Wolf Akela
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Good good. The only reason I'm still on Windows is DirectX.
Mandoric said:But vetted code doesn't at all solve those problems; users will always click that link and open that PDF, and it's absurd to argue that Acrobat or IE won't be signed. When was the last time you even got a cleverly-renamed .exe in your email?
If you want to argue for a security benefit to the app store model, the improved ability to push updates is a lot more plausible.
A lot of Linux talk circling around the gaming industry as of late, not something I would have expected say 10 years ago but I welcome it.
You definitely did that on purpose.
Starting to wonder if there was some secret illuminati type shit going down between pc software developers.
The year of Linux is upon us.
It could very well be the case, many developers and publishers are pissed at Microsoft for Wndows 8.
It could very well be the case, many developers and publishers are pissed at Microsoft for Wndows 8.
Probably true. MS is really going to end up regretting the walled garden approach that they are obviously trying to force software companies into. It really does seem like this was way too aggressive a move for MS to pull on PC and it would be remarkable if this is what led to the downfall of MS.
A secret society of game developers? The only ones who really don't like 8 are the ones with storefronts of their own.
SteamBox launch lineup
Half Life 3
Portal 3
Left for Dead 3
Team Fortress 3
Diablo 3
WoW free 3 month subscription preinstalled
And btw, the joke so far is Windows 8.
Steambox is for people who don't want to make their own steambox.I don't get the fuss about the steambox. Valve are unlikely to sell at a loss because they don't really have a platform fee like Sony/MS (although they take a cut of sales..), and initial software will be thin on the ground if its linux.
So won't most people here just continue with their windows PC? If you want it dedicated to steam you can just start up in big picture mode and install no other software on it.
Effectively you can already make your own steambox, and the only extra cost would be the windows license (assuming you want similar hardware performance).
Unless MS reverses the course Win 8 has begun, when 60% of the games I want also have Linux versions I'm jumping the Windows ship so fast I'll leave contrails behind my ears.
IF 2013 is the year Linux gets a major push from the gaming side the SO FUCKING BE IT!
Seriously, Linux is such a good OS. If Photoshop would run on it flawlessly I would totally say goodbye to Windows.
Great news. The sooner I don't have to pay MS for the privilege of using their shovelware OS, the better. Right now, the only thing keeping me on Windows is games.
I doubt it will be put on the steam store, and have any of the rumours indicated that you can install anything other than games from the steam store on the steambox?
And this why I believe MS will fulfill the walled garden prophecy.
Never gonna happen, they had enough anti-trust issues as it is.
And this why I believe MS will fulfill the walled garden prophecy.
Never gonna happen, they had enough anti-trust issues as it is.
How do you go from what I said to this?
Not according to the US Navy / DOD...
Explains how they are easily hacked into.
do "linux gamers" really exist? who in their right mind installs linux and still expect to play games? i guess they have wine, buy why even bother? just give in and install windows and be done with it.
Not according to the US Navy / DOD...
do "linux gamers" really exist? who in their right mind installs linux and still expect to play games? i guess they have wine, buy why even bother? just give in and install windows and be done with it.
I think Valve making a Steambox is ironically giving Microsoft a reason to actually wall off their garden. If Steamboxes, Originboxes, Battlenetboxes start appearing due to just the possibility of Microsoft creating a walled garden, it might make sense for Microsoft to just wall off the garden and push hard with Xbox/Windows ecosystem and become another Apple.
I love my Mint. I still dual-boot tho but only on my gaming rig. I believe by the time 9 rolls around i'll be completely MS free.Because I don't want to deal with the bloat. I run Mint and gaming is just fine and my system runs buttery smooth.
It's naive to think this is why valve are shittalking windows 8, Windows 8 lets you install anything and you only need to pass testing if you want to be on the windows store. The windows store is exactly like the Mac App Store, Valve is bitching because they'll have competition, so they're going to a platform with no competition.
Unless MS reverses the course Win 8 has begun, when 60% of the games I want also have Linux versions I'm jumping the Windows ship so fast I'll leave contrails behind my ears.