sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days 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-up1197arrow-down112
arrow-up1185arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareViatorOmnium@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·3 days agoThey could release it on Linux only, which would exclude most PC users.
minus-squareInstantnudel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-23 days agoBut this would still not be a Steam Machine Exclusive then.
minus-squareatopi@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days 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-22 days 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.