On 2013-02-15 11:34, Alan Pope wrote:
> It's clear though that Steam on the Linux desktop is a stepping-stone
> to a "SteamBox" console that Valve are preparing, and will run Linux
> out of the box.
>
my thoughts exactly, although one wonders about the recent layoff of 25
staff:
"It seems like Jeri Ellsworth wasn't alone as reports have come in that
somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 Valve staff have been made
redundant."[1]
[1]
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-13-valves-noted-hardware-team-member-jeri-ellsworth-fired
Perhaps this is just some "slimming down" as they gear-up for Steambox
as a side note I have used the windows steamclient under wine on linux
without many issues in the past. albeit with a bit of a drop in graphic
quality/performance.
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