Valve Announce Linux-Based Steam OS

[phantom power]

Valve are pitching SteamOS as being the heart of their plans for living room (read: Steambox console) gaming, saying:

SteamOS combines the rock-solid architecture of Linux with a gaming experience built for the big screen.”

Users will be able to access the entire 3000+ strong Steam catalogue of games. Not all of these are available natively for Linux (and thus Steam OS) but Valve have a way around that: simply load up your Windows or Mac computer, fire up Steam and, through Steam OS, those can be played straight on your TV.

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Although gaming remains very much in Steam’s lifeblood, Valve are positioning their OS as something more than simply a way to game on a larger screen. For Steam OS to compete with other operating systems – both console-based and desktop-based – Valve are to expand their offerings to include music, tv and movies.

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Although not confirmed by Valve, we’ve been told that Steam OS is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

For more details head over to the SteamOS mini-site @ store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/09/valve-announce-steamos

[L0oniX]

1. Been running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS since it came out.

[Recursion]

2. Cool! They're opening up the hardware specs to the SteamBox too

So if you want to you can build your own.

[PrestonLocke]

3. That's whats up!

Very interesting, thank you for sharing