Hi all
Valve have just launched their Linux blog!
Here are a few tidbits:
I know we've got a couple of other Steam/Valve Linux threads, but I figured this deserved its own post ;) Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Valve have just launched their Linux blog!
Here are a few tidbits:
QuoteAvoid the rumors and speculations that multiply on the Web.
QuoteSince the Steam client isn’t much without a game, we’re also porting L4D2 to Ubuntu. This tests the game-related features of the Steam client, in addition to L4D2 gameplay on Ubuntu. Over the last few months, excellent progress has been made on several fronts and it now runs natively on Ubuntu 12.04. We’re working hard to improve the performance and have made good progress (more on that in a future post). Our goal is to have L4D2 performing under Linux as well as it performs under Windows.
QuoteAfter successfully porting L4D2 to Ubuntu, interest grew within Valve and, as a result, the team and projects we were working on also grew. Currently, our focus is on the following projects:
- getting the Steam client onto Linux with full functionality
- optimizing a version of L4D2 running at a high frame rate with OpenGL
- porting additional Valve titles
I know we've got a couple of other Steam/Valve Linux threads, but I figured this deserved its own post ;) Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Cheeseness Jul 17, 2012
Quoting: "Hamish, post: 4944, member: 6"It is interesting that you managed to beat Larabel to this. :p
And that I managed to provide quotes and link to something other than GOL articles? :D
Edit: For clarification, that is a good natured jibe ^_^
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Oh god, I hope they don't release TF2, switching to Linux was the only way I stopped playing that game!
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Cheeseness Jul 17, 2012
Quoting: "Kame, post: 4947, member: 102"Oh god, I hope they don't release TF2, switching to Linux was the only way I stopped playing that game!
I can't see them doing a launch without TF2. I'm pretty sure that was ready for the MacOS launch as well, right?
It pretty much feels like it's their Source showrunner at the moment, as Half-Life has dropped off the radar a bit.
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:/
Being more of a single-player person, the one I am most looking forward too is portal 2 (+ portal 1, which I already played after getting it for free during the Mac Steam release. Might buy it this time, even if they release it for free again. :) ).
That and all the half-life episodes I never played.
I'm still slightly worried about DRM issues. I haven't played any AAA title lately, but reading about the direction Blizzard is taking scares me a bit sometimes. I know steam requires online activation, but I will refuse to buy any game requiring me to have an online connection while playing.
Being more of a single-player person, the one I am most looking forward too is portal 2 (+ portal 1, which I already played after getting it for free during the Mac Steam release. Might buy it this time, even if they release it for free again. :) ).
That and all the half-life episodes I never played.
I'm still slightly worried about DRM issues. I haven't played any AAA title lately, but reading about the direction Blizzard is taking scares me a bit sometimes. I know steam requires online activation, but I will refuse to buy any game requiring me to have an online connection while playing.
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Well this put a smile on my face, they must be quite far along now if they are officially announcing it.
Steam thankfully does have an offline mode. You need to buy and activate online but since steam is an online distribution it doesn't bother me, that and I have a good few friends on it is a bonus for me to be online anyway.
Steam thankfully does have an offline mode. You need to buy and activate online but since steam is an online distribution it doesn't bother me, that and I have a good few friends on it is a bonus for me to be online anyway.
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Cheeseness Jul 17, 2012
Quoting: "liamdawe, post: 4952, member: 1"Well this put a smile on my face, they must be quite far along now if they are officially announcing it.
It's very hard to say. You know how Valve are with dev timeframes. I'm hoping that the blog will provide us with some interesting insights to keep us going until the client and ports of L4D2, etc. are ready.
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Well Valve Timing is an issue but considering they have said that the major features of steam already work it's pretty much polishing on the Steam client they are doing right now, so the end of 2012 seems like quite an achievable goal especially when you look at the people's experience that they have hired recently.
Very very exciting time to be a Linux user right now, giving me the kick I needed to really try to get my optimus nvidia chip to work, thankfully it's getting there thanks to nvidias latest beta driver.
Very very exciting time to be a Linux user right now, giving me the kick I needed to really try to get my optimus nvidia chip to work, thankfully it's getting there thanks to nvidias latest beta driver.
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Finally! Left 4 Dead 2 without rebooting to windows
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