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Valve: Linux Better Than Windows 8 for Gaming

Posted by samzenpus on from the top-of-the-heap dept.

dartttt writes "In a presentation at Ubuntu Developer Summit currently going on in Denmark, Drew Bliss from Valve said that Linux is more viable than Windows 8 for gaming. Windows 8 ships with its own app store and it is not an open platform anymore and Linux has everything they need: good OpenGL, pulseaudio, OpenAL and input support."

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  1. no more donuts for Gabe... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's just angry that Windows Marketplace is going to cut into his donut funds.

    1. Re:no more donuts for Gabe... by Vanderhoth · · Score: 4, Funny

      "unheard of" or "impossible" comes to mind

  2. Re:Due to the huge Linux market share? by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    When I want to shoot zombies I don't want to have to restart my sound system or HID system and re-enter pin codes and set defaults again, nor do I want to spend weeks configuring and scripting auto-configuration setup for such a thing.

    Come on, don't you miss the good ol' days of DOS gaming?

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