[QUOTE="wiiutroll"]

[QUOTE="GarGx1"]

Did you miss this part while skimming my post?

"Linux already offers many applications comparable to MS Office etc. and they are almost entirely free"

Also 30% of 2 billion PC in use by 2014, means there are quite a few that are more powerful than the PS4 or Xbox One.

It's first step into a multi-billion dollar industry and it's going to take a long time for them to nail it down but I beleive that, with the right incentive to developers for both gaming and appilcations, they will get there. You do know that Valve offer more than games on Steam these days?

GarGx1

Oh dear, you really don't know what you're on about, do you?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercomputer

http://www.zdnet.com/20-great-years-of-linux-and-supercomputers-7000018681/

You don't get much more 'industry' than that

or for the more 'normal' industry usage, if this is what you're infering to

http://www.linux.com/directory/Software/applications

Anywhere that people use work stations, you will find Linux running the machines, especially where power and stability are needed. Yes your average office administrator and home user are running a version of windows, including just about everyone who frequents these forums, but the big boys use Linux.

/done

[QUOTE="wiiutroll"]

[QUOTE="GarGx1"]

When Steam launched all it had were Valve games and a handful of other supporters and we hated it. 11 years on and it dominates the digital download market with an estimated 50 - 70% market share and around 5 million concurrent users at any one time.

They are doing the same again, only this time they are promoting a free OS specifically designed with living room gaming in mind. They are going to come into all kinds of flak from haters and naysayers. Give it time and I'll guarantee that with in a couple of years SteamOS will be a standard operating system used for gaming and home entertainment happily embraced by developers who are already largely annoyed by MS and their futile attempts to lock down PC games development. (Vista and windows 8)

This is just a first step, it will not be that long before many of us are dual booting our PC's with windows and SteamOS (many people already do with Windows and Linux). As it develops, eventually lots home PC's will be sole booting from SteamOS without a Windows installation being needed at all. It's going to take years to get to that stage, it's probably extremely unlikely that it will make a dent in the use of windows in businesses. Linux already offers many applications comparable to MS Office etc. and they are almost entirely free. Linux lacks focus and can be a pain to use but with Valve (and Google) seeing the value in it, it could gain the corporate know how and direction it sorely requires.

All in this could be the shake up that the home operating system market, almost entirely monopolised by MS, needs.

GarGx1

Did you miss this part while skimming my post?

"Linux already offers many applications comparable to MS Office etc. and they are almost entirely free"

Also 30% of 2 billion PC in use by 2014, means there are quite a few that are more powerful than the PS4 or Xbox One.

It's first step into a multi-billion dollar industry and it's going to take a long time for them to nail it down but I beleive that, with the right incentive to developers for both gaming and appilcations, they will get there. You do know that Valve offer more than games on Steam these days?

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="stereointegrity"] it wasnt on a xbone devkit but running on a pc with similar xbone specs..stereointegrity

Source?

When Steam launched all it had were Valve games and a handful of other supporters and we hated it. 11 years on and it dominates the digital download market with an estimated 50 - 70% market share and around 5 million concurrent users at any one time.

They are doing the same again, only this time they are promoting a free OS specifically designed with living room gaming in mind. They are going to come into all kinds of flak from haters and naysayers. Give it time and I'll guarantee that with in a couple of years SteamOS will be a standard operating system used for gaming and home entertainment happily embraced by developers who are already largely annoyed by MS and their futile attempts to lock down PC games development. (Vista and windows 8)

This is just a first step, it will not be that long before many of us are dual booting our PC's with windows and SteamOS (many people already do with Windows and Linux). As it develops, eventually lots home PC's will be sole booting from SteamOS without a Windows installation being needed at all. It's going to take years to get to that stage, it's probably extremely unlikely that it will make a dent in the use of windows in businesses. Linux already offers many applications comparable to MS Office etc. and they are almost entirely free. Linux lacks focus and can be a pain to use but with Valve (and Google) seeing the value in it, it could gain the corporate know how and direction it sorely requires.

All in this could be the shake up that the home operating system market, almost entirely monopolised by MS, needs.

GarGx1

they weren't poplular and  they remove them because  no one will notice.

nothing beats hexen2 !

[QUOTE="wiiutroll"]

[QUOTE="ramonnl"]

Expected much more, pretty garbage graphics... Let's hope the gameplay makes up for it.

Mr-Kutaragi

Expected much more, pretty garbage graphics... Let's hope the gameplay makes up for it.

ramonnl

[QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

[QUOTE="always_explicit"]

When did console power become important.

Consolites bragging about specifications is laughable.

The differences are going to be minimal much like every other generation.

Prepare for 8-10 years of comparing bullshots from exclusives, NathanDrake Swag and Davekeeh topics....Cant wait.

always_explicit

If console power wasn't important there would be no need to make new consoles. Idiot.

such a useless  os, it will never  catch on. It's bad timing as  pc  sales  are  falling to  tablets.