Minimal network latency is absolutely crucial for a satisfying experience. The more powerful it is, the better the quality and performance you will get on your Kano Computer Kit.

The performance and quality of the games you'll be able to run depends on your primary computer. For any help regarding the app itself or setting up other types of controllers please check the Valve forums. The purpose of this tutorial is only to explain how to install the Steam Link App on either the Computer Kit or Computer Kit Touch. The games are run on a computer elsewhere in your local network (home) the Kano Computer Kits let you play the games it runs, thanks to In-Home streaming. The Computer Kit or Computer Kit Touch are not running the games directly. This even extends to games like Fortnite, through Steam's 'Add a non-Steam Game' feature. This lets your Kano Computer Kit act as a secondary computer for In-Home streaming, effectively allowing you to play any Steam games you might already own, like Tomb Raider, Far Cry, Dark Souls, on your Computer Kit. Just this week, the official Beta version of the Steam Link application was released for Raspberry Pi. The second computer displays the video and captures inputs from the controller, while the primary computer manages all the processing.īelow is a great picture from Steam's own blog, explaining this setup, with the primary computer to the right, and secondary computer to the left. In-Home streaming lets you use one powerful computer to run games (we'll call it the primary computer for the sake of the article), capturing the video and sending it to a second computer throughout the network (the secondary computer). We will use this technology to stream any game you have on Steam to your Kano Computer Kit, as well as Fortnite!

While Steam is very well known, less well-known are its capabilities to stream games across your home, from one computer to another. If you're not familiar with it, Steam is one of the largest digital game stores in the world, with a massive collection of games to buy and play. Let’s get startedĪs well as Fortnite, at Kano we are also big fans of Steam. Just head to and enter the code at checkout to save. Here’s an exclusive discount code for readers of our blog which will give you 10% off a Computer Kit or Computer Kit Touch for a limited time. Haven't got a Kano Computer Kit? No problem. At Kano we love video games, including Fortnite! With this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to play Fortnite on your Kano Computer Kit in a few simple steps.

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