 To all of you PC gamers with dreams of being a couch potato, your dreams can now come true thanks to the new Steam Link. The Steam Link will be available on November 10th for $49.99, and if you pre-order now you can get a free copy of Rocket League and Portal 2. Woo! The Steam Link is a really great tool that Valve is releasing, and thank goodness because Steam Machines are way too expensive. And to be honest, I don't even really know what the purpose of the Steam Machine is, so there's that too. The Steam Link is a simple little black box, a little bit bigger than a deck of cards, and it is so discreet that it does not even have an LED light to show you that it is powered on or off. Think of the Steam Link as a Chromecast, but for your video games. It's a bridge connecting your PC to any TV in your home, letting you play all of your games from the comfort of your couch. The Steam Link will need good internet to stream, and it is recommended that you hardwire it to get the maximum potential, because with a powerful enough computer you can get 1080p and 60 frames per second, and you don't want to miss out on that if you have that capability. Setup is also really easy, all you have to do is plug the link into the wall, plug the ethernet cord into the link, connect the link to the TV, and then it will automatically discover any computer that is currently running Steam. Pretty simple. Not sure if you'll see this as a downside or not, but your computer does need to be on and running Steam in order for the link to work, because that's where it finds the games from. The Steam Link can be paired with an Xbox One or Xbox 360 wired controller, Xbox 360 wireless controller for Windows, or a keyboard and mouse. Or you can pair it, obviously, with a new Steam controller. Video on that tomorrow. I do find it odd that the Link only has three USB ports instead of four. It's basically making you use the Steam controller for at least one person if you're playing with four players, because it does have internal wireless pairing capabilities with the Steam controller. But let's be honest, how many of us are actually going to have three other friends to play with? Oh, you do? Yeah, me too, me too. The Link's main menu actually isn't much, but that makes it quite easy to navigate. There is only three options, start playing, settings, and support. The start playing button does exactly what it should, and takes you to Steam's in-home streaming feature, and support takes you directly to a website. The settings menu has a few more options to it. You can adjust the display, change your internet settings, change language, check for firmware updates, and choose your streaming quality options. All the good stuff. Like every new toy we get, there are some minor fixes and some learning curves that we need to get from Valve, so hopefully they will continue pumping out those updates based on user feedback. But really, so far, all the reviews for the Steam Link seem to be amazingly positive, and it's a really great way to bring your PC into your living room without actually bringing your PC into your living room. The biggest variable is going to be your internet connection. Oh, and it also doesn't work with Mac. Be sure to check out some resources that I have listed for you below. There is a really good article and a few extra videos that I use to get all my information. You can also find all of the links for me down below in the comments, so go and find me and leave me a comment and check me out. If you enjoyed the video, then hit that like button, and discuss amongst yourselves in the comments what you think of the new Steam Link, and if you're going to get it, and how you think you like it. And all the things. Thank you guys for watching. I will see you next time. Goodbye. Impulse is produced by the Freedom Network. Ever wanted to earn revenue from your videos? Freedom offers a great partnership program which includes access to hundreds of thousands of audio tracks, sponsorships with great partners, and most importantly, a no lock in contract. You can leave at any time for any reason. We accept everyone, both big and small. For more information, click here or visit the link in the video description.