Valve announces SteamOS

Status
Not open for further replies.
So if I'm a gamer but totally stupid when it comes to PC stuff other than email and web browsing, then I'll be able to get (or build) a box that has an easy-to-use OS focused on games ans media - and essentially acts like a console? Is that the takeaway here?

So the next announcement is recommended specs, hardware partnerships, or a box itself then?
 
It's begun. You Reds!

Wonder if we'll be paying for this?

Edit: "SteamOS will be available soon as a free download for users..."

Yay!
 
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?
 
opticalmace said:
Awesome. Wonder how many games are supported though, and how the performance compares to Windows...

edit: Apparently it'll support all Windows games. Okay, now just wondering about the latter. :)
Click to expand...

Nope. You need a Windows machine to play those on your home network. SteamOS will just stream the video feed to your TV.
 
Stumpokapow said:
The streaming compromise works well. They build the tech and encourage more Linux ports but simultaneously get the full Windows library given that many devs won't port no matter how easy it is
Click to expand...

Yupyup. It's a nice buffer. They don't get massacred too bad.

Also wait why did this one get the merge and not MRORANGE, dammit world :p
 
In-home Streaming


You can play all your Windows and Mac games on your SteamOS machine, too. Just turn on your existing computer and run Steam as you always have - then your SteamOS machine can stream those games over your home network straight to your TV!
Click to expand...
Kiinda happy and unhappy about this, its good if you have 2 PCs (1 for windows the other for Linux), but its bad if you have 1 PC and wanted to move over to SteamOS, you have to rely on dual booting for Widows games.
 
I haven't used Linux on a while. Are their video/audio drivers still a cluster fuck?

I suppose Valve may have enough pull with the AMD/NVIDIA to actually get reasonable drivers out of them. Are they going to take a bigger role in OpenGL as well?

I also wonder just how open the OS is going to be, and how the open source community is going to take this.
 
You can play all your Windows and Mac games on your SteamOS machine, too. Just turn on your existing computer and run Steam as you always have - then your SteamOS machine can stream those games over your home network straight to your TV!
Click to expand...

Inc Steamcast? I could totally see it...
 
Yesss!!

Building my new PC in the coming months. This weeks announcements might shake things up, but I am looking forward to it.

I am all in for this!! Valve has my money and support!!

Wii U/ Steam OS all the way!!
 
Hundreds of great games are already running natively on SteamOS. Watch for announcements in the coming weeks about all the AAA titles coming natively to SteamOS in 2014.
Click to expand...

Most interesting part ^

Next announcement in two days.
 
the streaming thing nails issues with buying *another* expensive, dedicated box just for the living room - you can choose power, or small&quiet and stream your games. I hope it isn't limited to Nvidia GPUs,

It also covers off the initial lack of compatibility with all games.

The music and video stuff is very interesting - if they can get plex, netflix etc front ends that could really be the only box I'll need.


I hope future announcements include some announcements of reference hardware - including really low end almost linux on a USB stick level just for streaming


family sharing and accounts is potentially huge too - I'd quite happily put little steam boxes under each of my TVs in my house. Steamboxes plus vita TV would make a really nice distributed gaming setup for a lot of people
 
That In-Home streaming is a godsend for me. I've got a small laptop running XBMC in the living room, but my gaming PC is in the spare room, with no way to wire it up to the TV without physically moving it, due to being in a rented apartment. This sidesteps the whole thing nicely. Hopefully SteamOS plays nice with XBMC and linux applications and I can get rid of Windows 8 from my media centre.
 
Well, thats very nice. Granted I'll have to see how well it's supported, I know they won't get the ENTIRE Steam library ported over, but there are a few key titles I won't be able to live without for the near future.

Still, not having to pay a hundred dollars a pop for Windows would be, REALLY nice.

Edit: Also, Valve better make certain they get good Driver support from AMD and nVidia.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom