Shortly after Apple made information by allowing game streaming services on the iPhone for the primary time, AMD has some cellular sport streaming information of its personal…although most likely not as welcome. The firm introduced that it’s ending assist for the AMD Link cellular app, which permits players to stream video games from PCs with Radeon graphics playing cards to Android and iOS in addition to remotely management and monitor PC gaming capabilities. The system gained’t be built-in with AMD’s Adrenalin driver package deal going ahead.

AMD’s announcement (noticed by VideoCardz.com) explains that when it launched AMD Link in 2017, there have been “few alternative remote gaming solutions for Radeon graphics users.” With expanded choices, each from your personal PC with an app like Steam Link or from a service like Xbox Game Pass or Nvidia’s GeForce Now, AMD considers its personal efforts superfluous. It’s shifting these assets elsewhere.

Even with a wonderfully defensible enterprise cause, the transfer is a bit shocking. The Google Play Store’s public-facing numbers present that the AMD Link app has been downloaded someplace between one and 5 million instances, although these customers aren’t notably joyful, with a mean 2.9 ranking out of 5. The AMD Link app on iOS appears rather more positively reviewed, however by a relatively tiny quantity of customers. Apple doesn’t publish obtain numbers, however as of right this moment it has solely 11 written evaluations.

At the time of writing each apps are nonetheless out there for obtain, and presumably nonetheless useful. But it’ll most likely cease working with an upcoming launch of AMD Adrenalin desktop software package.