[WLUG] Steam OS

[Adam Behnke]

i've been waiting for steamOS to come out. I have the linux steam client
already running on ubuntu-studio 12.04 and team fortress 2 runs great. I
don't know for sure, but it seems the valve team has been working with the
desura team on the linux client (they feel too similar not to be related
IMO)

The difference between the operating system are pretty trivial if you were
the kind of gamer that would set your rates and tweak for performance.

as for casual gamers, facebook games work on whichever web browser you
choose :p

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Adam Behnke
Control Alt Tech

web: http://ctrlalttech.com


On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 3:59 AM, Robert Seward <
rseward at bluestone-consulting.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/let-the-linux-gaming-begin-beta-steam-machines-are-shipping-and-steamos-is-ready-7000024198/
>
> Does this hype seem over the top to anyone?
>
> The hype seems to indicate that having a Steam OS Gaming system is going
> to open a flood gate of games for the Linux Desktop.
>
> This seems a little naive. The equivalency I can think of in the Windows
> 8 world would be, the release of XBox One will provide a flood of games
> for the Windows 8 platform.
>
> Admittedly the cost to port a Steam OS game to a distro like Ubuntu will
> be lower, but unless you are willing to do some hacking to what has
> already been delivered, good luck getting it to run on all the various
> Linux desktops at there!
>
> Any one have thoughts on the issue?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
> --
> Rob Seward
> Bluestone Consulting Group, LLC
>
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> e-mail:  rseward at bluestone-consulting.com
> office:   734.726.0313
>
>
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