After major backlash from the community, the developers behind GamerOS — the enhanced SteamOS alternative — have decided to give the project a new name. It’s now called ChimeraOS. As someone who’s never heard the name “Chimera,” I had to… Continue Reading
“Will Steam be porting any games on consoles, or will it just stay on PC?” Gabe Newell was asked this question a few weeks ago by a student at a college in New Zealand. “You will get a better idea… Continue Reading
I can still picture it just like it was yesterday. My colleague, pointing one finger to our new product in front of us. Asking me a simple yet subtle question: “What’s the value proposition?” “What do you mean?” I was… Continue Reading
Let’s walk down memory lane to 2013. Valve had launched Steam for Linux in 2012, and the following year, introduced their idea of console gaming with SteamOS. It was an exciting time for Linux gaming. Gabe Newell complained of Windows… Continue Reading
If you are following the Linux Gaming market closely you are probably aware of ProtonDB by now. This site lets Linux users contribute reports regarding the state of Windows games running on Linux via SteamPlay. There’s a wealth of reports… Continue Reading
So you all know that I am fairly positive about what Valve is doing with Steam Play and proton. I am already enjoying playing several games with it. And it’s been working well. For the most. The key point is… Continue Reading
This is the latest rumor that’s been hitting the interwebs! Apparently this speculation is coming from Ars Technica, which is not your average tabloid. There’s not much substance per se to report at this stage, but some elements are indeed… Continue Reading
A few days ago, the Steam Machines page on the Steam client suddenly disappeared while there were still some links towards a few models kind of available. Outrage! Valve is abandoning Steam Machines! SteamOS will be the next to be… Continue Reading
Following the previous podcast with Icculus, here’s now the second part of our conversation with him. In the previous part (that you ought to read/listen to before going through this article), we came back on what brought Ryan Gordon to… Continue Reading
As you know, I am not as much interested in SteamOS as I used to be (long story short: my patience grew thing when I ended up hitting the same issues over and over again, and drivers not being updated… Continue Reading