
It also means your streaming box or phone has to be attached to the same network and the bandwidth needs to be pretty constant. That's because it sends whatever's coming off the video card to the app. If you've never used Steam's streaming, you should note that it completely takes over your system, simultaneously displaying the streamed game. First, you enable and set up Steam's in-home streaming feature within the desktop Steam application on a host system attached to your network.

There are three steps to setting up the system. In that sense, the clean, easy-to-use interface is a welcome surprise. So it's set the bar pretty low in what we expect from the company on mobile. I got a Nintendo Switch OLED, proving that even the most loyal Apple customers aren't satisfied with the state of gaming on the company's products.Valve's been lagging in its app development if you judge by its current Steam mobile app (on both Android and iOS), which is clunky, ugly and missing some capabilities. Casual gamers typically settle for iOS/iPadOS releases, while hardcore gamers tend to invest in high-end gaming Windows PCs or consoles, so there's no reason to use the Apple TV for gaming right now.

And while the service might have a few other hidden gems, titles get removed from time to time due to licensing reasons.

I've played some solid Amanita Design releases through Apple Arcade in the past, but these aren't long-term games that you can play for months in a row. Many iOS/iPadOS games are a joke, and my MacBook Air M2 isn't the most AAA game-friendly computer. Unfortunately, I've never been content with Apple's offerings in this department. I don't consider myself a gamer at all, but I was missing the feeling of a game controller in my hands. I began to think about Apple's future in gaming because I was searching for a video game console last week.

It could either drop its size and price to help it become a valid Chromecast/Fire TV Stick competitor or overhaul its internals and rebrand it into a video game console. To make the Apple TV a more tempting option for customers, the company could head in two directions.
