Valve Announcement - Steam client coming to Ubuntu

[DarkAmbient]

I wouldn't mind a new console - a Steam Box running on Linux would be pretty awesome .

would be kinda awesome if it were to be "steam-powered" as well!

[PaulInBHC]

Maybe Android will become the gaming OS rather than ubuntu

Here is a gaming tablet with controls

http://thedroidguy.com/2012/09/wikip...estop-for-499/

Will gamestop have enough clout for devs to make android games?

[Dr.Paneas]

Many FPS titles are taking the lead for the first games ported into Steam for Linux. I would like to see some strategy and RPG stuff though...

http://ubuntuxtreme.com/review/top-5...-linux-review/

[oscarivera9]

Valve is seeking beta testers:

http://www.steamforlinux.com/?q=en/node/99

I've sent them an email already to help them with the beta testing. Hopefully I'll be one of the lucky few, if not, that's ok because I can't wait to actually PURCHASE my first Steam Game.

.............Most Excellent!!!

[jekinneys]

Looking at a few valve blogs and Steam news it shows most games from MAC will be available on official release, or soon after including TF2, CSGO, L4D2, and Portal (Orange box engine games). Even Serious Sam 3: BFE will be but no release date yet.

I think the main issue will be possible GPU driver support along with games. I am sure it will take a few years for AAA titles to be released (that are not due out for MAC) natively on Steam.

[synaptix]

Many FPS titles are taking the lead for the first games ported into Steam for Linux. I would like to see some strategy and RPG stuff though...

http://ubuntuxtreme.com/review/top-5...-linux-review/

It would be really nice for anti-cheat companies like GameGuard to start getting involved with Linux so GameGuard games would work on Wine.

There are a LOT of nice games out there which don't work in Wine because of anti-cheat systems.

[MikeCyber]

Yes I've asked RealFlight to solve the dongle issue with Wine. That demo works fine because you can use the keyboard.

Android etc. is cool but the hardware is much to slow for most games.

[jrjones]

I am getting veary impatient for this windows is no longer needed for me.

[linuxvstheworld]

Yes if this keep going I don't need windows anymore

About the same here, if they port the source games over as mentioned too.

[synaptix]

About the same here, if they port the source games over as mentioned too.

The first one they should port over should be TF2, seeing as how it's the most populated Steam game out of all of them.