Ask Slashdot: Is Linux Set To Be PC Gaming's Number Two Platform?

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @11:59AM from the year-of-linux-in-the-living-room dept.

monkeyhybrid writes "Following a tweet from the developer of Maia (a cross platform game soon to hit Steam) that Linux was bringing him more game sales than OS X. Gaming On Linux decided to investigate further by reaching out to multiple developers for platform sales statistics. Although the findings and developer comments show Linux sales to still be sitting in third place, behind those of OS X and Windows, they are showing promise. Developer feedback certainly appears to be positive about the platform's future. With Steam OS on its way, surely leading to more big title releases making their way to the Linux platform, could Linux gaming be set to take the number two spot from Apple?"

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Not surprising if you state Macs aren't supported by Volguus+Zildrohar · 2014-01-29 12:41 · Score: 5, Informative

On the Maia website, for system requirements:
OS: LINUX 64, WINDOWS. MAC SUPPORT COMING SOON.

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Re:Does SteamOS count as a desktop? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-01-29 13:19 · Score: 5, Informative

Q: Didn't you tell me to develop for Ubuntu? Do I need to install Debian to build for SteamOS?
A: All Steam applications execute using the Steam Runtime which is a fixed binary-compatibility layer for Linux applications. This enables any application to run on any Linux distribution that supports the Steam Runtime without recompiling.