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SpAceman · 25th Apr 2012, 21:47

This just in! Valve has confirmed that they are in fact bringing the Steam client and Source engine to Linux!

Read about it here

This is huge! This could mean a huge shift in PC gaming. I may consider a permanent primary OS shift in the future if this does well enough. Thoughts everyone? The only issue I see is OpenGL vs DirectX. OpenGL has been playing catchup for a while now. But Linux!

improprietary · 25th Apr 2012, 22:42

if its gonna run through w.i.n.e. i'll kill a kitten.

hyperion · 25th Apr 2012, 22:49

The article says it runs natively without wine. Does this mean every game on steam will run on linux or just the source engine games?

SpAceman · 25th Apr 2012, 22:50

Confirmed to be run as a native program with no Wine involvement at all. Same with Source.

EDIT: At first it will just be Source games but Valve will be lobbying devs that use OpenGL to take advantage. A lot of games that use Unreal Engine have OpenGL versions. (for PS3) and then all the id Tech games are on OpenGL.

GeorgeStorm · 25th Apr 2012, 22:50

I'm liking the sound of this, always had issues running steam via wine on various distributions.

hyperion · 25th Apr 2012, 22:59

I'm gonna point out the elephant in the room and say no more paying for windows w0000t!

SpAceman · 25th Apr 2012, 23:20

To be honest I never paid for Windows. MSDNAA helps there.

Fizzban · 26th Apr 2012, 03:29

Well I'm happy for you Linux guys I suppose?

AmEv · 26th Apr 2012, 03:46

YES!

Since Orange Box is Source Engine Powered, should I be able to play them?

For once, I'm THANKFUL M$ has made a bad product! (sarcasm)

Here's what I'm thinking:

They are releasing HL/P3 with the Linux client.
Just like they released Portal 2 with the MacOS client.

dave_c · 26th Apr 2012, 06:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyperion

I'm gonna point out the elephant in the room and say no more paying for windows w0000t!

its a step in the right direction but im afraid there is alot that needs to be done before linux can truely compete with windows for the average user.

badders · 26th Apr 2012, 08:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave_c

its a step in the right direction but im afraid there is alot that needs to be done before linux can truely compete with windows for the average user.

Agreed, but personally, Steam is the only reason I keep a windows installation.

BLC · 26th Apr 2012, 08:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by badders

Agreed, but personally, Steam is the only reason I keep a windows installation.

Same here, but unfortunately I think it will be a long time before I can truly get shot of Windows... Even if Steam & Source Engine games will run natively under Linux, many of the other games I have on Steam are still based on DirectX and will have Windows binaries & libraries. Plus there's also the non-Steam games I have...

Linux may have taken over on my laptop (except for the Win7 partition the missus insisted I leave for her use...grumble...), but I think it'll be a long time before I can do the same for my desktop.

AmEv · 26th Apr 2012, 12:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by badders

Agreed, but personally, Steam is the only reason I keep a windows installation.

Same here.

And First Decade doesn't run properly under Wine...

And AutoDesk software is garbage under Wine...

lp rob1 · 26th Apr 2012, 17:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmEv

They are releasing HL/P3 with the Linux client.
Just like they released Portal 2 with the MacOS client.

Um, did they? I seem to remember getting my free copy of Portal with the release of the Mac OSX client, and that was certainly before getting Portal 2. In fact, a Wikipedia search confirms this: Portal 2 release - 19 April 2011 | Steam Mac OSX release - 12 May 2010.

To the matter at hand, I for one am certainly overjoyed at the news. At the moment, the two games I play the most are Minecraft and Team Fortress 2. Minecraft is written in Java (a mixed blessing, I know) and can run on Java-enabled platforms, and with this news soon TF2 can be played on a Linux box too! Now if Ubisoft get a Linux port of Anno 2070...

25th Apr 2012, 21:47	#1
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25th Apr 2012, 22:50	#4
SpAceman Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 233	Confirmed to be run as a native program with no Wine involvement at all. Same with Source. EDIT: At first it will just be Source games but Valve will be lobbying devs that use OpenGL to take advantage. A lot of games that use Unreal Engine have OpenGL versions. (for PS3) and then all the id Tech games are on OpenGL. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9400 @3.4GHz \| Gigabyte EP45-DS4P \| 8GB (4x2GB) Gskill DDR2-1066 CL5 \| Galaxy GTX 260 @650/1150 Silverstone Raven RV02 \| Coolermaster V8 \| Crucial M4 256GB \| 2TB Seagate Barracuda \| 1TB Samsung F1 \| 2TB Seagate Barracuda Green\| Corsair TX750 \| Creative SB X-Fi Titanium 22" LG W2253TQ \| CMStorm Quickfire Rapid \| Sidewinder X8 \| Logitech X-540 5.1 \| Corsair Vengeance 2000

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SpAceman Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 233	To be honest I never paid for Windows. MSDNAA helps there. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9400 @3.4GHz \| Gigabyte EP45-DS4P \| 8GB (4x2GB) Gskill DDR2-1066 CL5 \| Galaxy GTX 260 @650/1150 Silverstone Raven RV02 \| Coolermaster V8 \| Crucial M4 256GB \| 2TB Seagate Barracuda \| 1TB Samsung F1 \| 2TB Seagate Barracuda Green\| Corsair TX750 \| Creative SB X-Fi Titanium 22" LG W2253TQ \| CMStorm Quickfire Rapid \| Sidewinder X8 \| Logitech X-540 5.1 \| Corsair Vengeance 2000

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