Steam In-Home Streaming now open to all
I've been using Steam's In-Home Streaming for a few months now. I have three computers and a tablet running Steam and it's really great to be able to play a game with all the features on on any of them. I have a very beefy computer as my main gaming rig and from there I can pull up a game on any of my "thin clients" and play using a controller or mouse and keyboard.
It doesn't even have to be a Steam game either. I was able to stream Diablo III to my laptop and I've heard Battlefield 4 works as well with some tinkering.
If you didn't sign up for the beta, In-Home Streaming is now available to you as Valve has opened it up to everyone. You don't even have to be running the same operating system as a Linux machine can stream from a Windows machine, for example. In-Home Streaming works really well even when I was using wireless, but your mileage may vary.
INTRODUCING STEAM IN-HOME STREAMING
Play your games anywhere in the house with In-Home streaming
March 21, 2014 - In-Home Streaming, a new feature of Steam, is now released to all users. Players who have multiple computers at home can immediately take advantage of the new feature. When you login to Steam on two computers on the same network, they automatically connect, allowing you to remotely install, launch, and play games as though you were sitting at the remote PC.
Steam In-Home Streaming allows you to play your PC games on a lower-end computer, such as a laptop or home theater PC, or a computer running another operating system, such as Mac OS X, SteamOS, or Linux.
When you play a game using In-Home Streaming, video and audio are sent through your home network from your high-end gaming PC to another device in your home. From here, your keyboard, mouse, and controller input is sent back to the remote computer.
For more information, please visit http://steampowered.com/
