[DC LoCo] Valve talks Steam client for Linux - SlashGear

Matthew Gallagher mattva01 at gmail.com
Wed May 2 13:58:46 UTC 2012


The issue with OpenGL is that for a long time the standard was  controlled
by a cabal of companies that cared more about CAD performance then gaming.
 That focus has changed a bit due to mobile operating systems, but  the
damage was done.

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Brian Curtis <briancurtis.wx at gmail.com>wrote:

> IIRC DirectX is still becoming less and less of a bother. As with all
> things that are great they require a lot of attention. Valve going to
> OpenGL will give it more than enough attention, and who knows, being open
> source, it may be better than DirectX in the end.
>
>
> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:47 AM, Matthew Gallagher <mattva01 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> The problem is still DirectX though, in recent years it has leapfrogged
>> OpenGL in ease of use and features. While it's certainly possible to create
>> a OpenGL renderer for most games, most companies won't do it just to get
>> the limited OSX and Linux user base. Since most modern PC games are ports
>> of the Xbox 360 version (which runs a DirectX 9 renderer by default), it's
>> hard to get developers to support anything that is significantly different
>> from that standard. Only the really high end AAA devs, like Valve ,
>> Blizzard,  Epic, and iD bother to support other configurations, alongside
>> small indie titles  who need to support Linux to get into the Humble Bundle.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Brian Curtis <briancurtis.wx at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> The enormousness of this is off the charts. I know hundreds of people
>>> that ONLY keep windows machines for gaming. 9/10 of those are Steam/Valve
>>> customers.
>>>
>>> I see this as a huge dagger into Microsoft in the Desktop/Gaming PC
>>> market.
>>>
>>> Once games get ports to Linux as Valve gets steam to Linux, you'll see
>>> the windows OS use drop quite drastically.
>>>
>>> For those PC/Linux companies out there. It would be interesting to see
>>> how many Ubuntu enthusiasts like me only have the windows OS for gaming.
>>> Maybe a few polls would support my theory?
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:56 AM, Kevin Cole <dc.loco at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  And the story appears to have legs.  Red Hat's OpenSource.com site
>>>> has this to say (sans comments, which can be found at the source URL):
>>>>
>>>> Source:
>>>> http://opensource.com/life/12/4/see-steam-client-running-linux-likely-available-end-year
>>>>  See the Steam client running on Linux; likely available by the end of
>>>> the year
>>>>  Posted 25 Apr 2012 by Ruth Suehle <http://opensource.com/users/suehle> (Red
>>>> Hat)
>>>>  [image: Steam]
>>>> Image by opensource.com
>>>>  [image: submit to reddit]<http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fopensource.com%2Flife%2F12%2F4%2Fsee-steam-client-running-linux-likely-available-end-year%3Fsc_cid%3D70160000000Sz2GAAS&title=See+the+Steam+client+running+on+Linux%3B+likely+available+by+the+end+of+the+year>
>>>>   Average:
>>>> Poor<http://opensource.com/life/12/4/see-steam-client-running-linux-likely-available-end-year#20>
>>>> Okay<http://opensource.com/life/12/4/see-steam-client-running-linux-likely-available-end-year#40>
>>>> Good<http://opensource.com/life/12/4/see-steam-client-running-linux-likely-available-end-year#60>
>>>> Great<http://opensource.com/life/12/4/see-steam-client-running-linux-likely-available-end-year#80>
>>>> Awesome<http://opensource.com/life/12/4/see-steam-client-running-linux-likely-available-end-year#100>
>>>>  (6 votes)
>>>>
>>>> One of the most popular posts we've ever had on opensource.com was "Steam
>>>> for Linux confirmed."<http://opensource.com/life/11/4/steam-linux-confirmed>Unfortunately it was last year's April Fool's Day joke. But check today's
>>>> date--April Fool's is almost a month ago now, and this time you can
>>>> actually see pictures.
>>>>
>>>> Phoronix's Michael Larabel has long stood that the Steam client *would*eventually be released for Linux, while many others considered it somewhere
>>>> between a persistent rumor and a dream.
>>>>
>>>> Today Larabel writes effusively<http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=valve_linux_dampfnudeln&num=1>about a recent visit to Valve to see the Linux Steam client, Gabe Newell's
>>>> enthusiasm for Linux, and how great Valve's work on Linux is. He notes that
>>>> Newell recently moved his own desk into the Linux development area.
>>>>
>>>> He writes that while he can't be more specific about a date, we should
>>>> have something in our hands by the end of the year:
>>>>
>>>> The initial release will likely be in the form of a "beta" so that they
>>>> can release earlier and this initial public version may be limited to just
>>>> Left 4 Dead 2, but their grand plans for Gabe/Valve's support on Linux are
>>>> nothing short of greatness.
>>>>
>>>> Read more about Larabel's trip to Valve, the joy of "simply being able
>>>> to execute a Source Engine game myself on an Ubuntu Linux installation and
>>>> not seeing it pass through Wine or anything else," and see photos in his Phoronix
>>>> post<http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=valve_linux_dampfnudeln&num=1>
>>>> .
>>>>
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