US-based video game developer Valve’s game streaming service « Steam Link » will not be part of Apple’s iOS for now because of some « business conflicts with app guidelines », media reported.
San Francisco: US-based video game developer Valve ‘s game streaming service » Steam Link » will not be part of Apple ‘s iOS for now because of some « business conflicts with app guidelines », media reported.
« Steam Link functions as a remote desktop for users to access their ‘Steam library of PC games’ from mobile devices and streams them directly for touchscreen play or via a Bluetooth controller for users, » The Verge reported on Thursday.
The speculation being made about the « business conflict » points to the fact that « Steam Link » would give iOS users the access to another app store, « Steam » within Apple’s tightly controlled ecosystem and this could have created issues between the game developer and the iPhone-maker, the report added.
« Steam Link » was first announced for mobile in March and Valve launched the beta version of « Steam Link » on Android earlier this month.
« Valve says ‘we hope Apple will reconsider in the future’, » the report added.
