any body got any news on steam for linux

bpb101 · 09-01-2013 5:52pm

d31b0y wrote: »

I wouldn't be throwing out my HTPC just yet.

If this is to be good enough to play the newest games and have a half decent shelf life, then I can see these being on the pricey side.

Valve might be able to absord some of the price, much like Sony and Microsoft do with there consoles. The difference is, the MS and Sony consoles are completely closed hardware and can only run approved software.

If this is as open as they say it will be, and I see no reason to think otherwise, there is no way valve will be able to absorb anywhere near as much as the closed competitors hardware.

As the second video showed , if it gets outdated, just put in a new chip. boom

Personally if i was getting one i would use it as more of a gaming pc - mass produced gaming pc - all games certified to run on it would be quite epic to say the least.

Johnboy1951 · 09-01-2013 6:14pm

If they do it right, I can see it being capable of running their own specific tweaked OS for games, and also be capable of running a general OS (Linux or Windows) for general purpose use.

Maybe a dual boot situation ......

bpb101 · 09-01-2013 8:40pm

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

If they do it right, I can see it being capable of running their own specific tweaked OS for games, and also be capable of running a general OS (Linux or Windows) for general purpose use.

Maybe a dual boot situation ......

putting windows on put up the price. I doubt MS will be so happy with the steam box so i cant presume that the licences will be dirt cheap.Therfore i cant help but to think that windows wont be on by default.

Johnboy1951 · 09-01-2013 11:20pm

bpb101 wrote: »

putting windows on put up the price. I doubt MS will be so happy with the steam box so i cant presume that the licences will be dirt cheap.Therfore i cant help but to think that windows wont be on by default.

I was not suggesting that the Steambox would be delivered with Windows on board ..... only that it would be capable of accommodating it along with the delivered OS, in a dual boot set up ..... one a game OS and the other for general usage.

bpb101 · 09-01-2013 11:32pm

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

I was not suggesting that the Steambox would be delivered with Windows on board ..... only that it would be capable of accommodating it along with the delivered OS, in a dual boot set up ..... one a game OS and the other for general usage.

Best quess for the first steam box i would say will be a 128GB ssd. I doubt people would chose to put a second os on it... I could be wrong.

the one thing i always felt that steam lacked was a good web browser i wonder how this would be fixed.

d31b0y · 10-01-2013 12:29am

bpb101 wrote: »

As the second video showed , if it gets outdated, just put in a new chip. boom

Fair enough the shelf life doesn't have to be quite as long as a regular console but you don't want to have to upgrade every couple of years either.

But yeah, certainly mass production (if it takes off) will help drive down the price too.

Don't get me wrong, I want it to succeed. I just don't know if I like it and I am unsure why that is.

bpb101 · 10-01-2013 12:48am

d31b0y wrote: »

Fair enough the shelf life doesn't have to be quite as long as a regular console but you don't want to have to upgrade every couple of years either.

But yeah, certainly mass production (if it takes off) will help drive down the price too.

Don't get me wrong, I want it to succeed. I just don't know if I like it and I am unsure why that is.

if it does succesed and is running a real linux distro ( meaning not the java stuff with android) with .deb packes i would presume that it would be playable on a normal disto ( like ubuntu or mint) and as a result would sky rocket the amount of linux games. So much so that ' console only' developers for the steam box would have the games on the steam box ( and hence other linux's) but maybe not windows - possible driving windows gaming out of the market.

One thing thats is for sure. If linux is to be one "the platform for gaming" ever, Its starts with this.

when valve makes this , they will push for major publishers to make linux games. There are millions of people who only play call of duty on their xbox and ps3. Valve will Not let activision not support a steam box.

There only 1 problem - EA are stubbern f*** ,execuse my french. they wont put their games on steam , battlefield and medal of honor (among others) wont be there( at least till a good while from now)

Johnboy1951 · 10-01-2013 12:49am

bpb101 wrote: »

Best quess for the first steam box i would say will be a 128GB ssd. I doubt people would chose to put a second os on it... I could be wrong.

If the possibility is there I have no doubt that *some* will.

the one thing i always felt that steam lacked was a good web browser i wonder how this would be fixed.

There are plenty of open source web browsers which can be tweaked to suit their purposes ..... I cannot see how that could be a problem.

bpb101 · 10-01-2013 12:54am

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

There are plenty of open source web browsers which can be tweaked to suit their purposes ..... I cannot see how that could be a problem.

its the general loading of the web browers is my problem. AFAIK the one at the moment is chrome (chrome modified ) maybe built form chromium web browser project

bpb101 · 12-01-2013 4:22pm

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI3MzI

Ste_JDM · 12-01-2013 7:42pm

bpb101 wrote: »

its the general loading of the web browers is my problem. AFAIK the one at the moment is chrome (chrome modified ) maybe built form chromium web browser project

Yep. Steam's in house browser is based on webkit. Not sure if it is indeed native webkit or chromium but its either one or the other. With the lack of video in the steam client's store is down to the fact that it relies on a flash plugin as seen on the Windows and Mac builds. So they will either change that to direct to using flash installed on your linux os in the future or valve are pushing towards using HTML5 tags for its videos in the future which removes flash all together from use in the client. Either way it will be resolved by release.. if not.. *facepalm*.

bpb101 · 12-01-2013 8:44pm

Ste_JDM wrote: »

Yep. Steam's in house browser is based on webkit. Not sure if it is indeed native webkit or chromium but its either one or the other. With the lack of video in the steam client's store is down to the fact that it relies on a flash plugin as seen on the Windows and Mac builds. So they will either change that to direct to using flash installed on your linux os in the future or valve are pushing towards using HTML5 tags for its videos in the future which removes flash all together from use in the client. Either way it will be resolved by release.. if not.. *facepalm*.

i have a very funny fealing you have linux 64 bit.
This is a bug with the 64 bit version only. Steam for linux is for 32 bit machines only atm. there should be a little icon on the top bar for steam as well , but this is only on the 32 bit as of now.

Ste_JDM · 12-01-2013 8:54pm

^ ofc Im 64bit. Dem bits.

bpb101 · 12-01-2013 11:21pm

whats the big game missing on linux?

Everybody knows its
THE EUROPEAN TRUCK DRIVING SIMULATOR 2.

A linux port is nearly ready
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI3MzM

Ste_JDM · 13-01-2013 4:20pm

I wish Valve hurried up with Left4Dead2. I only have a select few games and some demos that run on linux. Did play through the 2 Penumbra games on linux. First games i played from start to finish under linux.

bpb101 · 13-01-2013 4:41pm

Ste_JDM wrote: »

I wish Valve hurried up with Left4Dead2. I only have a select few games and some demos that run on linux. Did play through the 2 Penumbra games on linux. First games i played from start to finish under linux.

l4d2 is ported , their holding back afaik till official release.

Ste_JDM · 13-01-2013 4:51pm

yeah I know. Hope we get portal/halflife2 and the other source games soon too

matrim · 13-01-2013 4:57pm

Ste_JDM wrote: »

yeah I know. Hope we get portal/halflife2 and the other source games soon too

Would love that too. Have most of the source games on my windows install but I find alot of the time I can't be bothered to reboot just to play them

bpb101 · 13-01-2013 4:58pm

i would presume all games with source 2 will have full linux support
Hoping for CS. When L4d2 and others come out im going to un-install them on the windows.

Ste_JDM · 13-01-2013 5:00pm

Which CS? 1.6/Source/GO?

bpb101 · 13-01-2013 5:30pm

Ste_JDM wrote: »

Which CS? 1.6/Source/GO?

CS:GO

look at this screen-shot from my update manager

Ste_JDM · 13-01-2013 5:54pm

CS:GO is a must. Boards Linux Irish team anyone?

ERMERGERD... PPA

bpb101 · 13-01-2013 8:06pm

Ste_JDM wrote: »

CS:GO is a must. Boards Linux Irish team anyone?

ERMERGERD... PPA

what ? :L

Johnboy1951 · 14-01-2013 5:47pm

http://blog.scssoft.com/2013/01/linux-is-close.html

Finally today we see the light at the end of the tunnel - Euro Truck Simulator 2 Linux port is almost finished. Very soon we should be able to start beta testing it.

Soon they hope to have it on Steam .....

bpb101 · 14-01-2013 10:15pm

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

http://blog.scssoft.com/2013/01/linux-is-close.html

Soon they hope to have it on Steam .....

twas greenlite awhile ago , i believe i voted on it for the shear reason it had linux support. Dont care for cars or trucks or any other driving device.

bpb101 · 15-01-2013 6:40pm

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI3NTA

bpb101 · 15-01-2013 7:27pm

http://gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads%2Fthe-cave-adventure-game-confirmed-linux-support-via-steamplay.1633%2F

The cave, on linux mac and wii U & psn

matrim · 15-01-2013 8:23pm

bpb101 wrote: »

http://gamingonlinux.com/index.php?threads%2Fthe-cave-adventure-game-confirmed-linux-support-via-steamplay.1633%2F

The cave, on linux mac and wii U & psn

Looks like it could be good

bpb101 · 15-01-2013 8:41pm

matrim wrote: »

Looks like it could be good

all of these games seam to be all 2D , There are only a few top end games on linux still.
Team fortress
Serious Sam
Red Orhcestra ( although quite old)
Killing Floor.

Although some indie games are good until more of these A1 titles come to steam for linux , we will always be left behind.

bpb101 · 16-01-2013 2:12pm

Nuclear Dawn Coming To Linux

http://gamingonlinux.com/articles/nuclear-dawn-coming-to-linux.1638

bpb101 · 17-01-2013 12:36am

a game comes to Linux because of steam
Phoronix has the story

bpb101 · 18-01-2013 10:31pm

serious sam in the box for 11 quid
found on my travels

Ste_JDM · 20-01-2013 11:30pm

Very tempting! It was pretty fun to play.

bpb101 · 21-01-2013 9:56pm

this seams to be the new place where frank is posting updates. He just keeps editing the post.

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/846941710613226437/

PrzemoF · 22-01-2013 12:16pm

Valve starts promoting Steam for Linux to Windows users

bpb101 · 22-01-2013 8:05pm

did anybody else here on linux get dota 2 gifts? - from steam

Sofiztikated · 22-01-2013 8:52pm

Currently have an issue with Steam on Linux.

When I open the application, it's fine. When I go to full screen, it gets glitchy, and doesn't display properly/at all.

Using an AMD GPU, have had issues before with Linux and display issues, but it's been down to propritary drivers.

bpb101 · 22-01-2013 9:31pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Currently have an issue with Steam on Linux.

When I open the application, it's fine. When I go to full screen, it gets glitchy, and doesn't display properly/at all.

Using an AMD GPU, have had issues before with Linux and display issues, but it's been down to propritary drivers.

Report bugs here

Sofiztikated · 22-01-2013 9:52pm

Will report when I get home, and can recreate actual bug.

Cheers.

bpb101 · 25-01-2013 8:07pm

counter strike and half life is now to linux
its counter strike 1.6 and the original half life
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI4MzU
and also
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI4MzE

http://cdr.xpaw.ru/linux/

edit ,HL and CS is on linux , not is coming

d31b0y · 26-01-2013 9:03pm

Come on CSS

Ste_JDM · 27-01-2013 12:51am

Would love CSS and CSGO

bpb101 · 27-01-2013 1:12am

Ste_JDM wrote: »

Would love CSS and CSGO

Personally I would have thought cs go would have came out first

There no mac port for cs 1,6 even, really shows gave commitment to Linux

Haven't played have life on decades. I was a tolldler the last time I played it

Ste_JDM · 27-01-2013 6:49pm

^ I still wonder when Valve will add Black Mesa to steam. It passed the greenlight but still nothing. Its built on source so I hope the community that built it will port it to mac/linux too.

bpb101 · 28-01-2013 6:38pm

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI4NTc

d31b0y · 29-01-2013 9:40am

bpb101 wrote: »

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI4NTc

Stop making me click

bpb101 · 29-01-2013 11:50am

Yea
I'm a prick

Ste_JDM · 02-02-2013 1:11am

Just noticed Bastion is now on my Linux Library

bpb101 · 02-02-2013 1:38am

Ste_JDM wrote: »

Just noticed Bastion is now on my Linux Library

Its should be "Missing Executable"- see the steam cdr/linux

Squeaky the Squirrel · 03-02-2013 2:43am

d31b0y wrote: »

Stop making me click

Click

Windows 8 close behind Windows XP in latest Steam hardware survey

any body got any news on steam for linux

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