Valve Confirms Steam Client for Linux is in the Works

Rob Williams · 07-18-2012, 04:31 PM

For about as long as civilization has existed, there have been rumors of Valve's Steam platform coming to Linux. Finally, the best hint of things came to fruition this past spring, when Phoronix paid a trip to Valve's HQ in Washington to see first-hand the progress being made. This week, Valve took things just a step further, finally announcing that a Linux version of Steam is in the works.

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MacMan · 07-18-2012, 11:03 PM

And don't forget to remember who told you about Steam coming to Linux first!

Seriously, even though I'm not a gamer per say, I am a Linux user and I do think that this is great news all around.

07-18-2012, 04:31 PM	#1
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07-18-2012, 11:03 PM	#2
MacMan Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 432	And don't forget to remember who told you about Steam coming to Linux first! Seriously, even though I'm not a gamer per say, I am a Linux user and I do think that this is great news all around. __________________ http://www.my2cents4theday.blogspot.com/ M a c OS X!

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