Then you just need to make sure that the “Enable streaming” checkbox is ticked. Open Steam’s settings and go to the “In-Home Streaming” tab, To make sure that the Steam Client on your computer is enabled for in-home streaming. Preparing the Steam Clientīefore we install Steam Link to the Raspberry Pi, it’s best But if you want to make sure that you have a flawless experience, you’ll want to make sure that both your gaming PC and Raspberry Pi are connected to your network via ethernet. Steam Link is only compatible with the Raspberry Pi Model 3B and above and you’ll also want to make sure that you meet the Steam Link hardware requirements for your computer.įor casual gaming, I’ve had a good experience on Wi-Fi since the Wi-Fi coverage around my house is pretty good. Steam Link has its advantages and disadvantages compared to something like Moonlight, but the main advantage is that it allows users of non-NVIDIA graphics cards to stream their games.

Lifting, whilst the software on the Raspberry Pi brings that experience to any The concept of Steam Link is that you use your main gaming PCĪs the host for your games, meaning that your gaming computer does all the heavy Steam Link used to be a physical hardware product, but now Steam Link is a solution that allows you to make use of your Steam gamesĪnd library from any room in the house by streaming over the network. So, before we continue, you may be asking “What exactly is Steam Recently Valve, the creators of Steam, have released their Steam Link software for the Raspberry Pi opening the ability to stream games to the Pi for more people.

Game streaming with the Raspberry Pi is nothing new, I’ve covered the topic in the past.

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