{"id":21574,"date":"2018-05-31T21:26:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T01:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=21574"},"modified":"2018-06-02T15:20:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T19:20:29","slug":"valves-steam-link-app-rejected-from-the-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/31\/valves-steam-link-app-rejected-from-the-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve’s Steam Link App Rejected From the App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valve<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Valve press statement on the Steam Link app for iOS being rejected by Apple.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Brian Crecente<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Valve’s Steam Link app, which allows Steam users to stream their library of PC video games to a smartphone where they can play them while at home, has been rejected from iTunes by Apple, effectively blocking its release on iOS, according to Valve.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Steam Link app for iOS, which was announced on May 9<\/a>, is designed to allow Steam users to play their Steam games on an iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV using either a 5GHz WiFi network or a wired Ethernet connection to a host PC or Mac.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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There are two parts to this story, both of which make Apple look bad. First, Steam Link is more or less equivalent to a VNC client. It doesn’t stream games from Valve’s servers — it streams them from a Mac or PC on your local network. As Ars points out, there are plenty of other VNC\/remote desktop apps in the App Store.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As with many controversial App Store rejections, this one comes as a result of poor communication: Apple apparently allowed the app, which meant Valve could announce it, and then rejected it for unclear reasons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Phil Schiller<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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We would love for Valve’s games and services to be on iOS and AppleTV. Unfortunately, the review team found that Valve’s Steam iOS app, as currently submitted, violates a number of guidelines around user generated content, in-app purchases, content codes, etc.<\/p>\n

We’ve discussed these issues with Valve and will continue to work with them to help bring the Steam experience to iOS and AppleTV in a way that complies with the store’s guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Neither side seems to be talking about what those alleged violations are.<\/p>\n\n

Update (2018-06-02): See also: The Talk Show<\/a>, Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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