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Valve's plan to bring SteamOS to more devices is a promising sign if you want to stop gaming on Windows (www.pcguide.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Even gamers nexus' Steve today said that they're about to start doing Linux games performance testing soon. It's happening, y'all, the year of the Linux desktop is upon us. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

Edit: just wanted to clarify that Steve from GN didn't precisely say they're starting to test soon, he said they will start WHEN the steam OS releases and is adopted. Sorry about that.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

This could lead to some sort of controlling mechanism that will check if your OS is actually SteamOS, otherwise some kind of DRM would prevent you from playing online for example. I'm wary.

Also people are forgetting that gaming isn't the only thing people use their computers for. They are convenience devices. They want to game on the PC they also use for other things. They will not switch for gaming only. Companies who sell software will see this and start piling on their controlling mechanisms, tracking, ... More proprietary things will come, I mean games already are, and they are not in the spirit of Linux.

I'm bad at expressing my thoughts, but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not really. The "control mechanism" is already in place for games that rely on Steam's infrastructure for their online functionality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Yes, but that's not what i mean, i mean other non steam software. Software developers will follow wherever users will go. And they will bring their mechanisms to protect their proprietary software.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You meant "wary". Weary means tired. Wary means suspicious.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It didn't feel right when I wrote it, but English isn't my first language. Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

No problem; it's a common English mistake, even for native speakers.