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Zkuq on 23 January 2015
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torok said:
Zkuq said:
Also, the OP was wrong about Steam having too few games on platforms other than Windows. The library is actually pretty good and expanding. Sure, many key titles are still missing, but Linux and Mac support are getting increasingly common.

I use Linux, so I can see what Steam OS will have. Metro Last Light/2033, Borderlands 2/Pre-sequel, Xcom: Enemy Within/Enemy Unknown, Serious Sam 3, Football Manager 2015, Half-life 1/2, Counter-strike (all), Civilization V, Portal 1/2, The Witcher 2, Total War, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Dead Island and a lot of indies.

So we have a bunch of games that were on other platforms years ago being late ported, a lot of indies and not a single one of the top selling franchises that launched on next gen consoles and PCs.

I mean, the biggest advantage of a gaming PC turned into a console is that it have all the major games. Valve just removed the advantage. The most graphically advanced title on this list is Metro Last Light, also on PS4.

I think that's a lot better than I expected when Valve announced Steam for Linux, and those are some pretty good games, despite being old. And I think old games getting official Linux ports tells quite a bit about the stance several high-profile developers have towards Linux gaming. Linux gaming is definitely gaining momentum, and that momentum could mean games being ported over to Linux, including some extremely high-profile games.