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Valve dev says SteamOS isn't about killing Windows: 'If a user has a good experience on Windows, there's no problem' (www.pcgamer.com)

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"All of this work is broadly applicable to the PC platform, and it’s going to continue to expand over time. Supporting multiple platforms, multiple chipsets, controllers for different machines that are out there and even ones that aren’t out yet."

[...] Valve's goal with the OS is to have it compatible with traditional PCs, laptops, portable consoles and any other formats.

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[–] kitnaht 84 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (17 children)

Likely they are trying to stave off Microsoft's crosshairs for a bit. Valve is big, but Microsoft is WAY bigger, and when they decide they want to crush you, crush you they will.

If Valve were to make SteamOS good enough that a significant market share started using it; Microsoft will start doing everything in their power to drown it out as fast as possible.

If you're under about...35 or so, you are unlikely to remember all of the shadow corporations that came out of the woodwork under Microsoft's control to sue anyone using Linux into oblivion and to spread lies and fear during the late 90's and early 2k's. If you think Google is bad, Microsoft is way worse.

[–] chronicledmonocle 31 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Microsoft would have a hard time crushing the biggest gaming store in the industry. I think this is more of a "don't fuck around or you'll find out" from Valve to Microsoft.

Valve is put in a weak position if they're entirely reliant on Windows. Having another option that grows in market share puts them on better negotiating footing, should the need arise.

[–] trolololol 3 points 3 weeks ago

More than that, by diversifying Valve is getting insurance from Microsoft bad mood in 2 ways

If the experience gets shitty because Microsoft manipulate Valve and games into making gamers getting bad experience, they can say "works just fine in my steam deck"

And if they try to do the "30% subscription/marketplace tax" that iOS and Android pull on devs they can go rogue and say it's cheaper on steam deck/Linux which would also cause a big kerfuffle

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