I'm not sure what's the problem with that?
The problem with that is a small form factor.
Why would I want anything for gaming that *isn't* am Intel/Nvidia machine?
Why would a gamer care about another gamer's personal preferences?
AMD has better bang for the buck, some care about it, some don't.
Why are you even talking about how many games are available on Linux NOW, when the point is how many will be when they will start releasing this thing?
And if you really want Windows, you can put in WIndows.
Why would I buy something that is effectively "just a PC with Linux by Valve" now then?
(and apparently I don't mean me personally...)
The GTX660 is in the same price and power range.
It's not only slower than 7870, but also good 30% more expensive, 149+Euro vs 189+Euro.
There are many that will start doing it, eventually.
That's the most puzzling thing.
Game developers will start releasing Linux because... Valve announced some generic gaming PC specs? Doh...
Allot more now then there used to be before valve pushed for a linux version of steam, imagine what steambox can do for that momentum.
You mean a lot of non-indies doing 3D? (I guess sure indies with mostly 2D stuff were fine on Linux)
My understanding was, small Linux user base plus DirectX being vastly superior to OpenGL was the reason next to nobody was doing Linux/OpenGL development.