Linux gaming may sound like an oxymoron. But while traditional desktop gaming for open source operating systems will likely always remain a tiny niche, next-generation, cloud-based gaming platforms are playing increasingly well with Linux.



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Linux gaming may sound like an oxymoron. But while traditional desktop gaming for open source operating systems likely will always remain a tiny niche, next-generation, cloud-based gaming platforms increasingly are playing well with Linux, as a new partnership between Valve and the Linux Foundation makes crystal clear.

The Linux Foundation recently announced that Valve, which develops the popular Steam platform for creating web-based games and other content hosted in the cloud, has signed on as one of the newest members of the Foundation. The move followed Valve's release of a Linux-compatible version of Steam back in February 2013.

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