[–] StrangeThingsAfoot 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I was thinking about how Valve has somehow avoided a lot of the controversy that surrounds other tech companies and gaming companies (like EA, Riot, Bluehole, etc). It hit me in the shower today: Valve are cool because they don't take sides. They don't take sides in politics, they don't take sides in OS wars, they don't even know about numbers between 2 and 4.
[–] MaunaLoona 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago (edited ago)
They did ban hentai but realized their mistake and backpedaled.
[–] Question_Sleep 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
It's pretty neat seeing all the people that hate microsoft and can finally leave their abusive relationships.
[–] blumen4alles 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
I am not on Steam but I do like Linux and won't use anything "Windows" past Win7 ever, this is really good news - I hope other companies do the same. Glad to hear you can play your games in Linux!
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[–] Plavonica 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I think that this allows many gamers to finally give up windows. And as less of their shit is win-only, they buy less win-only shit. Until more and more are linux-only, forcing the market to move where the customer wants it to.
Basically it's to help gamers who aren't CS majors to make the switch, slowly weening them off the M$ teet.
[–] Libertyisgood 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
MS doesn't even care about windows anymore, it's not their primary focus anymore.
[–] JJNova 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
I am mostly happy that Valve is contributing their modifications to Wine. I prefer my games to be DRM free, so I don't buy them from Steam, but if I can buy and download them elsewhere, and still run them in Linux, that would be awesome.
[–] 3dk 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
You can build Proton from source without using steam.
On ArchLinux or Manjaro, you can also get it from the AUR which automates the whole process.
[–] TheBuddha ago
Don't forget Battle of Westnoth!