In a post earlier this month, Valve introduced the Steam Hyperlink app will “not be accessible on Samsung TV after November thirtieth, 2023.” The service lets customers wirelessly stream PC video games from their Steam library to different gadgets, akin to a TV or telephone. It launched with the Steam Hyperlink dongle in 2015, which was discontinued in 2018 in favor of the app.
Samsung introduced the Steam Hyperlink app to its TVs in 2017 however stopped supporting it on newer TVs after the launch of its Gaming Hub, which targeted on cloud gaming providers like those from Xbox and Nvidia GeForce Now. Nevertheless, Steam says customers can entry the Steam Hyperlink app on Apple TV and Android {hardware}, together with the Nvidia Defend or Amazon Hearth TV.
Whereas the Steam Hyperlink app may’ve appeared like a viable different to the dongle, customers have had combined experiences with the app on Samsung TVs. For instance, some Samsung TV users have encountered a problem the place the correct thumbstick on their controller controls the TV’s quantity, while others have said their app freezes when making an attempt to stream in a decision greater than 1080p.
On the times when it does work, the stream randomly freezes or crashes (regardless of having a stable web connection) and the enter lag is so insufferable that I often abandon efforts and begrudgingly play on my PC immediately. Some days the app randomly disconnects from my PC or refuses to load, forcing me to delete after which re-install it on my TV. These are all points I by no means skilled with the unique Steam Hyperlink {hardware} — it labored effortlessly each time it was plugged in.