Let the Linux gaming begin! #SteamOS

I’ll let the original article speak for itself (c/o Steven Vaughan-Nichols):

Valve’s Linux-based Steam Machines gaming console starts shipping today to a few beta testers. SteamOS, it’s Linux for gamers, is scheduled to be released to everyone at the same time.

If you’re very, very lucky, and live in the United States, you may be one of 300 selected beta testers who will soon receive Valve’s Steam Machine and its Linux-based SteamOS for beta testing.

For a long time our Nick’s been wondering how exactly this will pan up (or up down the pan); hopefully the Beta test also mentioned below will show exactly where the issues are (hint hint, Valve: spending over $1000 dollars per machine aint going to get it under Christmas trees)…

Big-ups to NCSizer for keeping an eye or four on this for us!

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