Re:Linux is now a viable OS for PC gamers, thanks to Steam's...
by newnewpdro on Saturday December 21, 2019 @03:43PM
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What I don't get is why Valve hasn't ported Steam to ARM yet.
The Raspberry Pi is plenty used for gaming, but for lack of first-class support by the likes of Steam it's been mostly used with emulators for retrogaming.
My games on Steam are just a toolchain setup and rebuild away from supporting the Raspberry Pi, but there's no point in adding support when there's no Steam client available for the platform. I would love to sell to Raspberry Pi users via Steam, but Steam is just getting in the way here.
I feel like their Linux/SteamOS support would be better represented if they supported the non-x86 platforms better. It's one of the areas Linux shines, and they're completely missing the boat by neglecting it.
The Raspberry Pi is plenty used for gaming, but for lack of first-class support by the likes of Steam it's been mostly used with emulators for retrogaming.
My games on Steam are just a toolchain setup and rebuild away from supporting the Raspberry Pi, but there's no point in adding support when there's no Steam client available for the platform. I would love to sell to Raspberry Pi users via Steam, but Steam is just getting in the way here.
I feel like their Linux/SteamOS support would be better represented if they supported the non-x86 platforms better. It's one of the areas Linux shines, and they're completely missing the boat by neglecting it.