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Steam Linux exists because Valve got scared by Metro AppStore presented in Windows RT/8.
After "market disaster" of Metro - Microsoft abandoned concept to "kill" win32 environment, so they released Win8.1/10 where win32 apps are again equal to promoted by Microsoft Metro/UWP.
Unfortunately - in my opinion - Valve put Linux "into the refrigerator". Some progress still exists (especially updates to AMD drivers, but also SteamVR alpha), but unfortunately it is very little progress... Surprisingly even Wine has better progress - more, and more DX11 games are playable...
So... Good luck for Windows 10S - Metro only system where Steam cannot be installed. It could be "wake up" signal for Valve...
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Favourite linux games?
Cities: Skylines
Crusader Kings II
Age of Wonders III
Europa Universalis IV
Wishlist?
1. Update. The. Goddamn. RUNTIME. The Steam runtime still being based on Ubuntu 12.04 is a joke, in my opinion. It also causes frequent issues... I cannot count the number of errors that can be fixed by preloading an OS library instead of its Steam runtime version.
2. Only distribute Flatpack'd programs via Steam... I believe that could solve the fragmentation issues. Flatpacking the Steam client itself could also be beneficial.
Also, these things are more in Valve's interest than ours, I think: they would make Steam on Linux a viable escape strategy for Valve in case MS screws them over; while most linux gamers will simply dual boot Windows and get access to their Steam library, with a lot less bugs. Gaming on Linux is mostly a choice, while an escape strategy from Windows is a must, in my opinion.Last edited by OneBitUser; 06 November 2017, 10:18 AM.
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Originally posted by Danniello View PostSteam Linux exists because Valve got scared by Metro AppStore presented in Windows RT/8.
After "market disaster" of Metro - Microsoft abandoned concept to "kill" win32 environment, so they released Win8.1/10 where win32 apps are again equal to promoted by Microsoft Metro/UWP.
Unfortunately - in my opinion - Valve put Linux "into the refrigerator". Some progress still exists (especially updates to AMD drivers, but also SteamVR alpha), but unfortunately it is very little progress... Surprisingly even Wine has better progress - more, and more DX11 games are playable...
So... Good luck for Windows 10S - Metro only system where Steam cannot be installed. It could be "wake up" signal for Valve...
More and more titles are supporting Linux/Vulkan.
We have Feral Interactive which is doing a great job on that front.
So... i think Valve already got the Wake Up call long ago...
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Originally posted by Kemosabe View PostWho cares about a 64bit client? We need wayland support and more AAA games... The SteamController is a great remote control for kodi and even the desktop BTW! :-)
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Happy B-day Steam was a great day for Linux.
Another vote for updated runtimes it gets old launching a game and having the your drivers are too old button pop up with virtually every OpenGL game then having to relaunch it. I can't even use Phoronix Test Suite with Steam OpenGL games because of it.Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety,deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
Ben Franklin 1755
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