News The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve — SteamOS and Arch should both benefit greatly

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The Arch Linux team is now working directly with Valve.

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[Sleepy_Hollowed]

I’m glad Valve is serious about Linux, for a while I was not sure since Gabe is a Microsoft alumni.

The state of gaming in Linux is really good if you don’t play games that use DRM (multiplayer online games and certain single player ones).

 

[TheyCallMeContra]

I’m glad Valve is serious about Linux, for a while I was not sure since Gabe is a Microsoft alumni.

The state of gaming in Linux is really good if you don’t play games that use DRM (multiplayer online games and certain single player ones).

Valve's pivot to Linux support has been a longtime thing! It's just matured more noticeably since Steam Deck and SteamOS 3, but the original SteamOS launch was in response to Windows 8 and its introduction of UWP, which Gabe feared would be the future of all PC game distribution if Microsoft had their way.

 

[usertests]

I’m glad Valve is serious about Linux, for a while I was not sure since Gabe is a Microsoft alumni.

The state of gaming in Linux is really good if you don’t play games that use DRM (multiplayer online games and certain single player ones).

He knows the enemy.

As for the DRM, isn't Windows recently making some security change that would prevent those schemes from working? If I find out what it was, I'll report back.

 

[ezst036]

I sincerely hope Valve releases official Steam OS 3 ISO files for general use. That's really the final piece.

 

[thestryker]

This seems like a relatively affordable way for Valve to set the groundwork for a potential wider release of SteamOS. While I don't particularly have any interest in giving up Windows for my primary machine due to the varied workloads and my laziness I'd love for SteamOS to be a simple viable alternative. It's something I'd absolutely use on secondary machines that don't really get used outside of basic tasks and gaming.

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

I’m glad Valve is serious about Linux, for a while I was not sure since Gabe is a Microsoft alumni.

The state of gaming in Linux is really good if you don’t play games that use DRM (multiplayer online games and certain single player ones).

The Lutris front end for WINE works with both EAC & BattleEye

 

[TheSecondPower]

Valve has almost single-handedly taken Linux gaming from the fringes into widespread availability. It's super easy to get most Steam games running in Linux now. It's almost a shame that Arch is getting the help and not Debian. Arch is one of the more time-consuming distros to install and derivatives like Manjaro, ChimeraOS, and Bazzite are not nearly as polished as Debian derivatives like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and PopOS.

It does make sense though. Arch's rolling release strategy leaves it with early support for the latest hardware and games, and Valve has provided an easy installer and smoothed out the rough edges in SteamOS.