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Valve's Big Picture Could Be a Linux Game Console

Posted by timothy on from the speculative-fiction dept.

Penurious Penguin writes that "a hopeful article at The Verge persuasively suggests that through Valve, Linux could soon become a formidable contender in the gaming arena, capable of holding its own against such giants as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii. With 50 million users, a growing Linux team, a caboodle of interesting experiments ('Steam Box' hardware baselines, etc.) and a strong conviction that more-open platforms are the way, Valve may actually see it through."

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  1. Rule 34 applies by inqinqinq · · Score: -1, Troll

    [NSFW] http://bit.ly/ZPzWHN

  2. Steam? by Dunbal · · Score: 1, Troll

    People still use Steam? Always late with patches. Their wrapper often breaks games or adds instability. Customer service is non-existent. Yeah no there are plenty of other options for buying/downloading legitimate games online. Good luck with the linux project. I want nothing to do with Steam.

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