[Dev. Team/Reps.] Steam OS/Steam Machine - Future realse?

[Milmoko_Gemoko]

I suppose this is aimed more for the good folks over at SE its self but maybe someone on the forums (or SE if their allowed to discuss it) could help me with this one.

So with FFXIV:ARR soon to be released on Steam does that mean at some point down the line they could be a port/build that runs on the Steam OS and/or it's "Steam Machine" console?

And if so would it support that funky new pad they've created?

EDIT: (Im saving my post count for today lol)

I honestly don't think they have the resources to port to another OS that will have a very small userbase(at first)

Yeah I know at first it will be a small user base but as I said "at some point down the line" as in say a year or two's time if steam machine/platform does well.
I mean it would be a new market for them and certainly grab attention that a BIG developer/publisher like Square iis putting one of its major titles on there.

[zaineal]

I honestly don't think they have the resources to port to another OS that will have a very small userbase(at first)

[Artemed]

From my understanding, isn't the Steam OS just another variant of linux? Now think at the moment of any major publishers that are on that bandwagon. One would most likely see a port to the Apple OS(no damn idea what its called) before seeing a linux version. Not even Blizzard has felt the need to make a version that would work with linux natively. Now that the situation at present, but who knows a few years down the line. Everything right now is just a wait and see situation.

[RandomArbiter]

As a Linux user I would be extremely pleased if there was a Linux version released (and by extension SteamOS since it's just another Linux distro) so I don't have to boot into Windows anymore since Wine doesn't run ARR well at all.

Will it happen? While I will keep hoping, I seriously doubt it. Steam Machines, as Zaineal said, will have an extremely small userbase that won't justify the expense of porting the game over to Linux (and OpenGL since ARR is a DirectX game).

There are some developers dabbling in Linux though, so it isn't completely out of the question. Just highly unlikely.

I hope Steam Machines do well. And I know I'll be taking a look at SteamOS when it comes out in a couple of days. If they do take off, and ARR gets a Linux release, it wouldn't be for quite a long time.

[cotti]

Unfortunately, very unlikely.

You can play through Wine, but it's an incredible hassle as of now.

More because of the launcher and the bizarre Internet Explorer dependencies it has than the client itself, which runs fine - with a few image glitches here and there.

[Quiz]

As closed minded as this is going to sound...

You want to play games properly? Well lets just say you don't go buy a mac or use linux......

[Dhalmel]

The problem with linux is well the lack of DRM services that have support. Some publishers don't want to deal with Steam if they can. (EA & UBI)

Something tells me SteamOS will be a very locked down OS like android.

Another problem is GL support from the graphic chipset companies. They're not as fast to fix problems as they are with DX.

[Alhanelem]

The game will be available on Steam, but right now they're unlikely to ever port it to Linux (which is what SteamOS is based on).