Jan 14
If you’re planning on making your very own Steam Machine this upcoming inaugural release season and you’re a manufacturer looking to sell this device to the public, there’s one point … Continue reading
Jan 13
This past week at CES 2014 we had the opportunity to have a chat with iBuyPower’s Marketing Manager Ricky Lee on their first Steam Machine and the potential for Valve’s … Continue reading
Jan 12
For those of you who are rocking on to both AMD and Intel customers, it does not really matter as to which particular platform you are using, as we have now received word that SteamOS will be able to support both. The Steam Universe group was recently updated with word that SteamOS will now boast support for AMD and Intel GPUs, but there is a caveat to it of course. Optimus solutions, which are those with Nvidia discrete GPUs as well as Intel integrated graphics with dynamic switching, will still remain unsupported.
Valve’s Pierre-Loup A. Griffais shared, “This update upgrades the Catalyst driver in our repositories with a preview release. This build should fix the poor in-game performance and malfunctioning return to desktop functionality. Known problems include tearing and poor overlay performance in-game; please install them and post your feedback!”
SteamOS installs should update themselves by themselves, but the refreshed installation images will also be made available to download. Do bear in mind that SteamOS does have minimum requirements, where among them include a 64-bit processor, 4GB RAM, at least 500GB of hard drive space, and support for UEFI booting. One thing is for sure though, there is an onslaught of Steam machines coming our way.
SteamOS Supports AMD And Intel Graphics original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jan 12
The time has come: the video game industry must finally come together to pick a single standard for game controllers that will work across platforms and easily handle gameplay on … Continue reading
Jan 06
The folks a Digital Storm are entering the CES 2014 blast of Valve’s Steam Machines with full force with an unveiling of the Bolt II. This device is a small … Continue reading
Jan 03
Steam was down, it wasn’t just you
Posted in: Today's ChiliIf you’ve had a bit of trouble accessing Steam today, you weren’t alone – but the service is back in action here in the early hours of the afternoon. Having … Continue reading
Jan 02
How To Install SteamOS
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Dec 15
The Steam Machines have begun arriving. Valve’s beta program for the SteamOS-centric living room consoles has selected and contacted its 300 beta testers and shipped the consoles. The first ones arrived this weekend, and the unboxing videos and photos have already begun surfacing all over the Internet. The program released a variety of models to […]
Dec 15
If console gamers have the PS4 and Xbox One to be excited about, Valve has given the master race and their incessantly upgraded next, next-gen PC hardware something to tinker with. You can now download the first public beta version of SteamOS, the Linux-based and gaming-centered operating system.
The current version of SteamOS is based on Debian 7 plus the Gnome desktop environment. As Ars Technica notes, this beta build is for the earliest of early adopters. Bugs and glitches aside, “all it is today is a way to run a limited subset of your existing Steam library on an odd version of Steam that requires a dedicated computer.” Another thing to keep in mind is that the beta only supports NVIDIA graphics cards, though the final version will include support for AMD and Intel graphics. Here’s an overview shared by YouTuber Marcelo Salvador. Skip to 3:00 in the video to see SteamOS – or at least Steam in SteamOS – in action:
You can download the SteamOS beta from its official website. Valve also posted installation instructions here, which by the way clearly state that the process will erase all content on the target drive, so you might want to consider installing it on a virtual (Steam) machine for now like Marcelo did.
[via Ars Technica]
Dec 13
Following yesterday’s promise, gamers who don’t mind things a bit gritty can now head over to SteamDB and download the release of SteamOS. As anticipated, the release is a beta offering, and because of the operating system’s Linux underpinning, it is recommended only those who are familiar with the OS opt to download. The download […]
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