keltor wrote:The SteamOS has a nice kernel with some new stuff that's ONLY available there, but other than that, it's just Linux.
A few games run faster in Linux, probably all the ones where the developers put the MOST amount of effort into the port. Aren't the latest ports usually the fastest?
If you are a regular desktop Windows gamer sitting at a desk with a mouse and a keyboard, SteamOS doesn't really buy you must if anything, but then it's not targeted at you ...
Now if you are a current HTPC type gamer who's playing from the couch, SteamOS is nice. It's Big Picture Mode taken to the next level, which is basically what I think most people thought it would be. You get rid of all the Windows nonsense that you didn't really want or need while playing on your couch and yet you get the upgradability/better performance than a console. This is the target market: console players who want better performance and upgradability. I'm not sure if it will work or not, the PS4 and Xbone just came out, but at the same time, they are basically a low end PC.
I was just wondering, since *in theory*, it would allow me to use my pre-existing hardware to it's fullest potential. It's not the newest machine one the block , but between my i7-2600K, R7950, 8GBDDR3, SSD boot drive, and 4TB storage, it should run rings around the PS4.