Apple blocks Valve's game streaming service

IANS  |  San Francisco 

US-based video Valve's game streaming service "Link" will not be part of Apple's for now because of some "business conflicts with app guidelines", media reported.

"Link functions as a remote desktop for users to access their 'library of PC games' from and streams them directly for touchscreen play or via a for users," The Verge reported on Thursday.

The speculation being made about the "business conflict" points to the fact that "Steam Link" would give users the access to another app store, "Steam" within Apple's tightly controlled ecosystem and this could have created issues between the and the iPhone-maker, the report added.

"Steam Link" was first announced for mobile in March and Valve launched the beta version of "Steam Link" on earlier this month.

"Valve says 'we hope will reconsider in the future'," the report added.

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First Published: Fri, May 25 2018. 14:34 IST