Well done Samsung (and Valve)! After making the xclud app exclusive for your brand and once the abk deal was done for Microsoft it's time to take away the competition, yes the Steam Link app will no longer be available on Samsung TV after November 30th 2023 and will be likely automatically uninstalled from our TVs just to mess with us consumers, better be prepared for antitrust and class actions lawsuits for both the suspicious timing and for taking away an advertised TV feature
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In chronological order the steam link app was made by Samsung with a third party dev and collaboration from Valve 2016(+) and was heavily advertised as a Samsung TV feature. Once a deal was made with Microsoft for the xcloud TV exclusive the steam link app was put on support only and not available on models from that year 2022(+) and onwards. After the two years and actively sabotaging the Steam link app with the volume on the right stick thing and forcing the TV OS home menu on the controller home key the app will be now forcebly removed from our TV even if it could work perfectly fine a few days before the abk deal was made... So Microsoft needs gamepass user now and Samsung will help while Valve does not care for us
The Steam Link app has been an integral part of my gaming. I've been using it basically with everything that supports a controller. Its been so easy to use, no cables, no and works great even with a bit of distance (PC and TV not in the same level in my house). I bought my TV based on it having the Steam Link app. Please don't take it away now....
I also bought my (2) TV's so I can use the steam link app. It worked perfectly for years and never had an issue with this.
Thanks to data caps (that's another story) I won't be able to use the xCloud streaming service because I don't want to pay more money during this downturn in the economy. I just wish I could use the old Steam Link app even after it doesn't support it anymore.
This just proves to me that the Tizen platform is dead and so far behind the competition.
Please just leave the app as is in the store. It just works! I don't see why you have to remove it! This just makes me reconsider buying a Samsung TV next time if apps and features get removed down the road...
I turned on my Samsung TV today and was faced with the same message! It's a shame, they want to force you to pay for streaming game services... Bad idea from Samsung, I'll be buying another TV from another brand.
I have two Samsung TVs in my house and I use Steam Link on both. I bought Samsung TVs just because of this feature! I will never buy again if this decision is not reversed.
Everyone seems to think the only thing you can do is play games with it, but I used it to duplicate my computer screen and sound to my TV. I hope I can find another alternative.
