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    The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    A new section of Steam's website has opened with a countdown that will end on Monday with the first of three announcements for Steam in the living room.

    News -> http://www.gamingonlinux.com/article...g-in-2014.2445

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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Nice, interesting that they depicted a scetchy class O blue star on the section to be.

    So, this must be news about da box?
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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Hopefully, the SteamBox will sell a lot of units, and more and more games will be ported to Linux...'tis a consummation devoutely to be wished!

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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Welcome SteamOS.


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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    I'm totally stoked, almost giddy. I can just feel Microsoft succumbing to its slow demise.
    Last edited by sffvba[e0rt; September 24th, 2013 at 10:32 AM. Reason: It is spelled Microsoft <.<

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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Looks as if steam is getting set to turn it up and burn babby burn !

    http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/
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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Quote Originally Posted by King Dude View Post
    I'm totally stoked, almost giddy. I can just feel Micro$oft succumbing to its slow demise.
    How is that going to happen when the Steam box is essentially an X client to your Windows machine?

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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Quote Originally Posted by dmn_clown View Post
    How is that going to happen when the Steam box is essentially an X client to your Windows machine?
    Game corporations will begin developing for Linux, and Linux will become more popular as gamers begin flooding in. Since the pace of Linux development is quicker than Windows', eventually Linux will simply surpass Windows. It is correct that the SteamOS does not directly spell death for Windows nor Microsoft, but it's a step closer.

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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Quote Originally Posted by King Dude View Post
    Game corporations will begin developing for Linux, and Linux will become more popular as gamers begin flooding in.
    No, no they won't and no it won't. There is absolutely no reason to spend money to port anything to linux when the SteamBox can stream from the Windows client.

    Since the pace of Linux development is quicker than Windows', eventually Linux will simply surpass Windows.
    :facepalm: Developers need stable ABIs and APIs to develop against, that "quick development pace" is the problem.

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    Re: The Steam Universe Is Expanding In 2014 - SteamBox?

    Quote Originally Posted by dmn_clown View Post
    No, no they won't and no it won't. There is absolutely no reason to spend money to port anything to linux when the SteamBox can stream from the Windows client.
    An increasingly number of games appearing on Steam have a linux version, have you checked lately. As a matter of fact, Valve just announced that many AAA titles will arrive on SteamOS / Steam for Linux soon; full announcement in a few days.
    Quote Originally Posted by dmn_clown View Post
    :facepalm: Developers need stable ABIs and APIs to develop against, that "quick development pace" is the problem.
    Oh that old myth again... I'm not even gonna make the effort to respond...

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