Comment on 8 Years later my Steam Link is still getting regular updates
trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 5 months ago
That’s because unlike most other businesses steam understands that if you want people to keep buying your products, you need to provide a decent service
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Which is why you can’t buy a Steam Link, amiright?
I use mine regularly, and I would be sad if it completely breaks.
Vent@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I own and like the steam link, but the reason they don’t sell it anymore is because the steam link app is on most smart devices now, and if your TV doesn’t support it, you can buy a streaming stick that does for like $30, give or take depending on sales. And those devices are more portable (less wires) and more versatile than a steam link.
Any competitive price for the steam link would be less than what Valve can produce them for. Weren’t they selling it for $5 at the end? Pretty sure I picked mine up for $10 or less. Steam can’t show ads to subsidize the price of the hardware like every other smart device does.
MaxVoltage@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Bruh they sell 50 meter hdmi cords
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Not available for Roku or webOS. That’s hardly “most smart devices”.
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 5 months ago
From this article…
I wonder if you added up the percentage of ownership for all those devices listed above, versus all smart devices including Roku and webOS, what the numbers would look like.
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Do you just plug the controller into the TV USB port?
Vent@lemm.ee 5 months ago
I’ve never tried, that might work? Connecting via bluetooth works. You can even use the tv remote!
wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net 5 months ago
The Steam Link itself has USB ports, the Steam Link apps all use Bluetooth controllers
trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 5 months ago
So, a product that has been discontinued doesn’t mean that it needs to lose software support, was the point I was trying to make. It would be nice if they still sold them but still good that the people that own them can continue to use them and are receiving security updates for them.
I think it’s important that companies like google, samsung, apple, etc are held to at least this standard where products don’t need to be changed unless they actually break, rather than forcing software changes that break or reduce effectiveness of the product to try and force the consumer to produce e-waste and buy a new product.
Nothing wrong with wanting new products, however that should be a personal decision made at a personal level by a consumer not one forced onto them by a company who designed products using the planned obsolescence doctrine.