Valve continues its fight against Windows 8,
fueled by the presence of the Windows 8 Store in the new Microsoft
operating system, which theoretically could compete with proprietary
digital distribution platform Steam. To counter the launch of Windows 8, Valve is concentrating hard on supported Linux.
On the occasion of 'Ubuntu Developer Summit, a conference for supporters of Linus, which took place in Denmark, Drew Bliss, software engineer at Valve, gave a presentation on the media type for Linux that his company has in mind. He told the audience that, from the point of view of Valve, Linux is a viable platform for games more than Windows 8.
Under the new approach, the Redmond company, the app will be sold through the new store inside Windows 8. In view of Gabe Newell, Valve's director, Microsoft wants to copy Apple's approach in the distribution but if such an initiative has worked in the mobile, is likely to limit innovation in the desktop world, and consequently, accelerate the decline of Microsoft.
Newell described the strategy of Valve inherent support for Linux as a "cover fire", applicable when Windows 8 will be confirmed as harmful as it would appear on the surface. Bliss reiterated the point of view of its CEO.
The software engineer Valve has also updated the audience on the progress that the software house based in Bellevue is making about the Linux version of Steam. He said it works fine on Ubuntu, the most user-friendly version of Linux, and many third-party developers have already contacted Valve to ask for clarification on how to optimize their games for Linux. In the future, Valve will release both versions for Linux and other operating systems of its games. With regard to the protection of copyright will be manufacturers and developers to choose what kind of anti-piracy software to associate their games.
According to Bliss, Linux has everything you need to Valve. The operating system has all the modern technology necessary for today's games. Bliss refers, in this case, the OpenGL libraries, pulse audio, OpenAL and support for most of the input systems. Valve is developing some games with Source Engine for Linux.
Also, is working closely with Canonical. "Ubuntu is the platform that is preferred because it has a large user base and good support of the community with a strong company like Canonical behind him," says Bliss. The Linux client Valve does not have a definite release date, but according to the words of Bliss, the release is imminent.
In recent days, Valve has started to collect bids for the beta test of the Steam Linux client. According to internal benchmarks, the Linux games perform better than their counterparts for Windows.
On the occasion of 'Ubuntu Developer Summit, a conference for supporters of Linus, which took place in Denmark, Drew Bliss, software engineer at Valve, gave a presentation on the media type for Linux that his company has in mind. He told the audience that, from the point of view of Valve, Linux is a viable platform for games more than Windows 8.
Under the new approach, the Redmond company, the app will be sold through the new store inside Windows 8. In view of Gabe Newell, Valve's director, Microsoft wants to copy Apple's approach in the distribution but if such an initiative has worked in the mobile, is likely to limit innovation in the desktop world, and consequently, accelerate the decline of Microsoft.
Newell described the strategy of Valve inherent support for Linux as a "cover fire", applicable when Windows 8 will be confirmed as harmful as it would appear on the surface. Bliss reiterated the point of view of its CEO.
The software engineer Valve has also updated the audience on the progress that the software house based in Bellevue is making about the Linux version of Steam. He said it works fine on Ubuntu, the most user-friendly version of Linux, and many third-party developers have already contacted Valve to ask for clarification on how to optimize their games for Linux. In the future, Valve will release both versions for Linux and other operating systems of its games. With regard to the protection of copyright will be manufacturers and developers to choose what kind of anti-piracy software to associate their games.
According to Bliss, Linux has everything you need to Valve. The operating system has all the modern technology necessary for today's games. Bliss refers, in this case, the OpenGL libraries, pulse audio, OpenAL and support for most of the input systems. Valve is developing some games with Source Engine for Linux.
Also, is working closely with Canonical. "Ubuntu is the platform that is preferred because it has a large user base and good support of the community with a strong company like Canonical behind him," says Bliss. The Linux client Valve does not have a definite release date, but according to the words of Bliss, the release is imminent.
In recent days, Valve has started to collect bids for the beta test of the Steam Linux client. According to internal benchmarks, the Linux games perform better than their counterparts for Windows.
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