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Valve have put up the Steam Controller and Steam Link for sale for the next few days and the Steam Link has a pretty big saving.

The Steam Controller is 30% off. I'm still a very happy customer with mine, as I find many great uses for it. SC Controller is pretty much essential for games and applications outside of Steam. I actually own two, one for my main gaming computer and one for the TV PC.

The Steam Link has a huge 60% off, which is actually pretty amazing. I'm seriously tempted by that, for £15.99 it's pretty hard to resist such a useful device. Their returns policy has me worried from the top negative review though.

Or there's the bundle with them both together.

Be sure to share your thoughts on both in the comments, especially the Steam Link. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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RichieEB May 12, 2017
Definitely recommend, Rocket League is a blast to play with this controller.
Alm888 May 12, 2017
Quoting: liamdawe
Quoting: Alm888Eeww... What does Steam-link have to do with Linux?
Plenty actually. It requires a PC to use, like a Linux PC.

Does it know how to stream from Linux? (I really don't know, no joking.)

The only thing I know about Steam-link is that is that one thing that killed "Steam Machines" (because in place of unreasonably expensive and impotent "Steam Machine" one can get a cheap "Steam-link" and stream all of the games from Windows PC everyone has by default).
Arehandoro May 12, 2017
Had one too many beers last night and bought the Steam Link as well xD Hoopefully plays nicely and I can use some games on the big TV :D
Eike May 12, 2017
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Quoting: ArehandoroHad one too many beers last night and bought the Steam Link as well xD Hoopefully plays nicely and I can use some games on the big TV :D

I'll think about that on saturday night. :D
torrit May 12, 2017
Quoting: Alm888Does it know how to stream from Linux? (I really don't know, no joking.)


Yes. I tried streaming from my:
  • Ubuntu 16.04 laptop(full success)

  • Ubuntu 16.04 desktop (no sound streamed sadly, probably some configuration-specific issues - I had to install some custom sound driver on original installation of 12.04 if I recall correctly)

  • and Macbook (worked ok after steam client update)
Mohandevir May 12, 2017
Quoting: GoLBuzzkillTalking about Steam crap, I miss overly optimistic Steam survey articles :(

Talking about that... Just got the Steam survey when I installed Ubuntu-Gnome on top of my Ubuntu vanilla previous edition.

First time in over a year. :)


Last edited by Mohandevir on 12 May 2017 at 4:52 pm UTC
inlinuxdude May 12, 2017
Anyone know if the Link has been hacked to run standard Linux or Android? I could use another cheap Kodi box...
inlinuxdude May 12, 2017
Quoting: inlinuxdudeAnyone know if the Link has been hacked to run standard Linux or Android? I could use another cheap Kodi box...

Well, I just had to go and Google it... It looks like Kodi is recently running natively with a few bugs/quirks. http://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/1/451850849186712370/?ctp=13
M@GOid May 12, 2017
Quoting: GuestI've played tomb raider and shadow of mordor with a controller for like 3-4 hours each but it was an unpleasant experience. But when I've switched back to kb+m the games became so easy that I needed to increase the difficulty. I'm playing hollow knight, dreamfall chapters and life is strange and some platformers with a controller and they feel ok. Everything else is terrible. However, the trackpad seems promising but I'm not sure about it and I don't want more unused hardware around :P

Actually, it was a third person view game (Batman:AA) that made me buy a Xbox 360 controller, seven years ago. When escaping from Killer Crock on the sewers, the game changed the view to a angle that made impossible to control with a keyboard, using the A and S keys to run at a diagonal angle, that did not align with the path. I keep dying all the time, so I bought a controller and things became much more easy.

Latter, when doing the challenges, trying to beat 20 to 30 henchmen, it was a million times easier to do the combos in a controller than with the mouse/keyboard.

Today, I only use the mouse when things become a lot hairier in a FPS, otherwise is controller only. I became so good using it after a few months, that playing L4D2 in the Death's Door mutation (if you hit the floor you die, no medkits are available) became a reality. And if you played it, you now how hardcore it is.

The only friend I have that did not liked the SC, was the one that keep trying using the right touchpad like a analog stick. I keep telling him to use it like a trackball, then he got mad and give it up. Latter, he tried it again and became less enraged by taking my advice, but still thought that it takes too much effort to be proficient in one.
inlinuxdude May 15, 2017
Quoting: Hori
Quoting: inlinuxdude
Quoting: inlinuxdudeAnyone know if the Link has been hacked to run standard Linux or Android? I could use another cheap Kodi box...

Well, I just had to go and Google it... It looks like Kodi is recently running natively with a few bugs/quirks. http://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/1/451850849186712370/?ctp=13
Why go through all that trouble when you can get a Raspberry Pi for dirt cheap?

Commodity hardware is frequently cheaper at a price point for comparable hardware (especially on sale). However, after finally finding the specs on the Link, it didn't look that impressive, so for the trouble, not worth it for me.
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