Gaben's Ultimate Living Room Plan Revealed: SteamOS

FFR4EVA_00 · 09-23-2013, 04:21 PM

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/
thoughts?

**Charu** · 09-23-2013, 04:26 PM

So, is this part of the Steam Box I've been hearing about? Or was the Steam Box the OS this entire time?

Kind of interesting. Though I don't really see a benefit to switch to an entire new OS to play games. Eh... not sure about this.

**Fission** · 09-23-2013, 05:17 PM

it's not very clear what this offers over steam

a new linux distro, so what? what's stopping me from running a dvi to hdmi cable to my tv and achieving the same thing?

**kommisar** · 09-24-2013, 06:49 AM

convenience.

**Fission** · 09-24-2013, 10:32 AM

i don't understand convenience of having an OS dedicated to steam when i could just have a computer with steam installed on it that does the same thing. if it's to avoid the overhead of a traditional general purpose OS, i guess that makes sense, but it's not a compelling enough reason for me to use it imo.

Choofers · 09-24-2013, 11:48 AM

why work on hl3 when you can make steamos

FFR4EVA_00 · 09-25-2013, 07:48 PM

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamMachines/
shit just got real

09-23-2013, 04:21 PM	#1
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09-23-2013, 05:17 PM	#3
Fission no Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 1,850	Re: Gaben's Ultimate Living Room Plan Revealed: SteamOS it's not very clear what this offers over steam a new linux distro, so what? what's stopping me from running a dvi to hdmi cable to my tv and achieving the same thing? Last edited by Fission; 09-23-2013 at 05:23 PM..

09-24-2013, 06:49 AM	#4
kommisar Dark Chancellor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Moncton, NB Age: 35 Posts: 7,324	Re: Gaben's Ultimate Living Room Plan Revealed: SteamOS convenience. __________________

09-24-2013, 10:32 AM	#5
Fission no Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 1,850	Re: Gaben's Ultimate Living Room Plan Revealed: SteamOS i don't understand convenience of having an OS dedicated to steam when i could just have a computer with steam installed on it that does the same thing. if it's to avoid the overhead of a traditional general purpose OS, i guess that makes sense, but it's not a compelling enough reason for me to use it imo. Last edited by Fission; 09-24-2013 at 10:37 AM..

09-24-2013, 11:48 AM	#6
Choofers FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 35 Posts: 6,205	Re: Gaben's Ultimate Living Room Plan Revealed: SteamOS why work on hl3 when you can make steamos __________________

09-25-2013, 07:48 PM	#7
FFR4EVA_00 FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Banned Posts: 1,770	Re: Gaben's Ultimate Living Room Plan Revealed: SteamOS http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamMachines/ shit just got real __________________ ~~Lurkadurk - 1134-7796-6967~~

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