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[Rushersauce]

HOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIT!! ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN.

 

[AcceptableGhost]

I was surprised they didn't make their own distro from the get go when they started targeting linux honestly.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Aiming to make that Nvidia Shield and PS Vita money, I see.


Still requires a Windows machine to access your library. Another Not Year of the Linux.

Source on this?

PS4 runs on BSD, not Linux.

Which is Linux...

No it isnt.

 

[Serrato]

All of this is cool, but I don't have any incentive to use it as I play on a desktop with windows.

Maybe Later when more games (or all) will be playable on it.

Still good news for Valve. They know what to do.

 

[Pinko Marx]

So somebody in the teaser thread had predicted

OS
Controller
OS + Controller = Steambox.

Seems about right.

 

[MikeE21286]

Fucking A


They made an OS.

Wonder what it can do to Windows as the PC gaming platform.

HUGEPopcornTub.gif

 

[Gav47]

What games are those? I see Football manager, Trine and Total War Rome 2.

 

[Gangxxter]

I knew it.

A Linux distribution labeled as SteamOS with streaming capabilities for Windows games.
Nice, nice, nice! I hope that means in the future it is mandatory for Steam titles to run on SteamOS. Then FINALLY Windows is obsolete and gaming on Linux can thrive!

 

[trixx]

I don't really get it

 

[pleunv]

So it's Linux with a Steam skin?

Skin <> distribution. Skin makes it sound so easy, which it's not.

 

[Fantastical]

Pretty sure Wednesday will be the console. If you look at the pictures today was a circle, Wednesday is a box with a circle in it.

 

[zroid]

wow, this will be interesting.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

And the Cat came back...

 

[the mark]

It has family sharing...what a nice idea.

 

[Eyothrie]

So if I have just one Win7 gaming PC, I'll lose the ability to play my games, right? They're all Win7 games

 

[Wereroku]

Does this mean Steambox probably won't be an actual game-running PC I can buy, but actually another $99 Roku-type device that just streams?

I have no desire for that at all.

One version of it will be almost certainly.

 

[Talamius]

It will be limited at first, but Valve is really going all in on Linux. That's got to make Microsoft a bit nervous. I would bet Valve will be encouraging Linux/SteamOS development.

 

[Reversed]

2014 YOTLD.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

interesting how they out "all living room machines" can I load steam OS on my ps4 and play my pc games on it.

wet dream.

 

[hidys]

This seems like something that could potentially be quite awesome.

 

[No_Style]

Honestly, if they wanted to push Linux gaming, this was THE perfect way to do it.

PS4 running on Linux and a SteamOS running on Linux = a giant surge in Linux based gaming.

It's FreeBSD on PS4 which is Unix. Close but there's enough of a difference.

 

[kulapik]

O - SteamOS
[O] - SteamBox
O + O - Family Sharing Beta Available

 

[Technosteve]

Debian? Who's writing the drivers? What does the UI looks like?

 

[plainr_]

Holy shit yes. I was suggesting they do this in another thread.

 

[maniac-kun]

Rest in pieces Windows.

 

[Fuzzy]

I look forward to the box announcement.

 

[Yoshichan]

GG

 

[Hasney]

I'm going to need some minimum specs ASAP on this thing so I can build a box that runs this comfortably purely for game streaming. I'm so happy right now I could poop.

 

[Sorcerer]

Is the first level for those who don't want to buy a console/machine?

Any chance the next 2 announcements could be hardware related or does this kill the idea?

 

[Coldsnap]

Interesting. I'd be willing to move over from Windows if they have -

#1 Versions of CPU Z, Prime, Corsair Link, Fan Xpert, GPU Z, Rivatuner, and EVGA Precision.

#2 Some alternative to MPCHC. I'd be willing to switch over to BMC.

 

[ElFly]

Streming means a super scaled down SteamBox.

Gonna say $100 or $150.

 

[dragonflys545]

Living room machine? so my PS4? AWWW YEA!!!

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Source on this?

I was pretty damn sure FreeBSD was Linux.

Also, do you think with something like this, it might come to the point for publishers, if they want the game on Steam, they would make the devs/publishers make it work on Linux as well?

It's FreeBSD on PS4 which is Unix. Close but there's enough of a difference.

Ahh ok, I thought it was Linux. Proprietary, but still very similar.

 

[Zombie James]

Remember mentioning this months ago as a direction I really hoped they'd go and I'm glad they have. That's one major way to focus developer attention away from Windows.

 

[Grief.exe]

Wed: Box and controller.

Friday: A Game, Something3 (I reckon L4D3)

Valve said specifically there would be no game announcements this week.

Via twitter.

 

[Interfectum]

Just as I expected, nothing that's a big deal at all.

Uh, this is a huge deal.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Can somebody tell me if I should be excited? I don't really get it. I'm fine with windows+steam

 

[paischtu]

Does this mean Steambox probably won't be an actual game-running PC I can buy, but actually another $99 Roku-type device that just streams?

I have no desire for that at all.

Nah man you don't need SteamBOX if you already have your gaming PC. If your TV supports streaming over wifi you probably won't need to buy anything extra.
The SteamBOX will most likely be some hardware, smaller PC that you can buy.

Just my thinking.

 

[Animator]

Rest in pieces Windows.

really?.....REALLY?

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

LOL Valve pr mail is just a link to the OP info hahahahaha typical valve move.

 

[Soule]

We're going to make our own OS!

With Blackjack! And Hookers!

.

 

[Majine]

Wait, what else other than Steambox will this be on? Like Apple TV?

 

[Horse Detective]

My post is going to get lost in all of this,

I don't understand what they mean by "Living Room Machine".

 

[Basileus777]

Valve can barely support a web store, am I really going to trust them with an OS?

 

[Manabanana]

Note the cardboard backdrop. Definitely teasing Steambox.

 

[pixlexic]

Well good to see my best possible outcome prediction was correct.

this could change everything.


I know I'll have a dedicated drive for this in my PC.

 

[gngf123]

Okay, so is this more like a Valve Linux distro, where the benefits might eventually spread out across other distros? Or will this end up being more like HTPC Android?

Good stuff from Valve either way.

 

[QaaQer]

Steam OS is only interesting in conjunction with whatever the box will be. Tha tis what I want to know about.

It is interesting though that the mention AAA games basically coming to Linux next year. I guess they got some major support?

?

You should be able to run this on all different kinds of hardware, drivers permitting
.

 

[Nonentity]

So if the first circle is the SteamOS, the second circle is a box around the OS - has to be the SteamBox, right?

So what's the third button, which looks like SteamOS + SteamOS? Some sort of multisystem-based announcement?

 

[maplelord93]

for tv and living room....meh