I built a steam box at about the time that Valve sent out the 300 steam machines and my experience has been one of constant improvement. Initially buggy and prone to crashes, Steam OS has improved to the point where it is very solid. The library of games that support Linux is continuously increasing, and the user experience is decent.
From my perspective the state of Linux gaming has never been better. The Humble Bundle and Valve/Steam OS have both contributed greatly to a massive increase in Linux games and are continuing to do so. It shouldn't be surprising that smaller developers are leading the charge: AAA developers are extremely conservative in part due to the massive amount of money they must invest in their games.
In conclusion: I have a Linux game box with the ease of use of a console and the power and customizability of a PC, with a large game library that continues to expand! I'm happy.
It's a plot, just not directed against the evil empire.
Logic follows:
We all know and love those cute little 'bedside' servers from Shuttle. Based on my calculations, the ideal server costs around $1G using their solution (cool case, 2Ghz athalon, 1Gb ram, 120Gb hd, etc.). Of course, it costs more when you add the Linux tax, but we've all been complaining about that for ages.
Now, with a new solution from the dark side just around the corner due to this new incentive, Shuttle is going to go out of business! So it's clearly a plot... by Microsoft!
I mean, if I could have a five computer farm for just $1G, I'd buy five. Then I could have my own 5x5, think of the possibilities.
Don't do it folks, just because we have all been assimilated doesn't mean we don't have free will. Clearly, the only way to save this fine company is to crack down on those damn OS's. SAVE SHUTTLE, DON'T USE LINUX!
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I built a steam box at about the time that Valve sent out the 300 steam machines and my experience has been one of constant improvement. Initially buggy and prone to crashes, Steam OS has improved to the point where it is very solid. The library of games that support Linux is continuously increasing, and the user experience is decent.
From my perspective the state of Linux gaming has never been better. The Humble Bundle and Valve/Steam OS have both contributed greatly to a massive increase in Linux games and are continuing to do so. It shouldn't be surprising that smaller developers are leading the charge: AAA developers are extremely conservative in part due to the massive amount of money they must invest in their games.
In conclusion: I have a Linux game box with the ease of use of a console and the power and customizability of a PC, with a large game library that continues to expand! I'm happy.
It's a plot, just not directed against the evil empire.
Logic follows:
We all know and love those cute little 'bedside' servers from Shuttle. Based on my calculations, the ideal server costs around $1G using their solution (cool case, 2Ghz athalon, 1Gb ram, 120Gb hd, etc.). Of course, it costs more when you add the Linux tax, but we've all been complaining about that for ages.
Now, with a new solution from the dark side just around the corner due to this new incentive, Shuttle is going to go out of business! So it's clearly a plot... by Microsoft!
I mean, if I could have a five computer farm for just $1G, I'd buy five. Then I could have my own 5x5, think of the possibilities.
Don't do it folks, just because we have all been assimilated doesn't mean we don't have free will. Clearly, the only way to save this fine company is to crack down on those damn OS's. SAVE SHUTTLE, DON'T USE LINUX!
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