Two USB ports, a Gigabit Ethernet port, a HDMI output, and an AC power jack sit on the rear of the device with a third USB port located on the left side of the Steam Link. We do know that it can tap into Valve’s Steam In-Home Streaming technology to stream your PC games to your TV and output it at 1080p 60Hz (no word on specific latency numbers but the wired connection is promising). The box is tiny, looking to be less than half of a NUC (and much shorter) with sharp angles and one rounded corner hosting the Steam logo.

Valve has revealed little about the internals or specific features of the Steam Link. Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. Slated for a November launch, the Steam Link is a $49.99 box that can be paired with a Steam Controller for another $49.99. According to Gearbox, cross-play will be supported across Steam and the Epic.

Despite the slow progress (read: Valve time), Steam Machines are still a thing and a new bit of hardware called the “Steam Link” will allow you to stream all of your Steam content from your computers and Steam Machines to your TV over a local network. Valve has slowly but surely been working on its living room gaming initiative.

Steam streaming box