Steam Link now lets you stream to multiple devices for local co-op

The Steam Link has quietly gotten a lot better since it launched. Thanks to a series of firmware and software updates, the diminutive little streaming box is now a valuable piece of gaming kit, thanks to better performance over wifi networks. Now, a new Steam Client version allows the Steam Link to stream games to multiple devices for local co-op play. If you’ve got a 5 GHz wifi network running, the Steam link can now connect to several wifi-connected screens, which means you could, for example, play Overcooked 2 with your friends without actually having to be in the same room. Sure, that might be a bit of an edge case, but it does speak to the increasing versatility of the Link, which at this point is going on three years old. The update also allows you to use an Android phone as a touch controller - according to the patch notes, to do this you launch the Steam Link app on your phone and tap to disable audio and video. I’m honestly not sure how this works, or how well, but it’s something I’ll definitely experiment with as soon as I can.

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