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rolltide101x on 18 May 2014
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spemanig said:

 

rolltide101x said:
spemanig said:


Calm. Down.

I already said I'll wait and see. I'm not getting the PS4/XBO. They are not an option. There is no other option. It's get it or don't. I don't "so badly want to play these precious third party games." I have a passing intrest in playing these third party games if the stars line up.

What is linux if it isn't an OS? Why can't Steam OS be "based" on Windows instead? (Don't have an anurism. Just answer the question or don't.)

Linux is an operating system....

It is owned by no one and is opensource so a company can take it and make it into anything they want. You use Linux every day of your life and do not even know it ;)

Steam OS can not be based on Windows because Microsoft owns Windows not Steam and MS would NEVER allow them to. You should just stick to the Wii U because SteamMachines are not a fit for you....

How were you able to adequately answer a simple question without having a heart attack in literally one sentense? Thanks. I get it now. Can I ask why you don't think that steam machines are a fit for me? I'm not arguing your sentiments. I'm just trying to pick your brain, since you aren't coming off like an asshole just because I have an unpopular idea of what I want.

Because Steam OS is basically Debian (A Linux Distro) with a customized UI. There will more than likely be configuring at one point or another and I can not reccommend a Steam Machine to anyone but nerds. I am personally considering getting one myself to be honest but it is not for the "mainstream" gamer and I do not believe it ever will be. There is no reason Linux can not play games as good as Windows (The PS3 OS is based on Linux) but Windows is the established norm and do to that SteamMachines are almost certainly doomed to fail =/

http://www.debian.org/

 

I have  used Steam on Linux for quite a while and the vast majority of the games that are being made for it are Indie games, which is fine but it will never get the AA/AAA games I think you are looking for.

 

I think "fatslob-:O" works for Microsoft so I would avoid his opinions...... I know this is going off subject for you but he seems to think Linux in general is bad and that is not true. Everyone I know who works in the field of computers in one way or another uses Linux as their primary OS.