Steam Link for macOS is now available on the Mac App Store. The company has published this application in the Apple store with which you can connect to your PC to continue your Steam games from, for example, your MacBook.
More remote play from the Mac
Steam Link is one of those applications that most gamers will probably already know. A solution that allows you to remotely connect to a computer where Steam is running. Thanks to this, from any device with this client you can continue your game as if you were sitting in front of the team.
The Steam Link is designed to harness the power you already have in your home, streaming from your current gaming computer, mirroring your experience on your device. Video and audio data is sent from your computer to the Steam Link, while the controller input is returned in real time. Virtually all the games your computer runs can be played on your device via the Steam Link.
Well, now that remote gaming solution is also available for the Mac through the Mac App Store. And this is interesting because it brings new game options to the Apple user and also other advantages such as the security provided by having passed the filters and reviews of the App Store. Something that for some users is important due to their little knowledge of digital security.
However, although the version of Steam Link for Mac is already available via the Mac App Store, the news is not that it seems to be very important for Valve who has not made any kind of announcement highlighting the fact. What’s more, it has appeared silently.
The reason seems obvious, Steam Link on Mac will be interesting for all those users who mainly have and can opt for a VPN connection that allows them to simulate that they are within the same local home network. So they could take full advantage of remote play, virtually regardless of the actual location. The only thing is that the bandwidth is good enough both in the home connection and in the one that is connected so that there is no type of LAG.
For the rest, unless the Mac is very weak or a game that is only for Windows, Steam can also be run on Mac. So the real interest of Steam Link we believe is more in taking advantage of it with mobile devices as a iPhone, iPad or any Android device and even Samsung televisions or Android TV that also support this application.
Of course, as we always say, anyway the important thing is to have the maximum number of possibilities and for each one to decide. Of course, to enjoy more of the remote gaming experience on Mac, the ideal is to connect a PlayStation or Xbox controller to the Mac. Because it will be much more comfortable for certain titles. And be careful, do not think about playing with the keyboard and the Magic Mouse.