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Making sense of Valves Steam Box: Windows vs. Linux, OpenGL vs. DirectX, and the impact of support from AMD & Nvidia
2013-09-27 19:31:19| Extremetech
Steambox, from what we've seen thus far, isn't particularly exciting -- but what are the implications of adopting Linux and OpenGL for gaming over DirectX / Windows, and what can AMD or Nvidia offer in terms of customized technology?
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Valve Beta Boosts Linux Gaming Full Steam Ahead
2013-09-26 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Valve Software will later this year beta test 300 hardware boxes running its Linux-based SteamOS, a standalone operating system for entertainment appliances in consumers' living rooms. The prototype box for the Steam platform, which is optimized for gaming in the living room, is completely upgradable and open. Beta testers are encouraged to hack or mod the box.
ZevenOS's Neptune Distro: Linux the Way You Want It
2013-09-25 14:00:35| TechNewsWorld
If you are looking for a really decent, snappy and lightweight KDE distro that installs easily onto a flash drive, check out ZevenOS's Neptune. Our Picks and Pans column has been devoting considerable time lately to playing with countless Linux distros. Rarely have I found truly bad distros -- after all, Linux is Linux.
Valve's SteamOS Arms Linux Gaming for Living Room Wars
2013-09-25 00:07:10| TechNewsWorld
After bringing its Steam gaming service to Linux earlier this year, Valve on Tuesday unveiled SteamOS, a new, Linux-based operating system that is designed to deliver PC entertainment in the living room. The new OS will connect with the Steam gaming service, offering all of the features PC-based Steam users are accustomed to, and yet is designed with the big screen in mind, Valve said.
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Gabe Newell made Windows a viable gaming platform, and Linux is next
2013-09-24 21:29:18| Extremetech
In an interesting little nugget of computing and gaming history, it turns out that none other than Gabe Newell -- then a bigwig member of Microsoft's Windows team -- was one of the reasons that Windows became a viable gaming platform, and probably why Windows went on to completely monopolize the consumer computing market for almost two decades. We raise this point now, of course, as Valve will soon be faced with making its own SteamOS and Steam Box viable for gaming.
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