Steam coming to Linux

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Soleron on 23 April 2010

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=ODE3Mw

Doesn't need more explanation. I'm happy, as some of my favourite games will now work on Linux too.

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chenguo4 on 23 April 2010

One of the main reasons to use Windows over Linux on a desktop is now gone. All that's left really is better flash and hardware support, though the sound engine is still a bit of a mess.

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Alby_da_Wolf on 23 April 2010

WOW, this could be a first step towards a kind of HW platform independence for games giving much greater performances than Java or Flash.

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Hephaestos on 23 April 2010

that's always a good news!

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thetonestarr on 23 April 2010

This is the number one reason I tend to go back to Windows. I may start using Linux again on my laptop.

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Khuutra on 23 April 2010

Yaaaaaaaaaaay

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Yaaaaaay

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Soleron on 23 April 2010

Alby_da_Wolf said:
WOW, this could be a first step towards a kind of HW platform independence for games giving much greater performances than Java or Flash.

Well, Steam is more a content delivery system than anengine for games, but it makes the cross-platfom support easier to work on for developers.

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Words Of Wisdom on 23 April 2010

chenguo4 said:
One of the main reasons to use Windows over Linux on a desktop is now gone. All that's left really is better flash and hardware support, though the sound engine is still a bit of a mess.

It's not gone as you can't switch to linux today and play all your favorite Windows games instantly.

The situation is improving though. It's a step in the right direction.

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rafichamp on 23 April 2010

does anyone even have linux?

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Khuutra on 23 April 2010

rafichamp said:
does anyone even have linux?

Yeah, I've been running Ubuntu for a few months now.

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