I really hope Gabe doesn’t die right now because we are SO CLOSE to having a mainstream windows competitor.
The users-&-software feedback loop snowball is about to go down a mountain and I am so here for it.
Hopefully other platforms start caring about Linux because I really don’t want Gabe to be replaced by a “profit all the things” CEO and for Linux gaming to become a locked-down platform.
A “profit all the things” CEO would be running the casino themselves. IE: Many of the big mobile games. Hell, I don’t play many modern triple-A titles, but it sounds like they’ve largely gone that route too.
Android is quite different though, since the user has very limited access to the actual hardware and largely interacts with the system through approved apps. Whether it uses Linux or some other kernel is largely irrelevant for the functioning of the device.
When I say “Linux,” I mean the rest of the userland as well, whether that’s GNU or something like busybox. There are certain expectations about user interaction that SteamOS satisfies that Android really doesn’t.
I’m 100% fine with Steam as-is, the DRM is optional and you can install anything else you like. If that’s what takes over, I’ll be ecstatic.
I really hope Gabe doesn’t die right now because we are SO CLOSE to having a mainstream windows competitor.
The users-&-software feedback loop snowball is about to go down a mountain and I am so here for it.
Agreed.
Hopefully other platforms start caring about Linux because I really don’t want Gabe to be replaced by a “profit all the things” CEO and for Linux gaming to become a locked-down platform.
Like with their black market loot crate casinos?
A “profit all the things” CEO would be running the casino themselves. IE: Many of the big mobile games. Hell, I don’t play many modern triple-A titles, but it sounds like they’ve largely gone that route too.
That already happened with Android.
Successful deployments of Linux for consumers are going to include a DRM app store.
Android is quite different though, since the user has very limited access to the actual hardware and largely interacts with the system through approved apps. Whether it uses Linux or some other kernel is largely irrelevant for the functioning of the device.
When I say “Linux,” I mean the rest of the userland as well, whether that’s GNU or something like busybox. There are certain expectations about user interaction that SteamOS satisfies that Android really doesn’t.
I’m 100% fine with Steam as-is, the DRM is optional and you can install anything else you like. If that’s what takes over, I’ll be ecstatic.