Valve: Steam’d Penguins

Posted Jul 17, 2012 22:51 UTC (Tue) by andreasb (guest, #80258)
In reply to: Valve: Steam’d Penguins by dvrabel
Parent article: Valve: Steam’d Penguins

Yeah, I don't see gamers switching to Linux specifically for the games — just like they're not switching to Macs specifically for games, and Steam + Valve games have been ported there two years ago. It's about tapping the market of people who don't want to switch to Windows specifically for the games. And just maybe a preparation for a rumored Valve/Steam console.

I have Windows installed just for games, but not having to reboot for playing would be awesome. Although I'll have to wait and see… I really, really don't want to install those PITA binary blob graphics drivers anymore and if the open source drivers won't perform well enough, I may need to keep using Windows for those games that are available. Now, Windows is a giant PITA too, but at least it's compartmented away…

And as for the selection of games, having a well established game sale/distribution platform coming to Linux might be an incentive for more publishers to port some of their games.

The final burning question is: Will Team Fortress 2 be ported? And will Linux gamers get Linux themed hats? Because that's what it's really all about.

Valve: Steam’d Penguins

Posted Jul 18, 2012 10:14 UTC (Wed) by k3ninho (subscriber, #50375) [Link] (2 responses)

> ...And just maybe a preparation for a rumored Valve/Steam console.
No OS licensing fees, lowering their costs to build a device supported by a free-to-play/pay-for-accessories model - this is the important part. In their shoes I'd consider including an Android userspace for movies and music, to save Steam over-reaching themselves.

>The final burning question is: Will Team Fortress 2 be ported? And will Linux gamers get Linux themed hats? Because that's what it's really all about.
If Left 4 Dead 2 is coming, then the Source engine is coming over, so the free-to-play Hat Simulator will be ported, too. I would expect some joke about Red Hats and Fedoras in there - but the Ubuntu platform doesn't have a link to hat-wearing. Space helmet?

K3n.

Valve: Steam’d Penguins

Posted Jul 18, 2012 13:24 UTC (Wed) by leoc (guest, #39773) [Link] (1 responses)

No OS licensing fees...

And if it is successful, Microsoft, Sony, Apple, and Nintendo will probably sue them using some dumb patents as a pretext to shut down competition.

Valve: Steam’d Penguins

Posted Jul 18, 2012 23:36 UTC (Wed) by rgmoore (✭ supporter ✭, #75) [Link]

Yeah, because that could never happen if it weren't Free Software.