Valve is preparing Steam for Linux (again)

[cobito]

According to this, the Steam release for Linux is already available

Initially Steam for Linux will have 39 games, including the well-known Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Serious Sam 3 or World of Goo. It will only work on Ubuntu, Arch Linux and OpenSuse.

It seems that the process has been very fast. When I get home I will try it.

[kynes]

Wow, it looks like Uncle Gabe is serious about the steambox thing. This is just the beginning.

[kynes]

I just found a great deal on milk… Borderlands 2 x 4 licenses the pack x 3 packs (12 licenses) for 7 €, to be activated on Steam. A bug in an online store, which they are now forced to maintain. With these prices, how can we not switch to Steam?

[Tecnho]

kynes pon kiosko, still looking for a bordelarnd where you got caught XD

[kynes]

@Tecnho:

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

Gamersgate, but the offer is already closed. It was only open for 1 hour, and I didn't have time to get more licenses (and I tried...)

[Tecnho]

What a pity, what a bargain, I will look every day.

Thank you.

[kynes]

Oh dear, too good to be true. I've been refunded. Someone's going to report them and they'll freak out.

[Tecnho]

I don't think anyone would go to that extreme for some games XD, in any case, in their terms of sale they will put something fixed for these issues.

[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I finally got it to work on Mageia 2 despite having outdated libraries and drivers.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.

[cobito]

@kynes:

Un poco offtopic… Teneis montado grupo de usuarios de hardlimit en steam?

En la época dorada del server de CS:S de Hardlimit (Servidor HardLimit CS:S - HardLimit) creé un grupo pero no tuvo mucho éxito: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/hardlimit

[Tecnho]

The one I had created a while ago is this one we are 17

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/HARDLIMITIANOS

[Yorus]

I'll check if I have a slot and install it on my Xubuntu, and if we choose one of the two groups as a meeting point I'll be there.

I'm also not sure if the two Steams will be mixed, since I also have a Windows Steam account with only one game and I'm not sure if I'll have to create another one for Linux.