Future Gaming OS Announced by Valve
After expanding their market to Linux Users,porting their Best Selling Games to GNU/Linux.Now Valve Software wants build a gaming Operating System called SteamOS, and it designed for TV and living room
And the Most Important, SteamOS is free, no need to purchase the Operating System license ,it build based in GNU/Linux architecture ,and combined with better gaming experience on big screen
And the side effect ,the Hardware Provider will port more Driver to GNU/Linux, and more improvement for GNU/Linux Graphics and Sound System, such as AMD,nVidia,Dolby Surround,etc
These features will be available soon both in SteamOS and Steam Client
In-home Streaming
Play your purchased games in your TV ,by turning on both, and play it on your TV by using in-home streaming
Music and Videos
Spotify is officially confirmed by SteamDB will be available on SteamOS
Family Sharing
Share your purchased games with your family ,and the achievement will be yours,and the progress will saved in Steam cloud
Family Gaming Control
You want to share your games with your brother,but not your parents or you don't want your kids see your games library,This control options will available in SteamOS
Although it's not Official ,the rumor spreading on the net, SteamOS is a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS based Operating System
Read Official Page on Steam Store
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