Valve announces Linux-based Steam OS
In a post on its website, Valve says SteamOS "combines the rock-solid architecture of Linux with a gaming experience built for the big screen." The game developer claims its new operating system provides "significant performance increases in graphics processing," which it claims game developers are already taking advantage of for their upcoming titles.
Gaming won't be the only capability of SteamOS, however, as the company is positioning the operating system as a multimedia mainstay, including support for "media services you know and love," though no deals have been announced yet. Game streaming will also be available, allowing users to play their Windows or Mac games from a SteamOS computer.
Valve says the operating system will be available for download "soon" for free, though no specific release date was provided.
Two additional Valve announcements are scheduled for this week, with one likely being the company's "Steam Box" initiative that will see it partner with hardware manufacturers for low-cost living room PCs. Valve previously said it would allow partners to use either a Linux or Windows operating system for the computers, though it's been critical of Microsoft's latest operating system in the past year.
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell famously called Windows 8 "this giant sadness" and a "catastrophe" that would make users "rage quit gaming." Newell, a former Microsoft employee, has repeatedly stated that the operating system's new interface isn't intuitive and marks a step backward from Microsoft's previous Windows versions.
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AlbericiPosted:
daRealRush I agree with this post, Windows 8 is a giant sadness!!!
they made it to hipster its a P.O.S they seem likeed they failed all and all
MentalistPosted:
Aggie I sure hope this is a success. I would hate for it not to be so.
I hope it to, by the looks of it, it will be a succes.
DissPosted:
Aggie I sure hope this is a success. I would hate for it not to be so.
I'm assuming this will be a success maybe not a huge one but I wouldn't see Steam doing this if they didn't think it was going to expand their company.
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