Valve is preparing Steam for Linux (again)

[cobito]

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Parece ser que existe una forma de usar Steam beta sin haber sido seleccionado que consiste en descargar el paquete apara Ubuntu (http://media.steampowered.com/client/installer/steam.deb) o Arch Linux (AUR (en) - steam). Según dicen, no es necesario tener una cuenta para la beta.

Yo desde Mageia no puedo probarlo, aunque voy a probar en una máquina virtual con Ubuntu.

Fuente: How To Use Steam For Linux Right Now, Without A Beta Account ~ Web Upd8: Ubuntu / Linux blog
Vía: Como usar Steam en Linux sin necesidad de haber quedado seleccionado por Valve « Libuntu, un novedoso blog sobre Ubuntu

[Tecnho]

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Creo que ya está abierta la BETA para toda la comunidad, ya diréis los linuxeros.

Saludos.

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Hace un par de semanas o así invitaros a todos los que enviaron la petición. A mi me mandaron este mensaje

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El problema es que me ha sido completamente imposible hacerlo funcionar en Mageia y de momento he hecho algunas pruebas al cliente desde Ubuntu en una máquina virtual sin poder probar los juegos.

De todas formas sigo de cerca la información del Hub (Steam Community :: Steam for Linux) y parece que tiene bastante actividad en cuanto a que sale una actualización prácticamente todas las semanas.

Creo que estará a punto muy pronto, momento en el cual empezarán a meter mano al resto de distros.

[cobito]

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Según cuentan por aquí, ya está disponible la release de Steam para Linux

Inicialmente Steam para Linux tendrá 39 juegos, entre los que se encuentran los conocidísimos Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Serious Sam 3 o World of Goo. Funcionará unicamente en Ubuntu, Arch Linux y OpenSuse.

Parece que ha sido muy rápido el proceso. Cuando llegue a casa lo probaré.

[kynes]

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Joer, parece que tito Gabe va en serio con el tema del steambox. Esto solo es el comienzo.

[kynes]

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Acabo de pillar un ofertón de la leche… Borderlands 2 x 4 licencias el pack x 3 packs (12 licencias) por 7 €, para activar en Steam. Un bug en una tienda online, que ahora están obligados a mantener. Con estos precios, ¿cómo no vamos a pasarnos a Steam?

[Tecnho]

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kynes pon kiosko, aún sigue para pillar un bordelarnd donde has pillado XD

[kynes]

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@Tecnho:

kynes pon kiosko, aún sigue para pillar un bordelarnd donde has pillado XD

Gamersgate, pero la oferta está ya cerrada. Únicamente ha estado abierta 1 hora, y no me ha dado tiempo a pillar más licencias (y mira que lo he intentado…)

[Tecnho]

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Que lastima vaya ganga, miraré a diario.

Gracias.

[kynes]

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Vaya, demasiado bonito para ser verdad. Me han reembolsado el dinero. Seguro que alguien les mete una denuncia que lo flipan.

[Tecnho]

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No creo que alguien llegue a ese extremo por unos juegos XD, de todas formas en sus condiciones de venta pondrá algo fijo para estos temas.

[cobito]

I finally got it to work on Mageia 2 despite having outdated libraries and drivers. I tested TF 2 and it runs like a dream. They already said they were getting better performance than Windows: Faster Zombies! | Valve

Although of course, the Source engine doesn't need a monster computer.

[Yorus]

This is moving and you can't see how. There are even rumors from Phoronix (although I haven't stopped to read it) that Blizzard plans to port World of Warcraft this year. It's the first news I have of it, but considering that the Windows version supports OpenGL and there is a Mac version...

[cobito]

Yes, it moves, yes:

· Valve's Steam Box console will use the Linux system and will be presented in 2013
· NVIDIA receives a little help from Valve to improve its drivers for Linux
· New support for video games in Linux
· Valve: Linux More Viable Than Windows 8 for Gaming ~ Ubuntu Vibes | Daily Ubuntu Linux Updates
· Gabe Newell Wants to Support Linux, Because Windows 8 is a 'Catastrophe'
· [Phoronix] Blizzard Entertainment Planning A Linux Game For 2013
· [Phoronix] Torque 3D Engine Is Wanting To Come To Linux
[…]

It's a shame that all this comes at the doors of the death of the PC as a consumer device for the general public.

[cobito]

An unexpected surprise for moving with a completely different game engine and that is not owned by Valve: for a few days now, Half Life 1 and Counter Strike 1.6 have been available for Linux.

[Yorus]

Mmmm… will Half-Life also make me dizzy on Linux?

[cobito]

@Yorus:

Mmmm… will Half-Life also make me dizzy on Linux?

I guess the same as on Windows because the FOV is the same. Try limiting the frame rate to 30 or 40.

[Yorus]

@cobito:

I guess it's the same as on Windows because the FOV is the same. Try limiting the frame rate to 30 or 40.

Yes, I already found out at the time and it was because of that, it happens to a lot of people. Anyway, it never hooked me, I'm more into Counter.

[kynes]

A little offtopic… Do you have a group of hardlimit users set up on steam?

[Tecnho]

@kynes:

A little offtopic… Do you have a group of hardlimit users set up on steam?

I created one a while ago and there are a few of us, I don't know if it's different from other platforms (Mac, linux) or if it's valid for everyone.

My nick is Tecnho in case anyone wants to add.