I would prefer to see Valve release games, starting with Left 4 Dead 2, through the Ubuntu Software Center. My chief concern is that the arrival of Steam will simply serve to splinter the already small (relatively) user base of “people on Linux who buy software through a digital store.' It’s growing and improving, but is not yet large enough (in terms of individuals actively using and purchasing software) to make it truly enticing for publishers to invest the resources needed to port their wares to Linux. We need one that is highly successful and pulls in large-enough sales volumes to attract developers and publishers to the platform.Ĭurrently, the Ubuntu Software Center is still in its early stages.

Now, I’m not opposed to some healthy competition.

The problem is that Ubuntu already has a software and game store – the Ubuntu Software Center (or “Software Centre” for you crazy kids on the other side of the pond). I have no issue with Valve only supporting one Distro at launch. Article taken from Steam store is not coming to Linux in general. However, is it just a case of a few people shouting above the rest? VanDine answered a few of my questions on that and more in an interview with GOL last year. The overall feeling you get from looking online is that snaps aren't particularly popular. But now they want more people to get involved to give their reports on how games work.ĭetails on how to get involved can be seen in the forum post. In the post VanDine mentioned they've been 'working feverishly to resolve issues and ensure it works well' and testing has been done across 'the most popular Steam titles which should ‘just work’ based on reports on ProtonDB'. Writing on their official Discourse forum, developer Ken VanDine mentioned they're hoping to have the snap of Steam out of Early Access soon and available to everyone. Snap is what Canonical (who make Ubuntu) are rolling with. There's deb, rpm, flatpak, snap, appimage and more. For anyone confused: there's many different types of packages on Linux. Do you game on Ubuntu or one of their flavours like Kubuntu or Xubuntu? Canonical want your help in further testing of the Steam snap.

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