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Do they allow us to install games outside of Steam or does everything have to go through the Steam store and their 30% cut?
by bluekitten 13y ago
Do they allow us to install games outside of Steam or does everything have to go through the Steam store and their 30% cut?
- quarterto 13y agoGod forbid a distribution platform be compensated! How dare they ask for money!
- winslow 13y agoI don't believe that's the point she is making. Obviously the distributor should be compensated. I believe her point is will 3rd parties that are NOT green lit on steam still be downloadable similar to Android's install from unknown sources. My initial thought would be they allow 3rd party / not affiliated with steam. They seem pretty open with everything about SteamOS and I would think it would only hurt their chances of adoption if they were to lock it down. Even if they do lock that down I'm sure someone would easily find a work around as it is Linux after all.
- bluekitten 13y agoIt's a she, but I agree with the rest of what you said :)
- winslow 13y agoOops my apologies. Fixed :)
- JetSpiegel 13y agoThe OS is based on Debian, according to [1] there is a GNOME desktop that you can use. [1] http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/648814395741989999/ http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1...
- sleepydog 13y agoSteam for windows allows you to launch non-steam games (or applications) from Steam by creating a shortcut(iirc you even get the steam overlay when you press shift+tab). I would be surprised if they removed this functionality from SteamOS.