There Is No Doubt, Steam Is Coming To Linux! - Polidicks

[URL]http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE3Mw[/URL] [quote] Yesterday we showed [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=14823"]proof of Steam's Linux client existence via its Mac OS X launcher[/URL] that is currently in closed beta, then this morning we showed [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE3MQ"]further signs of Linux support[/URL]. Since 2008 we have known that [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12330"]Steam and the Source Engine would come to Linux[/URL]. As an update, we even pointed out the download link for the Steam [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE3Mw#"][COLOR=#234865]Linux[/COLOR][/URL] binary from their store. If you go to [URL="http://store.steampowered.com/public/client/steam_client_linux"]this file[/URL] there are references to all the components you need for the Steam Linux client (as also pointed out in [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23326#post123496"]this forum post[/URL]). They can then be extracted and assembled by-hand by following the same layout as the Mac OS X Steam client. You can then proceed to launch the Linux-native Steam client, but it will have problems connecting to the authentication/update [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE3Mw#"][COLOR=#234865]server[/COLOR][/URL] (but that can be worked around). However, good luck signing into your account as it's setup similarly to the closed Mac beta program where only those accounts of the authorized gamers can partake in the testing process on that platform. All the Linux client [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE3Mw#"][COLOR=#234865]files[/COLOR][/URL] (read: these are [I]NOT[/I] just the server files) are there from the binary to the Linux shared libraries for your exploration. These are the real files for the Steam client Linux release and if you play around with [I]strings[/I] you can find other interesting information too. As the Linux gaming community was [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzQzMw"]horribly shafted[/URL] once before already by [URL="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NzE5NQ"]Epic Games with Unreal Tournament 3[/URL], that is understandable if you are skeptical until you see Valve's official announcement. However, from seeing these actual files to the other proof and the information from sources, I am 100% confident that the Steam client / Source engine are coming to Linux. If my information is correct, an official announcement regarding this Linux support may be here by this June. [/quote]

...yay? [editline]3242342343[/editline] [QUOTE=FalconKrunch;21509930]Awesome! Now when I'm working in linux I can chat with my friends.[/QUOTE] Probably the only/main use for this...most games won't run on linux.

Awesome! Now when I'm working in linux I can chat with my friends.

good for them

Isn't this the same [b]incredibly[/b] reputable site that announced that Steam was coming to Linux "soon" about 4 years ago?

Umm... Awesome? It's not like many games will have Linux support...

Wow, this has got to be the most desperately-worded news post I've ever seen. "this means we get steam right?? RIGHT?????"

Oh god here we go again

[QUOTE=JohnRockefeller;21510067]Isn't this the same [B]incredibly[/B] reputable site that announced that Steam was coming to Linux "soon" about 4 years ago?[/QUOTE] Seriously not a clue. I just saw this ,and said ,"Fuck it. It's going on Facepunch"

[quote=madman_andre;21510214]umm... Awesome? It's not like many games will have linux support...[/quote] yeah its not like all the valve games will get ported if [b]valve[/b] decide to port steam.

While it would not only be possible, but easy to port the Mac version to Linux, I won't believe it until I see Valve state it themselves. Also, every article I find goes back to this source, whether it is the 2008 hoax or this specific article. But if this is true, I will have no reason to use Windows outside of schoolwork.

It'd make sense, I mean Source has already been ported to OpenGL

I'd say it's a huge mile stone for linux if valve did this.

[QUOTE=Madman_Andre;21510214]Umm... Awesome? It's not like many games will have Linux support...[/QUOTE] Hmmm maybe the now have a excuse to you know play with it?

[QUOTE=Baldr;21512044]Hmmm maybe the now have a excuse to you know play with it?[/QUOTE] exactly what does this mean?

Well, considering most of my Steam games use OpenGL, and that I doubt Valve would port Steam and not port at least HL2 (HL1 already runs fine under WINE, just use the OpenGL renderer), this is fucking awesome. Steam under WINE works really bad at best, and literally any game that is even somewhat compatible will run at about 5fps due to the shitty emulation of a Windows drive.

[QUOTE=JohnRockefeller;21510067]Isn't this the same [b]incredibly[/b] reputable site that announced that Steam was coming to Linux "soon" about 4 years ago?[/QUOTE] soon is 4 years ago in dev time.

[QUOTE=Cuel;21512096]exactly what does this mean?[/QUOTE] They could start playing with Linux ports as Steam now supports Linux, as the mayor free was that there was no market for it and now it is showing that there is a market for it.

masturbating furiously to this news post

Praying to Linus Torvalds that it does.

[QUOTE=DarkendSky;21512719]Steam under WINE works really bad at best, and literally any game that is even somewhat compatible will run at about 5fps due to the shitty emulation of a Windows drive.[/QUOTE] [highlight]W[/highlight]ine [highlight]I[/highlight]s [highlight]N[/highlight]ot an [highlight]E[/highlight]mulator

Awesome.

Yay, now I can play games with my mac fag friend!

[QUOTE=RedBlade2021;21516300]Yay, now I can play games with my mac fag friend![/QUOTE] Um, the beta for mac came out about 20 days ago.

I'll see that it's a headache for valve.

Maybe I can get my Ubuntu computer to struggle with TF2 like back when it had XP! :3:

Why is the post icon [I]PC[/I] Games? :colbert:

[QUOTE=ProWaffle;21517061]Why is the post icon [I]PC[/I] Games? :colbert:[/QUOTE] PC, Personal Computer. Commonly referred to machines running on the CISC (x86/x86-64) instruction sets. Name comes off of the IBM-PC series. Making computers cheap for the mainstream (kinda, but still.. cheaper) Windows, Operating system/platform. Operates only on CISC. Linux, Operating system/platform. Operates on anything under the sun, OSIC, RISC, CISC (i.e., sparc, ppc, x86). CISC being most popular out of the ports. Mac OS X, Operating System/Platform. Operates on CISC platform. Unix, Foundation of operating systems and life. Everything features this in one way or another. Windows even features a unix subsystem. Need further explanation, or will that do? Incase you have no idea what im talking about on some of this stuff. (Seems like this would go a few miles above your head) NISC, No Instruction Set Computing OISC, One Instruction Set Computing RISC, Reduced Instruction Set Computing CISC, Complexed Instruction Set Computing PPC, Power PC instruction set (RISC Platform) x86, Intels instruction sets. Features SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, MMX, AMD64, X86-64. Sparc, Suns godly processor's instruction sets. RISC Platform. [QUOTE=Zeke129;21514089][highlight]W[/highlight]ine [highlight]I[/highlight]s [highlight]N[/highlight]ot an [highlight]E[/highlight]mulator[/QUOTE] I love you.

good news for the 6 people that have been looking forward to this!!!

in the Steamwork brochures, when talking about expanding to Macs, they said they were expanding to new platform[b]s[/b]. That was a dead give away to me.