Looking over ATVG’s list of every game announced so far for Apple Arcade, it’s becoming increasingly hard to argue that Apple isn’t getting serious about games, and with the release of Valve’s Steam Link app, Apple will need to make sure it has quality titles in order to sell its subscription service to consumers.Īpps such as Steam Link will no doubt even raise the awareness of Apple TV as a hardware option for gaming, potentially putting more Apple TVs in homes, and ideally creating a flow-on effect of providing more incentive to develop directly for tvOS. And we know that Apple has every intention of doing just that, given that its upcoming Apple Arcade service is due to hit later this year. If the oft-said adage is true – that competition is healthy – then the quantity of quality tvOS games will only grow if Apple still hopes to make money from selling games via Apple TV’s App Store. With apps like PS4 Remote Play (available for both iOS and macOS) and now Steam Link, Apple is allowing its devices to act more as a conduit, or medium for games (which of course offers a counterpoint to the whole “Apple is a walled garden” opinion). You can’t play games bought for your Xbox on your PlayStation. That line of thinking however, only really holds true if you think of Apple TV as a gaming console similar to PS4, Xbox One and Switch. There’s still a strong argument to be made that the existence of the Steam Link app removes incentive for studios to develop directly for tvOS.
Then Apple rejected it, and I was not excited.ĭeveloper Björn Larsson of Legendo Entertainment then helped me to see the flip side, and I thought, hmmm, maybe Apple was right to reject it.Īpple then finally decided to comment on the whole saga. Sneaking in front of Crossy Roads and Real Racing 3, Steam Link shot straight to number one with a bullet.ĪTVG has had mixed feelings regarding the Steam Link app ever since it was announced this time last year.
And not much more than 24 hours after the Steam Link app became available too.
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