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This is the full talk from LinuxCon in 2013 where Valve's Gabe Newell famously said "Linux really is the future of gaming".Was he right? With the #SteamDeck, he could be!Licensed from The Linux Foundation under the Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed).#Linux #LinuxGaming

[ 2021-07-23 14:25:56Z ]👍 251

Amazing to think this talk was given before Proton, before Vulkan, before Fortnite, before Steam Controller, before Twitch was part of Amazon, etc. Despite all that, still very relevant, and very prescient.

[ 2025-06-21 05:14:09Z ] 👍 0

@@bluestar5812 was there fornite in stadia?

[ 2022-10-27 11:44:02Z ] 👍 23

@@bluestar5812 Stadia doesn't run on anything now.

[ 2022-02-07 17:53:01Z ] 👍 11

Amazon Luna and Google Stadia also run on Linux systems.

[ 2021-07-25 11:37:58Z ] 👍 27

And don't forget - before the steam deck.

[ 2021-07-29 21:38:36Z ]👍 1

Horray for the idiot that didn't have sense enough to move the little video window of Gabe talking FURTHER to the bottom left...OUT of the way of the text we're all trying to read. -_- Brilliant

[ 2021-08-23 13:39:57Z ]👍 1

Everyone else in the industry is a dick, except this guy. He gets our money in the most honest and gentle way possible... by giving us what we want... I guess not having to please shareholders and having a "not bad management" is a good thing...

[ 2022-08-12 11:48:45Z ]👍 3

🎉

[ 2022-12-10 16:41:14Z ]👍 112

My guy Gabe may not have the best speaking skills, but the work he's been doing for about a decade to Linux cannot be underestimated, especially now, with steam deck and Proton

[ 2024-11-21 18:18:22Z ] 👍 1

Proton often runs games even better than native sometimes

[ 2024-08-06 17:46:14Z ] 👍 11

He umms a lot but he gets his points across pretty eloquently

[ 2023-01-30 08:56:27Z ] 👍 21

@@Ralphunreal um, no? Not for Linux. Backwards and forwards compatibility are broken all the time. 1.2 percent of user and maybe 0.1 percent of sales isn't worth any developer's time

[ 2023-01-30 05:36:15Z ] 👍 1

proton isnt ideal, native is.

[ 2023-02-26 18:45:48Z ]👍 139

watching from a steam deck

[ 2024-12-20 03:20:54Z ] 👍 0

❤❤

[ 2024-08-10 22:32:10Z ] 👍 0

R5 5600, RX 6700 XT, waiting for Steam Deck 2.

[ 2024-07-03 16:35:39Z ] 👍 0

same

[ 2023-03-16 16:59:19Z ]👍 30

At the last 3 seconds of the talk he literally alludes to the steam deck and steam link on phones. This probably means valve had the idea for the steam deck and steam link since 2013. That is truly wid.

[ 2023-11-25 12:51:07Z ] 👍 4

I mean yea, but a lot of people forget that not even 2 years later he came out with the steam machine, which got the ball rolling on valve wanting to make hardware for the living room, AKA steam machines, and steamOS.

[ 2023-05-08 15:04:28Z ]👍 27

Both Gabe and his work should be studied, a lot

[ 2023-07-08 16:26:03Z ]👍 3

Thank you

[ 2023-10-04 19:44:54Z ]👍 4

Valve will make HL3 Linux exclusive which will drive a portion of PC gamers to try out SteamOS. This will also push their competitor "handheld PC" manufacturers to start giving customers the option of a Windows or SteamOS version. Their hardware competitors will start using their OS.

[ 2024-01-20 02:09:08Z ] 👍 0

@@whitygoose ok, but what this has todo with the original comment?

[ 2023-12-29 18:37:20Z ] 👍 0

the steam deck runs on SteamOS 3.X.x @@_fawkes

[ 2023-11-27 08:49:18Z ] 👍 4

Except, the number 3 is banned in Valve

[ 2023-11-19 08:04:33Z ] 👍 3

no,it will be vulkan

[ 2023-11-10 18:22:59Z ] 👍 2

"Valve will make HL3 Linux exclusive" sez who?

[ 2023-12-05 02:00:03Z ]👍 58

It's incredible how well Gabe can see trends and project then multiple years ahead

[ 2024-01-15 02:09:30Z ] 👍 18

It comes from him having principles, imo. He can see through bullshit he already recognizes due to his life and world view.

[ 2023-12-20 05:30:41Z ]👍 31

What I love about Gaben is that he is a CEO/president, a developer, and a gamer all at once. He knows how to speak to us. This presentation was a blast!

[ 2024-01-14 16:09:49Z ]👍 0

and 10 years from the time the speech was given to now steam is all windows.....

[ 2024-09-13 08:39:00Z ] 👍 1

@@DanielAnderssson I'm guessing @peattisma1489 is referring to Mac support

[ 2024-03-30 08:47:18Z ] 👍 19

Steam is the way to go for gaming on Linux.

[ 2024-01-29 00:54:20Z ] 👍 21

Ummm. No? Steam deck?

[ 2024-02-29 01:19:45Z ]👍 36

Wqtching this while downloading Doom 2016 into Linux Mint! 😊

[ 2024-04-13 15:08:17Z ]👍 8

Whats crazy he wanted to say steam deck there at the end of this vid lol 2 years later 😂 a linux based system is beating all the competitors cause 1. Less power consumption with a custom soc lol 2. Community driven open source

[ 2024-08-06 17:45:20Z ] 👍 4

@@yac2004 i think in 2013 they were working on steam machines. Partnering with pc makers to make living room linux pcs that run steamos. Steam deck was the child of that unsuccessful project.

[ 2024-06-12 02:40:21Z ] 👍 1

@@yac2004 fair pov i dont rember the vod and its contents at this time lol im getting old waiting for half life 3

[ 2024-06-11 20:55:56Z ] 👍 9

No, not even 2 years later - this talk was done all the way back in 2013. That means he's had the idea of a Linux handheld like the Steam Deck for at least 11 years!

[ 2024-10-16 16:45:33Z ]👍 102

2024, Linux gaming is better than ever thanks to Gabe and Valve, thank you.

[ 2025-06-07 19:19:58Z ] 👍 3

@@marlonese In 2025 Linux gaming is better than Windows gaming, at the same time there is no more Mac gaming

[ 2025-02-03 21:19:11Z ] 👍 6

@@comfyElf that's 100% Apple's fault. Valve really tried to make Mac work

[ 2025-01-16 18:11:28Z ] 👍 5

@@marlonese Not always true. For example, Valve completely gave up on Mac OS because Valve and Apple have pretty different outlooks on gaming and ecosystems, whereas Valve content Linux has improved a LOT.

[ 2024-12-27 11:24:27Z ] 👍 13

@@marlonese it absolutely is though, valva has made major strides with linux compatibility in recent years, you’re out of the loop.

[ 2024-12-20 13:03:28Z ] 👍 2

Saying Linux gaming [insert new year] is better than ever is as dumb as Apple saying 'this year's iPhone is the best iPhone we ever made' every single year. It's a meaningless phrase in and of itself

[ 2024-12-20 03:05:41Z ]👍 1

I really want to see Arch as mainstream os by steam afford. ❤❤❤

[ 2024-12-22 15:29:12Z ]👍 23

Probably one of the only big tech CEO you'll see actually fight for open source

[ 2025-03-18 10:56:28Z ]👍 5

Proton is magic, but this talk has even more facenating to me in so many ways.

[ 2025-05-05 14:30:27Z ]👍 3

This is why I am sure HL3 will arrive eventually, because this is in 2013 and years later they came through with the SteamDeck and changed gaming on Linux. They are slow, but they do deliver.