Raspberry pi steam link
Seems that there’s already a few hiccups in these early days. Those who have been playing around or intend to do so, remember to leave your feedback and bug reports in the forums.
Going off of the comments from people who have had a chance to use this setup, the experience is good with some minor problems like lag, but this is to be expected, especially with this early version. The software is limited to the the Raspberry Pi 3 and 3 B+ ( like the one we just gave away) using Raspbian Stretch. This was announced a few hours ago on the Steam Link discussion page. If that would be a deal breaker, I suppose I ought to know about that, as well.Steam Link – the software that lets your run any Steam game on your PC and play it on another device by way of streaming – is now in beta for the Raspberry Pi. 4k seems like it'd be awfully demanding, and my basement does not have any Ethernet hookups, so I'd have to use WiFi if this does work. Will a Pi 4 b run Steam Link at 4k, and if not, are there currently any options out there for me to stream my PC games to my TV at 4k resolutions without resorting to buying a $180 Shield TV?Īs a quick afterthought, if anyone has been able to make this happen, I'm curious about performance over WiFi. I read that the new(wish) Pi 4 b has HDMI 2.0, which supports 4k video, but I also read (here: ) that it's still limited to 1080p, according to Slouken, who I guess is the lead dev on Steam Link? But then I read an article where a guy appears to explain, and then demonstrate, 4k over Steam Link on a Pi 4 b: before I make any purchases, I was hoping someone could clear this up for me. The TV is a Roku TV, and because it's got lots of channels/apps built-in, I don't really want to buy an Nvidia Shield TV because I'd be wasting 90% of its functionality to just use it for streaming games. But I'm looking for a solution to stream my Steam games from my PC on the top floor of my house to my TV in the basement. I apologize if this is a common question, but I'm hoping someone can give me a definitive answer.įor starters, while I like to think of myself as pretty tech-savvy, I've never used Steam Link before, nor have I ever owned a Pi.