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Are Valve and AMD about to ruin PC gaming?
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I have to admit the article is pretty negative but nonetheless it should get a good debate going.
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Don't think it matters much tbh, it all cancels itself out by supply and demand.
OpenGL is the obvious preference as it's universally compatible and would probably kickstart Linux as a genuine gaming platform.
With Mantle it depends on how it affects NVidia, if the shoe was on the other foot and NVidia had announced Mantle most of those currently praising it would be in a state of uproar.
With Mantle it depends on how it affects NVidia, if the shoe was on the other foot and NVidia had announced Mantle most of those currently praising it would be in a state of uproar.
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I am excited to see what mantle and steam-box will do for PC gaming. I don't think it will ruin them (lol).
What i want to know is if the Steam-box will be able to do split screen, local multiplayer. Without this, i think a lot of console gamers wont really see Steam-box as a proper console.
What i want to know is if the Steam-box will be able to do split screen, local multiplayer. Without this, i think a lot of console gamers wont really see Steam-box as a proper console.
You have no bases for that.
No uproar with CUDA as that is the closest comparison that NV has.
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Yeah but if Nvidia had announced mantle what are the odds on their version being closed source?
Technically speaking it won't affect Nvidia performance at all as its likely it won't be compatible with their gpu's as its designed for GCN.
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Fear is what it is. To support SteamOS is to support Linux, so unless Valve sign exclusivity deals with every dev bringing games to SteamOS, they are free to market Linux versions too, no? (honest question, I don't know)
More potential gamers, more money for developers. The only loser in this scenario is Microsoft, trying to push Windows 9 with DX 11.5 or whatever.
As for Mantle, afaik it's up to Nvidia to support it, rather than AMD not allowing them to. If it gains traction, NV probably might, unless sour grapes are preferable to their board.
Status quo restored, everyone can sleep well tonight ('cept Microsoft)
Games ported for SteamOS will work on any equivalent modern Linux system. All system software used is open (except the Steam client itself, which is already fully available on Linux).
