In the wake of Apple’s groundbreaking decision to permit game streaming services on the iPhone, AMD has followed suit with its own mobile game streaming news—albeit of a less favorable nature. The company has declared the cessation of support for the AMD Link mobile app, a platform enabling gamers to stream games from PCs equipped with Radeon graphics cards to Android and iOS devices, while also offering remote control and monitoring of PC gaming functions. Notably, this system will no longer be integrated with AMD’s Adrenalin driver package in future iterations.
AMD’s decision, as highlighted by VideoCardz.com, stems from the evolving landscape of remote gaming solutions since the launch of AMD Link in 2017. With the proliferation of alternative options, such as Steam Link for local PC streaming and services like Xbox Game Pass and Nvidia’s GeForce Now for cloud gaming, AMD deems its own efforts redundant and is reallocating its resources accordingly.
While the move may seem surprising, especially given the substantial user base of the AMD Link app—reportedly downloaded between one and five million times on the Google Play Store—the decision is underpinned by strategic considerations. Despite garnering mixed reviews, with an average rating of 2.9 out of 5, on the Google Play Store, the AMD Link app on iOS enjoys a more positive reception from a relatively smaller user base. Nonetheless, with Apple’s download numbers undisclosed and a mere 11 written reviews as of now, the impact remains limited.
As of the present, both the Android and iOS versions of the AMD Link app remain available for download and presumably functional. However, it’s anticipated that its functionality will be deprecated with an upcoming release of the AMD Adrenalin desktop software package.
