sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoValve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"www.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down112
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkValve aren't putting any exclusives on the Steam Machine because they see "the whole PC catalog as our 'launch exclusive'"www.rockpapershotgun.comsanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareViatorOmnium@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 day agoThey could release it on Linux only, which would exclude most PC users.
minus-squareInstantnudel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·edit-21 day agoBut this would still not be a Steam Machine Exclusive then.
minus-squareatopi@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoI have seen people dualboot linux just for extra minecraft performance, there would definitely be people dualbooting linux for those exclusives
minus-squareLiveLM@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-215 hours agoAnd if popular enough, someone would for sure make a “Play Half-Life 3” bootable Live CD with just enough Linux to boot Steam and run whatever exclusive without needing to actually install Linux to the drive.
They could release it on Linux only, which would exclude most PC users.
But this would still not be a Steam Machine Exclusive then.
I have seen people dualboot linux just for extra minecraft performance, there would definitely be people dualbooting linux for those exclusives
And if popular enough, someone would for sure make a “Play Half-Life 3” bootable Live CD with just enough Linux to boot Steam and run whatever exclusive without needing to actually install Linux to the drive.