

Atari · 19 Oct 2015 at 11:57

Does anyone know if the XBONE Wireless controllers work with the Steam Link + One adapter?

coutinho · 19 Oct 2015 at 12:51

Anyone know if you can set more than 4 custom keys on the left touchpad (can you set the diagonals as well as the up, down, left, right), would be handy for dota as i use a 360 controller atm with my spells on the stick and hitting diagonals leads to mistakes quite a lot. Why cant you get these from amazon or anywhere other than steam for that matter?

chef-borjan · 19 Oct 2015 at 12:55

I have a mini PC (I think its powered by an atom bay trail or something) in the living room, but honestly its such a pain to power up and ensure its updated etc. just for steam streaming. I will sell it and get a steam Link for when I want to play FIFA on the sofa or co-op stuff with friends.

Did these come out much earlier for those that preordered ages ago then?

chef-borjan · 19 Oct 2015 at 12:56

CHokKA said:
Has anyone tried streaming games that aren't in the Steam Library but that are launched through Steam? I'd be interested to know if that works at all

I wonder if you can run emulators that way.. I've never tried.

Atari · 19 Oct 2015 at 12:56

chef-borjan said:
I have a mini PC (I think its powered by an atom bay trail or something) in the living room, but honestly its such a pain to power up and ensure its updated etc. just for steam streaming. I will sell it and get a steam Link for when I want to play FIFA on the sofa or co-op stuff with friends.

Did these come out much earlier for those that preordered ages ago then?

I believe so. Current pre-orders should be delivered by Nov 10th iirc.

chef-borjan · 19 Oct 2015 at 13:04

Atari said:
I believe so. Current pre-orders should be delivered by Nov 10th iirc.

Thanks, trying to order one now but I think Steam is a bit broken at the moment.

Vonhelmet · 19 Oct 2015 at 13:10

MaDMaX** said:
how would this work with an xbox360 wireless controller! do you just plug the dongle into the steam streamer?

Yes, that will work. What I want to know is whether it will work with the el cheapo unofficial 360 adapters. They cost a fiver (and I already have one) compared to the official ones which cost like £20.

Vonhelmet · 19 Oct 2015 at 13:11

kinger8938 said:
Nasty to see people trying to profit from these on ebay, £200 for the set that costs £100 tops i think

More fool the buyers. If they wanted it so soon, they should have pre-ordered way back. If they want to pay a sensible price, then they can wait a few more weeks.

delta0 · 19 Oct 2015 at 13:29

Vonhelmet said:
More fool the buyers. If they wanted it so soon, they should have pre-ordered way back. If they want to pay a sensible price, then they can wait a few more weeks.

The preorder people (myself included) are technically beta testers too. We are warned of this.

Simon Belmont · 19 Oct 2015 at 13:33

I hear the left analog stick is too close to the middle of the controller it hurts your thumb because of stretching. I have that same issue using the PS4 controller. The analog sticks are too close to middle. Xbox One is the best controller for gaming. Nobody does it better.

Seanspeed · 19 Oct 2015 at 15:03

Simon Belmont said:
I hear the left analog stick is too close to the middle of the controller it hurts your thumb because of stretching. I have that same issue using the PS4 controller. The analog sticks are too close to middle. Xbox One is the best controller for gaming. Nobody does it better.

Cant play Cities Skylines with an XB1 controller, though.

dan958 · 19 Oct 2015 at 15:23

Seanspeed said:
Cant play Cities Skylines with an XB1 controller, though.

Well, the game is coming out on Xbox One.

regi · 19 Oct 2015 at 16:41

The steam link looks very interesting, initial thoughts for steam controller; garbage for fps, may track well for RTS games.

Would ideally want to try it out before buying one, but I doubt any game shops will have it out to test anywhere near me

Skeeter · 19 Oct 2015 at 17:09

From what I can tell the Controller is not as good as a keyboard and mouse and not as good as a 360 controller. So kind of pointless.

chef-borjan · 19 Oct 2015 at 17:20

Ordered the link!

Mark A · 19 Oct 2015 at 18:29

Skeeter said:
From what I can tell the Controller is not as good as a keyboard and mouse and not as good as a 360 controller. So kind of pointless.

Seems to be getting mixed reviews, but I'd say you'd need to wait a few months for people to properly try it out and any kinks to be ironed out etc. From looking at a few of the comments under the reviews it seems to be more favourable from people that have spent some time getting used to it.

I was hoping it would be good as I'm not a massive fan of the XB pad, especially for fighting games. Will hold off a while and see what becomes of it.