Post by Dan @ 11:27am 29/10/12 | 4 Comments
The private external beta will include:The one game is still expected to be Left 4 Dead 2, as Valve has previously boasted having the game running natively on Linux with better performance than its windows equivalent.It will not yet include:
- Steam
- One Valve game
- Support for Ubuntu 12.04 and above
For existing Linux users, the external private beta is a good release for seeing where we are in running our games on Linux.
- Big Picture mode
- Additional Valve games
Penguin-powered pundits can try their luck over at Valvesoftware.com by filling out a survey that will presumably evaluated your Linux cred.
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Posted 12:17pm 29/10/12
Posted 01:34pm 29/10/12
Because they're selling out to linux?
Posted 01:39pm 29/10/12
Wtf? If anything this can only be one of the best things for PC gaming. Especially given MS and Win 8 becoming more closed.
I applied for it. Doubt I'll get in, but it would be swell if I did. The only thing stopping me from moving to linux is games.
Posted 07:32pm 29/10/12
I was thinking this might have something to do with Win8 being less gamer friendly but I wasn't sure. Have they stated why the sudden interest in linux?