It's Official: Valve Releasing Steam, Source Engine For Linux!

[pingufunkybeat]

So, is it official yet?

[pfunkman]

So are they ever going to man up and admit they never got any offical word about steam coming to linux?

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So a Valve developer was excited about Webkit, and hacked together an incomplete Linux version. This developer then said to Michael: "Hey I'm running Steam on Linux!" Then the client leaks. Then the management people get all these questions about some Linux client and they say "hey, we don't have any plans, Linux is way too small at the moment". They could be lying, but as plausible scenarios go, this one is very.

This is the worst form of jumping to conclusions, especialy because Webkit is totaly cross platform, in case you never took notice. And porting to Linux just to implement Webkit to see how it handles? C'mon! You've got to admit that sounds as probable as an alien WTC conspiracy theory...

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So, is it official yet?

Has it officialy been debunked, yet?

[sgRevan]

Has it officialy been debunked, yet?

There you go :
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...terview?page=2

"Q: Final question, and one I'm sure you're not super-keen to answer, but I promised one of our tech guys I'd ask it. What truth is there to rumours that you're also working on a Linux version of Steam?

Doug Lombardi: There's no Linux version that we're working on right now. ..."

[KameZero]

There you go :
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...terview?page=2

"Q: Final question, and one I'm sure you're not super-keen to answer, but I promised one of our tech guys I'd ask it. What truth is there to rumours that you're also working on a Linux version of Steam?

Doug Lombardi: There's no Linux version that we're working on right now. ..."

That doesn't really prove anything one way or another. That is what he would have to reply whether or not they were working on a linux port.

[pingufunkybeat]

This thread is getting sillier and sillier.

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This thread is getting sillier and sillier.

I'm not expecting a direct answer, but I just mailed Valve and asked them if they would debunk that they have any serious intention of porting over to Linux in order to clear up some possible confusion.

Let's see if they will actually deny

[yogi_berra]

This thread is getting sillier and sillier.

Well, some people don't want their hopes and dreams crushed by the cold hard weight of reality.

[sgRevan]

Doug is one of Valve heads. I doubt he even had a NDA.

What sort of proof do you need? A video showing Gabe trampling on a Tux plush?