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Now everyone can invite anyone to play together!

Christen — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 23:48:58 +0000

Thanks to those of you who tested the new Invite Anyone capability within Remote Play Together. After weeks in beta, the feature has shipped to all Steam users.

For more information, visit Steam News.

Updated | Remote Play Together - Invite Anyone!

Christen — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:15:32 +0000

Now in Beta, you can Remote Play Together with anyone – no Steam account needed to join your game with the click of a link.

UPDATES:

3/2: Steam Link for Linux now available - Invite anyone on Linux to join you
3/1: Invite as many friends as your game and internet connection will support!

To try the new functionality, opt into the Steam Client Beta. Once updated, you'll find a COPY LINK button in your Friends list whenever you play one of the thousands of games with support for Steam Remote Play Together.

To quickly access your own games with support for Remote Play Together, click the advanced filtering options icon in your Library, then select Remote Play Together under Features. You can even hit Save to create a Dynamic Collection.

When you're ready to play, launch your game, then grab an invite link from your Friends list in the Steam Overlay. Send the link to your friend on Windows, iOS, Android, or Raspberry Pi (and other platforms coming soon), and they can click your invite to join in the fun.

We hope you'll give the new Invite Anyone feature a try. For more information and to share your feedback, join us in the discussions.

Samsung TV Steam Link Release!

slouken — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:14:50 +0000

Samsung has released a free Steam Link app for their 2016 and 2017 Smart TVs!
You can find it by searching for Steam in the Smart Hub app store.

Please make sure that your TV firmware is updated to the latest version for the best experience.

Supported Controllers:

Steam Controller
Xbox 360 wired and wireless
Xbox One wired
Logitech F510/F710

You can provide feedback to Samsung on the Steam Link discussion group

Samsung TV Steam Link Worldwide Release Candidate

slouken — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:49:29 +0000

Samsung has published their release candidate build in the app store, available in 54 countries worldwide.

Fixes in this build:

Fixed initial pairing and discovery issues
Added support for advanced streaming settings
Added support for 4K streaming on 2017 TVs
Finalized shipping controller support (Steam Controller, Xbox 360 wired and wireless, Xbox One wired, Logitech F510/F710)

Known issues:

4K streaming is not supported on 2016 TVs (models KS and KU) and you'll get a black screen if you try it.
Entering PIN authorization code is not supported and the stream won't start
Other errors starting streaming are not reported, check computer to make sure it's not locked and Steam doesn't have a driver installation dialog up
Rumble on Xbox controllers causes a lag spike

Please make sure you have installed the build dated 7/24/2017 or newer in the app store and respond here if you're running into any issues.

Note that Xbox One wireless and PS3/PS4 controllers are not supported.

Cheers!

In-Home Streaming microphone support

slouken — Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:14:22 +0000

The latest Steam beta client (dated July 26 or newer) adds streaming microphone support on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10.

Once you install the beta update you may need to reboot your computer to activate driver installation.

Then, when you start streaming for the first time you'll be prompted to install streaming audio drivers on the remote computer.

When streaming starts, Steam will switch the default audio devices over to new virtual audio devices that are used for streaming audio, and restore them once streaming is complete.

If you want to avoid this completely, just start Steam on the remote computer with the -skipstreamingdrivers command line option.

Enjoy!

Samsung TV Steam Link Release Candidate

slouken — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:57:01 +0000

Samsung has published their release candidate build in the US app store.

Fixes in this build:

Fixed initial pairing and discovery issues
Added support for advanced streaming settings
Added support for 4K streaming on 2017 TVs
Finalized shipping controller support (Steam Controller, XBox 360 wired and wireless, XBox One wired, Logitech F510/F710)

Please make sure you have installed the build dated 7/24/2017 and respond here if you're running into any issues.

Note that XBox One wireless and PS3/PS4 controllers are not supported.

Cheers!

Test Steam streaming on Samsung TV!

slouken — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:56:04 +0000

Samsung is adding Steam Link functionality directly to their latest line of Smart TVs.
If you are in the United States and have a 2016 or 2017 Samsung UHD TV, we'd like to invite you to help test the Steam Link App, now available as a free beta from the Samsung Smart Hub.

The App uses the same streaming technology as Valve's Steam Link, allowing users to play their favorite games, and even spectate VR games on the HTC Vive, wherever they watch TV.

During the beta, playback of 1080p video at 60 FPS and support for the Steam Controller are included. For worldwide release later this summer, support for streaming 4K resolutions and additional controllers will be added.

Note: Streaming to the TV requires a Steam Controller and a high-quality network, at least 5GHz. A wired network is strongly recommended.

Please let us know how this is working for you and post feedback and questions on the Steam Link discussion forum:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/

In-Home Streaming Beta Update - January 26

slouken — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:06:04 +0000

The following changes have been released in the Beta version of the Steam Client. To get these changes, make sure you've opted into this on the remote computer:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Betas

Increased desktop capture to 60 FPS on Windows 8 and newer
Added an option to change desktop resolution to match the streaming client in the advanced host streaming settings
Added a separate option to enable NVIDIA ShadowPlay capture in the advanced host streaming settings
Attempt to recover if the graphics driver resets during streaming. Graphics driver resets may crash your game anyway, and you should disable hardware encoding if you are experiencing these often.

NOTE
The latest NVIDIA drivers have broken hardware encoding in Steam. Please revert to driver version 376.33 if you need that. We are working with NVIDIA to get a driver fix.

Please report any issues on the bug discussion group:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/1/

Enjoy!

In-Home Streaming Beta Update - November 16

slouken — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 05:45:30 +0000

We've made a number of significant changes to improve streaming from lower end systems. Please try these out by opting into the beta version of the Steam Client on all computers:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Betas

Please make sure you're running the Steam build dated November 16th or newer on both the host and client computers.

Please report any issues on the bug discussion group:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/1/

Thanks!

In-Home Streaming Beta Update - October 9

slouken — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 22:58:46 +0000

We have made dramatic changes to the streaming network code that should improve the experience on wireless networks. Please try these out by opting into the beta version of the Steam Client on all computers:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Betas

Please make sure you're running the Steam build dated October 9th or newer on both the host and client computers.

Please report any issues on the bug discussion group:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/1/

Thanks!