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I can imagine that the steam box is going to run on Linux. Would be the only valid reason to port Steam to Linux. And it would make sens why develop your own OS
by stefanve 14y ago
I can imagine that the steam box is going to run on Linux.
Would be the only valid reason to port Steam to Linux. And it would make sens why develop your own OS... It did work out quite well for Apple (BSD -> OSX)
- abrahamsen 14y agoNot the only reason: http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Linux-users-contribute-twice-as-much-as-Windows-users http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/05/Linux-users-contribute-twice... Linux users seem (or seemed in 2010) to have money to burn on games (and charity).
- kmm 14y agoI notice this too every time with the Humble Bundle. I mean, go to humblebundle.com right now and Linux wins again. Can anyone explain this?
- icebraining 14y agoUnsupported guesses: Fewer games means they're willing to spend more per game; They want to create an incentive for game devs to port their games; Linux users are older on average, therefore have more disposable income.
- freehunter 14y agoAlong with icebraining's post, I can confirm the reason I give more in the bundle is to show there is a market for Linux gaming to make money.
- stephen_g 14y agoI think it's likely that Linux users are more likely to respect product licensing. There is this general stigma that Linux users are cheap, but in reality I think cheapskates would just download a cracked version Windows.