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SteamOS: Full-Tilt

PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:55 am
by pam
Android was made from linux.
SteamOS is linux. Free to download and use as with every linux distro.
This is a reason why Richard Stallman considers linux 'open-source' drool as poppycock.
But it just happens thats its as real as it can get. Doom 3 was open-sourced. But that's Bulls**t. You cant go YAAAAAY!!..... when nothings being done to use code and linux in any real way.

Nvidia is a closed source company but they are the most non-hypocrite company around. Nay-say something but always do the right thing. They do believe in open-innovation.

Here's what carmack and posse have to say about steamOS:
http://www.slashgear.com/steamos-gaming ... -18302083/

Microsoft will now yaw-pitch-roll and have Steam in its reticles.

AMD has Mantle up and ready for PC's --- linux/windows/maybe android. As carmack puts it; Mantle is a low level API that gives hardware resources directly to games and bypassing directX/Opengl....should provide further Boost to SteamOS.

Whether or not Nvidia's support for SteamOS is a publicity stunt or not, i guarantee they will do the right thing. Whether or not MANTLE is open source for now is speculation. If Nvidia accepts it, i see no reason for any superiority from AMD but instead healthy competition.

Frostbite 3 engine(Battlefield 4) will use Mantle.

Mantle will also unify the video game arena. It wont matter what hardware or OS you use in the coming future.

Nvidia shield running Android and powered by Tegra 4 is a step in the right direction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_shield

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/ ...coming soon.

Re: SteamOS: Full-Tilt

PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:03 am
by billhedrick
OK, so in digest, SteamOS is all steam and no substance?

Re: SteamOS: Full-Tilt

PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:04 am
by ryanvade
I can't wait to try this stuff. Nvidia has never let me down before, I can't wait to see their next big gamble.

Re: SteamOS: Full-Tilt

PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:07 am
by ryanvade
billhedrick wrote:OK, so in digest, SteamOS is all steam and no substance?

I don't think so. SteamOS will be a new step for Linux and opensource power. A free OS for gamming? Totally awesome since Windows costs hundreds of dollars per PC...

Re: SteamOS: Full-Tilt

PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:38 am
by pam
AAA titles will come to steam. Game devs will work in tandem with steam devs along with Nvidia and AMD starting from the ground up; the goal being -- to hell with underlying OS and hardware.
Nvidia is leading even though AMD owns everything.

Re: SteamOS: Full-Tilt

PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:28 am
by billhedrick
hey had to go for the cheap joke :mrgreen:

Re: SteamOS: Full-Tilt

PostPosted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:43 pm
by ryanvade