Steam Link iOS App Removes Option To Buy Games

Jenni Lada

Published: Jun 15, 2018 08:00 am

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The Apple iOS’ TestFlight version of the Steam Link application has received a rather notable update. Touch Arcade, which was involved in the beta, has discovered the application no longer allows people to purchase games on Steam through it. Instead, when people go to a product listing for a game they do not own, it will say, “Available for purchase from your PC.” This means people can not buy things through Steam Link on Apple iOS devices, unless using Wallet credit.

As a reminder, Valve first announced Steam Link for Android and Apple iOS devices back in May 2018. However, at the end of that month, Apple rejected the Apple iOS version of the app. The reason for the rejection was cited as “business conflicts.”

Steam Link is immediately available for Android devices and allows people to stream games from their PC to their device.

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Jenni Lada

Jenni is Editor-in-Chief at Siliconera and has been playing games since getting access to her parents' Intellivision as a toddler. She continues to play on every possible platform and loves all of the systems she owns. (These include a PS4, Switch, Xbox One, WonderSwan Color and even a Vectrex!) You may have also seen her work at GamerTell, Cheat Code Central, Michibiku and PlayStation LifeStyle.