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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rooter" data-source="post: 106081" data-attributes="member: 394">Yours was long, but you barely talked about Steam, so I wasn't really referring to you.  However, yes, Steam OS is meant for the living room.  That's why it can be linux, people aren't worried about running applications on it (Office, Adobe apps, etc).  I have no idea why you assume that the price needs to be lower than other consoles, but people will definitely have that option.  Some people will build a $99 machine for streaming media and playing Pinball Arcade.  Others will spend thousands of dollars to play an insane version of Half Life 3 or Counter Strike.  If you think that people aren't interested in having an open console in their living room, then you obviously never saw the Ouya kickstarter.  True, the Ouya is pretty much a failure (I have one), but Steam OS is learning from their mistakes, has more resources behind it, and an existing huge fan base.Yes, you were one of the offenders that bothered me the most.  The ability to stream your Windows games is just an awesome bonus option that the developers will provide.  It's not the main way that games are meant to be played.  Games will be ported or specifically created for Linux.  <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/browse/linux/" target="_blank">Tons of them already exist</a> and Valve's games, which have millions of diehard fans already, will run better under Linux than Windows.  The PS4 supposedly runs Orbis OS, a modified version of FreeBSD that’s similar to Linux.  So, in theory, porting games from PS4 to Steam OS shouldn't be a huge effort.  It may be possible to have a box in your living room that can play any Windows game, has native games that outperform their Windows counterparts, can play a version of pretty much any PS4 game, can be upgraded at anytime without waiting for the next generation of the system, and can install any custom software you can image on it.  If Steam OS can be what Valve claims, I don't really see how it can fail.<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamController/" target="_blank">The controller looks pretty awesome too. </a> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  Of course, it will work on any PC, so you don't need Steam OS, but I thought I would mention it.</blockquote>

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