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agscratcher · 2012-08-15 23:30:46

Valve finally stopped lying about not making a Linux port of Steam. So far, Left 4 Dead 2 has been ported to Linux decently, but they're thinking of doing their whole lineup of titles, similar to the Mac Update. Just a warning for non-Ubuntu users: according to Valve, the Linux version of Steam will only work with Ubuntu. However, you can unofficially port Steam to other distributions yourself using Wine.

As for me, I'm pleased that they're opening their library to a wider audience.

Harakou · 2012-08-16 00:07:41

One more step towards gaming on Linux being a serious possibility. (Not that you couldn't before, but... eh) A bit disappointing that it's only officially available for Ubuntu, but you have to start somewhere I guess.

16Skittles · 2012-08-16 08:07:39

Harakou wrote:
One more step towards gaming on Linux being a serious possibility. (Not that you couldn't before, but... eh) A bit disappointing that it's only officially available for Ubuntu, but you have to start somewhere I guess.

I don't think you're even seeing the big picture here. One more step towards using Linux as a primary OS for most users. Chrome and Firefox work on it (heh, maybe it would force people off Internet Explorer tongue ) which are the majority of programs used by most people. With the Source Engine on Linux, gaming can only increase in options. Developers have good programs, and there are Open-Source replacements to many commercial platform-dependent programs. (GIMP for Photoshop, Blender for Maya, Inkscape for Illustrator)

Also I heard it was more than just "decent," they had it at a higher frame rate on Linux than on Windows!

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Harakou · 2012-08-16 09:41:09

16Skittles wrote:
Harakou wrote:
One more step towards gaming on Linux being a serious possibility. (Not that you couldn't before, but... eh) A bit disappointing that it's only officially available for Ubuntu, but you have to start somewhere I guess.
I don't think you're even seeing the big picture here. One more step towards using Linux as a primary OS for most users. Chrome and Firefox work on it (heh, maybe it would force people off Internet Explorer ) which are the majority of programs used by most people. With the Source Engine on Linux, gaming can only increase in options. Developers have good programs, and there are Open-Source replacements to many commercial platform-dependent programs. (GIMP for Photoshop, Blender for Maya, Inkscape for Illustrator)

Also I heard it was more than just "decent," they had it at a higher frame rate on Linux than on Windows!

Oh, I get that. I know many people use Windows almost exclusively for games. I don't think we'll see mainstream adoption of Linux for some time though, if at all. Think of how hard it is for many users to adjust to ANY change on their computer, and now imagine them trying to use a whole new OS. As long as store-bought desktops come with Windows, I think Linux will remain largely a niche market. (But hey, I could be wrong!)

cocoanut · 2012-08-16 11:27:49

I'm glad this is happening; however, despite Steam making its way to Linux, I still don't think developers are going to port their games to Linux if they're big companies. Even if you're developing from ground up or porting it, I'd assume these things take time. And for each employee you have, time is money. I'm not sure big devs will trust that they can get a significant profit by developing for a significantly smaller market.

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