Valve have announced SteamOS, their own operating system based on Debian Linux that will be placed on a variety of gaming machines due for release in 2014.
Well now looks like the SteamBox isn't far away at all, 2014 in-fact! This is really fun news and best bit I think is that anyone can win one of the 300 they are giving away as well!
How To Win
Very nice of them, it's all marketing though of course to get people to picture them, video them etc.
Their FAQ is very fun to read as well, especially this;
So their consoles will be very open, so they are sticking to what they said about it before. You could install Windows on it if you wanted but that defeats the pointing of buying a SteamBox as you would be buying it for SteamOS ideally, at least that is what I hope people would buy it for.
The Last Announcement
So I don't think a controller will be the last announcement, I will be surprised if it is considering their FAQ mentions they will give us more info on that soon so that blew my last prediction out of the water. What do you think it will be? It could be any number of things now:
You know the drill though, another two days to wait, let the waiting game commence!
Personally I hope it isn't Android integration with a store and games for it because that will move it away from the desktop some more.
Lots of questions, lots of fun to be had. We shall see how this all pans out, be sure to send us in all the info you lot get so we don't miss anything, best way for that is the Submit Tip button on the navbar. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
QuoteSteam Machines - Entertainment is not a one-size-fits-all world. We want you to be able to choose the hardware that makes sense for you, so we are working with multiple partners to bring a variety of Steam gaming machines to market during 2014, all of them running SteamOS.
QuoteWhile these products are still in development, we need your help. As always, we believe the best way to ensure that the right products are getting made is to let people try them out and then make changes as we go. We have designed a high-performance prototype that’s optimized for gaming, for the living room, and for Steam. Of course, it’s also completely upgradable and open.
This year we’re shipping just 300 of these boxes to Steam users, free of charge, for testing. You can make yourself eligible to get one. How? Read on!
Well now looks like the SteamBox isn't far away at all, 2014 in-fact! This is really fun news and best bit I think is that anyone can win one of the 300 they are giving away as well!
How To Win
QuoteBefore October 25, log in to Steam and then visit your quest page to track your current status towards beta test eligibility
1. Join the Steam Universe community group
2. Agree to the Steam Hardware Beta Terms and Conditions
3. Make 10 Steam friends (if you haven't already)
4. Create a public Steam Community profile (if you haven't already)
5. Play a game using a gamepad in Big Picture mode
Very nice of them, it's all marketing though of course to get people to picture them, video them etc.
Their FAQ is very fun to read as well, especially this;
QuoteCan I hack this box? Run another OS? Change the hardware? Install my own software? Use it to build a robot?
Sure.
So their consoles will be very open, so they are sticking to what they said about it before. You could install Windows on it if you wanted but that defeats the pointing of buying a SteamBox as you would be buying it for SteamOS ideally, at least that is what I hope people would buy it for.
The Last Announcement
So I don't think a controller will be the last announcement, I will be surprised if it is considering their FAQ mentions they will give us more info on that soon so that blew my last prediction out of the water. What do you think it will be? It could be any number of things now:
- A controller
- Source Engine 2, imagine source engine 2 that's freely licensable and easily accessible to any developer
- Android Integration (For selling/playing games), they already have an application on Android after all
You know the drill though, another two days to wait, let the waiting game commence!
Personally I hope it isn't Android integration with a store and games for it because that will move it away from the desktop some more.
Lots of questions, lots of fun to be had. We shall see how this all pans out, be sure to send us in all the info you lot get so we don't miss anything, best way for that is the Submit Tip button on the navbar. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I can't play with a gamepad. I'm a keyboard and mouse type of guy.Yeah, well...with the new double trackpad controller we might be able to play games without keyboard / mouse as well.
This has to be seen :)
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I spent a lot of years running up to 2012 playing PS3 shooters and to this day, I have no memory of one particular control system standing out over the other. If asked, I'd say, "gimme keyboard/mouse", but if I'd been hardcore on that stance, I'd have missed... shit, well about half of the top-ten-best-shooters-ever.
Things like Gears of War 2 (back in the day when I briefly owned a 360), Uncharted 2, Last of Us, Killzone2, Resistance 2 Multiplayer, Vanquish. And in my memory, I have no particular feeling that "urgh, I hated playing that on a gamepad".
And I'm using a controller in Steam for Linux at the moment for games like Hammerwatch, Fez, Bastion, Cave Story, Mark of the Ninja, and various others.
So, Steam Controller = Good. Will it get me playing on a big screen? Maybe. For driving games and casual games definitely. For FPS... we'll see.
Things like Gears of War 2 (back in the day when I briefly owned a 360), Uncharted 2, Last of Us, Killzone2, Resistance 2 Multiplayer, Vanquish. And in my memory, I have no particular feeling that "urgh, I hated playing that on a gamepad".
And I'm using a controller in Steam for Linux at the moment for games like Hammerwatch, Fez, Bastion, Cave Story, Mark of the Ninja, and various others.
So, Steam Controller = Good. Will it get me playing on a big screen? Maybe. For driving games and casual games definitely. For FPS... we'll see.
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