So today marks a whole year of having the Steam client on Linux, how will you celebrate or do you still refuse to use it?
For me it's opened a rather large world of gaming I otherwise wouldn't be doing.
Personally I would crack open a bottle of something but I have nothing left, so it's a raised glass a water to Valve from me.
What are you most looking forward to in future from Steam on Linux? Or if you shy away from it, why? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
For me it's opened a rather large world of gaming I otherwise wouldn't be doing.
Personally I would crack open a bottle of something but I have nothing left, so it's a raised glass a water to Valve from me.
What are you most looking forward to in future from Steam on Linux? Or if you shy away from it, why? Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: Quote from XodetaetlBecause Liam asked :
Quoting: QuoteWhat are you most looking forward to in future from Steam on Linux? Or if you shy away from it, why?
It might also just be the will to speak about a recurrent topic that one's strongly opiniated about. ;)
Whoops... looks like I just stood on a rake!
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Quoting: Quote from fabertaweThis is not aimed at anyone specifically... I still don't understand why anyone who not only doesn't use Steam but detests what it stands for, would want to post in a thread celebrating it! It doesn't add anything :P
I generally do not come and rain on other people's parades without a reason, but here Liam left in the invitation.
Quoting: Quote from philip550cYou use the open source drivers right?
Yes, I do. I do not see why that is relevant, except as another example of how my gaming experience has improved by leaps and bounds over the past few years with or without Valve.
Quoting: Quote from DrMcCoyQuoting: Quote from HadBabitsEveryone agrees that Canonical has done a lot of good in promoting LinuxI wish people would stop trying to speak for everyone. I sure as hell don't agree!
Indeed, that bothers me to. There is a reason why languages include quantifier words - because a lot of things are not so easily quantified.
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Thanks for that DRM Free list scaine, that was news to me. Actually Hamish, I have a 6670 and the Open Source Radeon drivers work really good, in some instances, better than fglrx. Nothing to be ashamed of, and if anything it's Nvidia who should be ashamed not to even have an Open Source driver of their own, some guys had to reverse engineer one.
I think Valve replied once via an Email if they ever went out of business, they have a plan in place that will let everyone continue to enjoy their games. Whoever that was replied to my comment about SteamOS games working on regular distros; what people say and what actually happens are two different things. I'll believe it when I see it.
So happy Birthday Steam for Linux, but Mike Frett needs some clarification before his usage of Steam continues.
I think Valve replied once via an Email if they ever went out of business, they have a plan in place that will let everyone continue to enjoy their games. Whoever that was replied to my comment about SteamOS games working on regular distros; what people say and what actually happens are two different things. I'll believe it when I see it.
So happy Birthday Steam for Linux, but Mike Frett needs some clarification before his usage of Steam continues.
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Quoting: Quote from XodetaetlQuoting: QuoteLots of games on Steam don't use DRM.
I wish they advertised it on the games' profile.
Interesting to see Valve's own HalfLife & Portal series among those that can be run standalone...
(referring to http://steam.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games that Scaine mentioned earlier)
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Quoting: Quote from Mike FrettThanks for that DRM Free list scaine, that was news to me. Actually Hamish, I have a 6670 and the Open Source Radeon drivers work really good, in some instances, better than fglrx. Nothing to be ashamed of, and if anything it's Nvidia who should be ashamed not to even have an Open Source driver of their own, some guys had to reverse engineer one.
Hey, I am not ashamed - I love my Radeon HD 4670 running on R600g. One of the best $40s I ever spent. ^_^
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philip550c Nov 7, 2013
Quoting: Quote from HamishNo you are correct, I was just making sure. Cause valve has helped improve the closed source drivers.Quoting: Quote from philip550cYou use the open source drivers right?
Yes, I do. I do not see why that is relevant, except as another example of how my gaming experience has improved by leaps and bounds over the past few years with or without Valve.
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Quoting: Quote from HamishQuoting: undefinedQuoting: Quote from HadBabitsEveryone agrees that Canonical has done a lot of good in promoting LinuxI wish people would stop trying to speak for everyone. I sure as hell don't agree!
Indeed, that bothers me to. There is a reason why languages include quantifier words - because a lot of things are not so easily quantified.
Sorry, I suppose I should have said a lot of people agree. But then a lot of people are also suspicious of them (myself included).
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Well I was gaming on Steam years sometime before I even knew what a Linux was ;)
As such, I have many online friends I made in the Steam Community and even my girlfriend heavily uses Steam. So although I am no fan of DRM and what not either, it's not something I could ever easily kick to the curb.
I am loving the games that have come along and are coming though. Metro Last Light the last few days has been quite an experience, as I can't think of too many FPS experiences like it being on Linux (playing games in WINE aside, I'm talking native here).
I'm excited; though Valve will want to be careful how they manage the co-existance of SteamOS and the general Linux distros. But they've already put this much work into the general Linux client and library of games, I don't think they'll compromise that vision now. If anything they may (I hope) be smart about it and take advantage of the fact a lot of Linux gamers are fairly technically minded and don't mind submitting problem reports and workarounds, which if they keep the underlying structure of SteamOS pretty much standard (i.e no Not-Invented-Here-Syndrome fueled stuff that introduces incompatibility) will actually help them keep SteamOS going smooth as possible.
As such, I have many online friends I made in the Steam Community and even my girlfriend heavily uses Steam. So although I am no fan of DRM and what not either, it's not something I could ever easily kick to the curb.
I am loving the games that have come along and are coming though. Metro Last Light the last few days has been quite an experience, as I can't think of too many FPS experiences like it being on Linux (playing games in WINE aside, I'm talking native here).
I'm excited; though Valve will want to be careful how they manage the co-existance of SteamOS and the general Linux distros. But they've already put this much work into the general Linux client and library of games, I don't think they'll compromise that vision now. If anything they may (I hope) be smart about it and take advantage of the fact a lot of Linux gamers are fairly technically minded and don't mind submitting problem reports and workarounds, which if they keep the underlying structure of SteamOS pretty much standard (i.e no Not-Invented-Here-Syndrome fueled stuff that introduces incompatibility) will actually help them keep SteamOS going smooth as possible.
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