GotEmRunnin
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bro it's bad man. dude has come from rhyming in cyphers with Jay, Beans, and Ja Rule, to only having 50 bucks to his name a son that don't love him and a stupid crazy drug habit.
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bro it's bad man. dude has come from rhyming in cyphers with Jay, Beans, and Ja Rule, to only having 50 bucks to his name a son that don't love him and a stupid crazy drug habit.
EscoBlades
Ubisoft Marketing
Valve about to crash GAF.....
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Left 4 Half-Portal Fortress 3 incoming
GotEmRunnin
Member
So Gaben and the gang are ready to destroy GAF eh? I'll see you on the other side ladies and gents.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Gaben really don't give a damn about Windows anymore huh
Damn. Steambox coming confirmed.
GotEmRunnin
Member
Not in the slightest. MSFT being attacked from all directions.
99% chance it's a reskinned Ubuntu
Even the color scheme matches Ubuntu Unity's default purple-y look
It's kind of a useless venture IMO. It's never going to achieve 100% compatibility, and with that in mind, they're better off biting the bullet and loading their SteamBox with Windows. I know they're going to try and expand their market past the hardcore gamer, but as it stands now, that's their core consumer BY FAR. Which is an issue considering that this is a consumer group that is tech savvy enough to hook their computers up to their television. Why would I choose Steam OS over a Windows PC running XBMC, Advanced Launcher and Steam Big Picture mode. I get all of the functionality of Steam OS as far as a console experience is concerned, I have a capable HTPC on top of that and I get 100% compatibility to boot.
Windows would mean they'd have to pay MS a per-box fee.
They want control and minimal overhead. For the same reason Nintendo doesn't bother to allow DVD or Blu Ray playback on their consoles - they'd rather keep the money. My guess is they're going to hope their first-party titles will be enough to attract people, then developers will follow suit with Linux compatible versions.
They want control and minimal overhead. For the same reason Nintendo doesn't bother to allow DVD or Blu Ray playback on their consoles - they'd rather keep the money. My guess is they're going to hope their first-party titles will be enough to attract people, then developers will follow suit with Linux compatible versions.
Let's be honest, Windows 8 is not doing so hot itself. And MS is not issuing OEM Windows 7 anymore.
The reason you hear everyone coming out with their own OS and box is not because the gaming industry is strong, but because all of the Big 3 are in a weak position and now's the time to try and get in. You'll probably hear about Amazon's box soon.
The reason you hear everyone coming out with their own OS and box is not because the gaming industry is strong, but because all of the Big 3 are in a weak position and now's the time to try and get in. You'll probably hear about Amazon's box soon.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
iBox incoming
Apple making a game push with AppleTV once iOS controllers are established in the wild is being telegraphed so hard
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Seriously though, while I somewhat agree about Steam's core market and my own use (don't really have an existing desire for such) I see it as having more potential than what we can initially see. I understand what you are saying right now but this is a positive thing. The war for the living room just entered a new phase and more competition is something I welcome with open arms.harSon said:
I'm not loyal to any of the big three. Show me something great. Impress me. Convince me your tech has value and I'll be there.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Just GAF being GAF. It has been predicted for a long time. But we're in the eye of the storm, the eerie calm right before the big marketing push in a few weeks leading up to the launch of a new generation of consoles. People just want something to get crazy about.
Me either. Does anyone even know how this OS will work and what's gonna be running it?
What does my post have to do with Microsoft lmao? I didn't even compliment Windows, just the fact that it has near 100% compatibility, but that's due to market share and Microsoft's ability to sustain a monopoly, as opposed to anything they've done in recent years. If anything, I complimented XBMC, which is open-source software and heavily invested into Linux...
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Just a joke man, just a joke...unless it's true???
But nah, I'm just curious to see where this tech will go.
Byakuya769
Member
What am I supposed to be excited about here? Starting to get OS fatigue.
soundscream
Member
My eyes almost rolled out of my head
Devolution
Member
I'm confused entirely what's Steam OS?
What you and millions others will say.
Steams version of windows. But Linux, which no one has time for unless you are an uber nerd.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
What kind of games will run on it? I dont think a lot of games support Linux.
Jest Chillin
Member
As far as I can tell it's a Linux based OS that will allow you to turn any PC into a Steambox. The ability to stream games from a Non-SteamOS PC or Mac that has regular Steam will bridge the gap in the library for games that don't have native SteamOS support.
There's a lot of speculation about how SteamOS could be integrated in non-PC devices as well (like Smart TV's) but that's a wait and see theory.
It's a cool idea with a lot of room for growth. It provides a lot more flexibility than just having straight forward Steam branded PC's.
The bold really depends on how Steam designs the OS. If the goal is to be a gaming based OS, it could easily be similar to what we see on PS3/PS4. If they want to add the ability to be more multi-purpose than just Gaming... then yeah it could be more confusing for casual users.
soundscream
Member
It's not even windows. It's a media streaming OS to extend content from you computer to the living room.
It's apparently a Linux-based OS created by Valve, which is optimized for gaming performance. It will be free, as Linux distributions tend to be, and you can install it on "living room machines" of some kind. It will play Linux versions of games, or allow you to stream Windows games from your desktop.
That's basically all we know for now.
http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/
There are two more related announcements coming later this week.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
It's a Linux distro which will play Linux games on Steam and stream games that are Windows/Mac only. That's my take on it and honestly we fit in the same spot as casual consumers except on the opposite end of the spectrum; we already know enough to do what we want rather than bother with it.
At this point in time it doesn't look like something I want. But I'm still listening.
At this point in time it doesn't look like something I want. But I'm still listening.
They should remove the rod lodged firmly into their ass, and simply bridge the bolded by making it Windows based and maintaining the streaming capabilities. By pushing Linux, all they're going to accomplish is at best create a niche product, or at worst, splinter PC gaming if they get dirty (Valve Steam OS exclusives, exclusive partnerships, etc) with trying to force its success.
my uncle did that with his wife and 2 kids...
.......... im dissapointed
Edit: If im not on for a few days it because i have work out of town. Dont want ppl to think im going mufasa
Edit 2: Im surprised HarSon didnt drink himself in to a coma last night....
EuroGaf showin' them true colors
Bubu bu, aren't they more enlightened?
https://twitter.com/fyrewulff/status/382166370667876352
Feels to me they're introducing their Linux distro first, then they'll introduce a standard minimum box they want people to build Steam Linux for. Essentially do all the software side of a console, but put the vast majority of the risk of hardware on other companies. They're probably trying to get out ahead of the impending announcement of Amazon hardware.
All of Valve's games will eventually. Anything made with Unity is a given. CryEngine is being ported to Linux.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
It's just fucked up. Especially the way he tries to play it off like the son is the one being unreasonable when he simply asked him to be clean in order to have a relationship with him.
The true definition of slippery slope lies with a lot of the "reasons" being posted.
Yep They asked him to do the same thing.... He got clean for like 6-9 months now he's worst then he's ever been
But with all the crazy substance abuse in my family I cant say im not surprised
ViewtifulJC
Banned
He probably got dem test results in and decided to act a fool in his final days
RIP Moris
RIP Moris
Parallax
best seen in the classic "Shadow of the Beast"
He got clapped up being a dodgers fan in San Diego
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