• Valve's masterplan for Linux: the Steambox, Big Picture and the future of PC gaming
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Newell is making a [I]lot[/I] of people in the high ups of Microsoft and Sony very nervous. The last thing they want is [I]Steam[/I] encroaching on their turf.
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;42216538]Newell is making a [I]lot[/I] of people in the high ups of Microsoft and Sony very nervous. The last thing they want is [I]Steam[/I] encroaching on their turf.[/QUOTE] Rightly so, Android has shown that there's nothing stopping a free and open system powering a wide range of devices. Linux is one of the few systems that have the flexibility to do it.
The day that steam sales cut noticeably into console game sales is the day that Microsoft and Sony start shitting bricks. [editline]16th September 2013[/editline] And not just separate bricks, single, uniform, joined, Sonysoft bricks.
Just look at what they do. The ORIGINAL HALF-LIFE got an update the other week. That shows how long lasting games are, and how much they care. Consoles just can't do that.
They've certainly got big plans for changing the industry, or at least getting into new markets, and hopefully they'll ensure it's consumer-friendly too.
Everyone is going to stick with Windows. This support for Linux would hardly make a dent in anything
[QUOTE=LoLWaT?;42217495]What the fuck they're doing a lot of stuff for the Half-Life 1 games. They added support for mods to make Mac and Linux versions into Half-Life's SDK!?[/QUOTE] And they just released Half Life: Source (+DM) for Linux (and MacOS).
[QUOTE=redBadger;42217511]Everyone is going to stick with Windows. This support for Linux would hardly make a dent in anything[/QUOTE] It will if Microsoft keeps pushing the restrictions Mr. Newell is so worried about. Think about a Windows where you can only run stuff if you've purchased it in the Windows- or XBOX Store. Something Apple-esque where you can take a cut from everything and can control everything has a very strong appeal. Apple's a big PC and mobile competitor already with plans for console, gotta bind those users to you before they leave you for Apple - and won't return because of how entangled they become with their restrictions. If Valve can then make Linux a viable free platform, it could be a huge selling point for both consumers and developers. A free platform is also what the creative userbase that Valve's after needs for their cross-game-economies and Workshop entries etc. If MS don't do that and Windows stay lax, probably not gonna matter much as switching your OS will just be too much of a hassle.
[QUOTE=redBadger;42217511]Everyone is going to stick with Windows. This support for Linux would hardly make a dent in anything[/QUOTE] not on the Steambox they won't, it will come with Linux and be marketed as a console ala Xbox One, PS4, Wii U. It will also feature x86 cpu's and the main difference between it and another console is it will feature the ability to install Windows on it and the ability to use mouse and keyboard on games that support it (I imagine Valve will force Steambox certified games to support mouse and keyboard like how MS and Sony force achievement support on their console). Basically Valve's trick to getting game support on Linux is a console running Linux that is really a small PC in disguise. Sony is doing a similar trick with the VitaTV
[QUOTE=The Baconator;42219910]not on the Steambox they won't, it will come with Linux and be marketed as a console ala Xbox One, PS4, Wii U. It will also feature x86 cpu's and the main difference between it and another console is it will feature the ability to install Windows on it and the ability to use mouse and keyboard on games that support it (I imagine Valve will force Steambox certified games to support mouse and keyboard like how MS and Sony force achievement support on their console). Basically Valve's trick to getting game support on Linux is a console running Linux that is really a small PC in disguise. Sony is doing a similar trick with the VitaTV[/QUOTE] Valve already has the "Big Picture compatible" label which includes controller support.
I remember Valve said the Steambox would have high end hardware but be cheap, I guess do hardware subsidization like consoles do, but more? Since Steam sales make lots of money for Valve, instead of being like other consoles which usually a ~$100 subsidy, Valve will do an even bigger subsidy?
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