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Originally posted by Dragonlord View PostWine is BAD for Linux because it strengthens Windows as the OS. It's an emulator and that's the problem. It's not "native" application and therefore prone to all sorts of problems. Wine is NOT a solution for promoting Linux as a gaming system, it's the exact opposite.
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Originally posted by devius View PostThe problem with linux low adoption rate isn't related to games obviously. It's more of a marketing problem and the fact that windows and even macos have reached critical mass. Everyone uses windows because that's what comes with new computers, and new computers come with windows because that's what everybody uses. The ones (regular users, not scientific researcher or big companies) who don't use windows or mac are the ones that question why should they follow the flock and shouldn't use something else.
Oh and thanks for yet another comedy piece about Steam, Michael.
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Originally posted by GNU/Blind View PostWine Is Not an Emulator.
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Originally posted by GNU/Blind View PostA steam client enables a distribution framework for game devs to get paid for Linux based games, also a way to track how many copies are being sold for Linux. Thus creating a market, Valve is a smart company I think they are putting themselves into a place where they can be the primary platform for the Linux market, which means $$$.
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Originally posted by Dragonlord View PostDoubt this as Desura is up for the cake too. And in is more open than Steam and thus caters better for the Indie titles which are on Linux more important at the time being (not in the future hopefully). Especially since Indie titles have a higher chance of getting a Linux client. Steam by itself is useless since the games you get on Steam nowadays are mostly all without a Linux client.
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Originally posted by GNU/Blind View PostThere are quite a few Linux compatible games on steam, not a lot but there are some. All of Id's games, World of goo, ut2004 and probably more, I don't keep up with it too much. I would kill for Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on Linux.
There's so much being offered on Steam, that even if they only launched with the existing Linux ports of games on the service, they'd have a heck of a catalog. DOSBOX titles are an easy fit as well. Add to that the Valve catalog that is certain to be ported before any client launch, and the idea that there's nothing to put on the service for Linux is laughable.
That said, It doesn't appear to me that they are anywhere near the announcement stage yet, let alone beta or launch. We're going to be waiting a minute or two.
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So, and what does this news article proof? Right, it only proofs that the client "could" run on Linux, but unfortunately that doesn't magically brings us an official supported Steam client from Valve.
As long as this proprietary piece of software isn't supported by it's author, even if it may run with a hacked binary, it doesn't makes me excited at all.
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Originally posted by Straximus View PostAlso Darwinia, the 'X' Series, SiN, a fair bit of Epic's back catalog...
There's so much being offered on Steam, that even if they only launched with the existing Linux ports of games on the service, they'd have a heck of a catalog. DOSBOX titles are an easy fit as well. Add to that the Valve catalog that is certain to be ported before any client launch, and the idea that there's nothing to put on the service for Linux is laughable.
That said, It doesn't appear to me that they are anywhere near the announcement stage yet, let alone beta or launch. We're going to be waiting a minute or two.
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