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Sure, for people with an xbox, and tbh if you have an xbox, why would you need SteamLink? SteamLink exists so PC users can stream their desktop games to their tv, not to cater to xbox users.
And you can't deny that the most popular pc controller is also the xbox controller. Personally, I use dualshock 4 controllers. But I would be using my steam link on the go, at other people's houses (I already have my laptop setup so that it can easily connect to my TV), and other people tend to have xbox controllers. So you're saying I should personally bring 4 wireless controllers along with my link, just because the link is meant for people who don't use xbox controllers. It defeats the entire purpose.
Also, just because people use xbox controllers doesn't mean they own an xbox. It's the standard game controller. It's also significantly cheaper than dualshock 4, steam, or any other bluetooth controller out there. So it's the logical choice for some low-budget PC gaming as well. And it makes no sense that the link wasn't designed with this in mind.
"One for keyboard, maybe (even though it's designed to not need a keyboard)" Um, yeah, only if you use a controller, which I don't. If I wanted a console I would buy one. So that's one for keyboard, another for mouse, and the third, well that gets taken up with my headphones.
"So you're saying I should personally bring 4 wireless controllers along with my link" Mate, if you turned up at my house with your Link, expecting to use my internet to play games, then yeah, you better bring everything you need with you, including your PC as needed by Steam Link, because if you turned up and started whinging like you have here, I would show you the door.
And I'm not really complaining, I just wanted to get the rationale behind the decision. And that at the end is a gross misinterpretation of my words.
Okay, so here you completely just misquoted me. I was saying that from the perspective of if the link had been designed for people NOT planning on using 4 controllers with it. That would be a different situation, because the product is designed for a different use. I'm not saying I want less ports, I still wouldn't buy it in the case that it only had 2. I would however understand the decision to do so.
Okay, now here you're being hypocritical. You keep telling me how I'm wrong for wanting certain things of the link. But here you're saying you want to use the link in a way completely not what it was made for. The link was made with the intent of making steam essentially a console. It's just what it's for. Not for giving yourself a bigger computer monitor. If you want to use it that way, fine, you do you, but it's not an argument. How Valve wants you to use the link is with a steam controller (It is clearly marketed this way, and is only logical), which is designed so that you don't need a keyboard.
Okay, firstly, why all the salt? I looked back at my other posts, and I haven't been rude to you. Definitely haven't flat-out insulted you. Please, I'm just asking for Valve's rationale, I'm not trying to complain or flame, I just wanted to hear the perspective. Let's keep it civil, thanks.
Okay, so you didn't even make an argument here, you really just were hating on me, but I'll try to respond anyway. How I would use a link, personally, is to bring to the houses of some friends. Not like show up out of the blue, surprising them with it, like you for some crazy reason seem to think I would do. We would plug it into his ethernet, then into the tv, and then we would attach his 4 xbox controllers and start playing. I don't see why it's some horrible crime to be "expecting to use his internet". Also, I actually am family shared with all of my friends, and I'm the supplier of virtually all the games we play. Not that it would be a crime to play his games either, despite you acting like it is. And you seem to think I should bring my own PC too? Just because... I'm a terrible person I guess?
I get that it's not necessarily how it was meant to be used, but yeah, I would bring the link as an easy way to set up steam with a tv, pretty much like a console. My friends all have xbox controllers, and they all have enough that we don't need to bring our own. So if I wanted to use bluetooth, I would have to personally carry 4 controllers with me, in addition to the link. Which makes it much less of a reasonable request. I also don't want to have to carry a splitter/hub with me and have to deal with that setup every time.
But again, most people wouldn't be taking it with them. But it is very conceivable that many people would want to use the link for 4 person games (it is meant to be used as a console, after all), and many many people only have xbox controllers. Those people would need to buy outside addons to make the link work for them, and I just want to know why.
or if you use a 360 wireless pc reciever you can run 4 wireless 360 controllers on it
or grab a usb 2.0 external powered hub
I would be extremely surprised if you needed a powered hub. Unpowered should work just fine for controllers.
a chromecast (same guts as steam link) uses about 2w (5v x 0.4a)
each 360 controller can draw about .5a max @ 5v = 2.5w ea
4 controllers, k/m and the link could run too close to the power bricks limit
id play it safe and use a powered usb hub for more than 3 usb devices
The answer seems to be that while you hold the opinion that four is obvious, no one else really feels the same. It's not made for every niche usage, it's made for the bulk of users. And unfortunate though it may be, couch multiplayer is indeed a niche these days.
its controller has 6 usb, but 3 are used for internal usb/lan adapter (as why its only 10/100), wifi adapter, and bluetooth adapter
similar to whats in the org/rasp pi
adding another internal usb controller/hub and ports would raise the production cost and somehting most users do not need
edit: Hold up a second here. This is the "sole reason you're not getting the Link" but you don't even need them? You said yourself you have four DS4 controllers, so why is not being able to plug in four wired xbox controllers your line in the sand? Now I'm just confused.