Linux Steam Clues [Nov 29, 2008, 4:42 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
The Linux lovers at
Phoronix have word that a number of Linux libraries are included in the
no-longer-active demo for Left 4 Dead, which they call "additional
confirmation that Valve Software has ported their Steam game client to Linux."
Their write-up actually wavers between speculation and certainty, but they place
a lot of weight on the fact that these Linux libraries are within the Windows
demo, not the Linux server, and bolster their case that native Linux support is
in the works at Valve by reminding us that Running with Scissors has
confirmed plans for a Linux version of Postal III, and that Postal
III will use Valve's Source engine.
I'd sooner see a native Mac version than a Linux version.It would do little good when Steve Jobs is opposed to / unwilling to support gaming. Apple has to play catchup to DirectX, which has been around for over a decade. If Apple were to open up OSX to all PC hardware and actively support gaming then the situation could very well change quite quickly but there has been no indication that that is likely and plenty to suggest it isn't. You'd think PopCap games would do fine on Mac as well but the selection available is very small in comparison to PC. Developers don't care; Apple don't care; gamers don't care.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
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