Steam Link boxes have been around to offer the same service for well over two years. This sort of functionality isn’t new in itself, of course. This means, of course, that you can then use your Apple TV to deliver your PC and Mac games onto the big-screen television you’ve presumably got it hooked up to. It's likely this is at least part of the reason behind this rejection.Adding this tvOS app - which is set to become available on May 21st - to your Apple TV will allow you to stream games to it from any PC or Mac on your network that has Steam installed. Steam Video is planned for release later this summer.Īpple is known for keeping tight control on its ecosystem, and has previously prevented companies from releasing apps that are essentially storefronts for other services. It is unknown whether or not the planned Steam Video app (which lets users stream Steam movies and TV to their device) will be similarly affected.

The next morning, Apple revoked the approval due to 'business conflicts that had allegedly not been realized by the initial review team.'Ī subsequent appeal from Valve did not change Apple's decision, which unfortunately leaves the app as an Android-only release unless Apple reconsiders.

It released in beta on Android earlier this week, but the full version for iOS, planned for a May 21 launch, was nowhere to be found.Īccording to Valve, Apple approved the app on May 7, after which Valve announced Steam Link for iOS and Android to the public. The app supports Steam controllers and several others. Similar to the Steam Link device for TVs, the free Steam Link app would allow users to play games from their Steam libraries on their devices if that device was connected to a host PC via a wired or wi-fi network. The Steam Link app announced earlier this month is already in beta on Android, but iOS users may not get to experience it.Īccording to Valve, the app has been rejected from the App Store and a follow-up appeal was denied.

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