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The screen was practically all macro blocking all the time, and it wasn't a great experience.

(This is a whole 'other story.)ĭuring this period I decided to give Steam Link a whirl, as I have an Apple TV and the Steam Link app was available for it. This worked well, but it makes the fan in the computer go crazy, and while I'm okay with this for short bursts, it running at full speed for an hour or two at a time is a bit concerning, especially since I believe TF2 is what killed my 2008 iMac in the past. I decided to give Boot Camp a spin, and thanks to a handy guide I found online I was able to set up a Windows 10 install on an external SSD. So I can't play the game natively on the computer even if I want to. Unfortunately the move to macOS Catalina killed off all of Valve's macOS releases. I have a 2016 MacBook Pro, which is not a performance powerhouse by any means, but has more than enough available CPU & GPU grunt to get a good match of TF2 going. Unfortunately I no longer own a Xbox 360, which is a moot point anyway as that release as long since been abandoned to the ages. Plus, I guess, the Steam Link software approach could potentially cause performance compromises - though the system has actually proved pretty effective in its previously launched hardware iteration.Last week I had the urge to play some Team Fortress 2. You will, of course, need to sort yourself out with a Steam or Apple MFi joystick if you want to play games through your Apple TV. But Steam’s recent development of a software version of the Link system that piggy backs it onto third-party TVs, mobile and set-top boxes has suddenly made the Apple TV a much more potentially interesting gadget for gamers than it ever was before. Steam Link boxes have been around to offer the same service for well over two years. This sort of functionality isn’t new in itself, of course. This means, of course, that you can then use your Apple TV to deliver your PC and Mac games onto the big-screen television you’ve presumably got it hooked up to. Adding this tvOS app - which is set to become available on May 21st - to your Apple TV will allow you to stream games to it from any PC or Mac on your network that has Steam installed.