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The presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzn6E2m3otg#t=13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzn6E2m3otg#t=13

• 300bps 13y ago
  Thanks for posting that. Before watching that, I was under the impression that Gabe was against Windows 8 because he fears competition from new digital distribution systems that can compete with Steam. After watching that, it has solidified my belief that his only complaint about Windows 8 is that competition is coming. What am I missing?
  • r0s 13y ago
    That the altruism of his business decision isn't important? I think you're touching on the popular sentiment that Linux gaming would be a good thing for consumers. Therefor the news is interesting, as a disruption to current players if nothing else.
  • benjamincburns 13y ago
    I know one issue they're worried about is display latency. DRM complicates this issue and potentially adds yet another layer of indirection to worry about. Though to be fair, I wonder how big of a driver this is for them. See Michael Abrash's discussion on VR latency: http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/latency-the-sine-qua-non-of-ar-and-vr/ http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/latency-the-sine-qua-n... And also this tweet: I can send an IP packet to Europe faster than I can send a pixel to the screen. How f’d up is that? - John Carmack, Id Software