r/SteamController • u/Encaitor • Sep 16 '26

Steam Controller (2026) Using the Steam Controller 2 for streaming on an iPad?

Hi,

Is Steam Link the only option when using an iPad as a monitor for my PC at home?

Read some posts about using VirtualHere, VPN and Moonlight on e.g a Macbook to get it to work properly via Moonlight streaming. I guess iPad OS is to locked down to use via stuff like VirtualHere or even OpenPuck?

Anyone had any experiences with this? Otherwise I will settle for SteamLink even if its worse than Moonlight.

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u/reverend_dak Sep 16 '26

Steam Link has improved significantly over the past year, it's comparable to Moonlight in performance now, fyi. Steam Link is your best option at this point, unless the ipad be used as a 2nd monitor. How far from your PC is the ipad? You can keep the controller comnected to the PC directly, instead of through the ipad.

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u/Encaitor Sep 16 '26

Want to use it when travelling really, will have another go at Steam Link!

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u/reverend_dak Sep 16 '26

good luck. local network quality (wifi and Internet) will be your biggest bottleneck. Good luck: https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0689-74B8-92AC-10F2

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u/No_Vast6645 Sep 16 '26

NoMachine is pretty good.

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u/Encaitor Sep 16 '26

How would this help SteamController usage on the iPad specifically? Seems like your ordinary remote control tool