smackababy
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- Oct 30, 2008
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Where did Valve say you have to stop using Windows? This is what I don't get, people are flipping out as if Steam on Windows is gone. It's not. It hasn't changed at all. What we're getting is a new alternative.
The problem is it isn't an alternative to Windows as much as it is an alternative for Valve to make money. If EA had come out and said "we are releasing a Origin OS based on Linux for gamers to get away from Microsoft's closed approach." People would be throwing a fit about how EA was trying to get your money and how evil they are.
This will fracture the PC gaming market if it gets any steam (lol pun). You will have less people on each server (because you know they won't play together).
And the real problem with Linux is driver and other program support. Gaming isn't going to take off if that Razer keyboard or that Logitech mouse doesn't work. And AMD and Nvidia driver support is awful.
I just see this as a way for Valve to waste money and resources that would be better going into what made gamers care about them in the first place: their games. Steam has only caused Valve to rest on yesterday's success because they don't have to produce anything anymore.