In the first of a trifecta of announcements, Valve loosed the covers on "SteamOS," an operating system based around Linux for living rooms. The system is designed to stream game libraries from the Steam client on one computer to a living room based PC or device connected to a television.
On the SteamOS website, Valve writes that with the "openness" of the operating system, hardware developers can, "iterate in the living room at a much faster pace than they've been able to."
"Content creators can connect directly to their customers. Users can alter or replace any part of the software or hardware they want. Gamers are empowered to join in the creation of the games they love. SteamOS will continue to evolve, but will remain an environment designed to foster these kinds of innovation."
Valve also stated that they already have "hundreds" of games running on the software, with triple-A titles to be announced in the coming weeks. The 3000-plus titles already on the client will be streamable to the OS, including Mac-based games.
I'm certainly interested as to seeing this work, I'm just confused as to how. Valve does mention living room PC, so I'm wondering: Are we talking about another PC connected to a television opposite a person's main comp? Smart TV's or a Linux rig? Or (cue AH-HA! style voice) the Steam Box. There are two more announcements to come from the company, so we'll see what goes down in the coming days. At the very least, they may announce Half-Life 3 (doubt it).
-- SteamOS
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