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Steam Not Coming To Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the put-yer-pants-back-on dept.

dkd903 writes "A rumor has been going around for about four months that Valve was working on a Linux version of Steam and this had a lot of people in the Linux community very excited. But, Valve has now officially killed the rumor. And it is not what people wants to hear – there is no Linux version of Steam in development. Doug Lombardi, the Marketing VP of Valve Corporation, in an interview, has put an end to all the rumors by saying that they are not working on Steam for Linux right now."

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  1. Re:I think I was misunderstood by drinkypoo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh I'm not a fanboy; haven't even booted OS/2 in years, and yes the compatability was at first shaky (much like Wine) then got stronger.

    It was always shaky and always required a full install of Windows 3.1 which makes it pretty irrelevant. It was nothing like Wine.

    I was just seeing a similarity here. Why develop games for Linux when many 'run OK' on Wine?

    Yes, this is the essence of the flamewar which often develops when someone says what you have said.

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