http://lifehacker.com/how-to-roll-your-own-steam-machine-with-windows-and-big-1510663145
SteamOS has been getting the lion's share of the headlines lately due general excitement over the idea that Valve might become a player in the console scene. However, at the moment, the customized Linux variant is really only good for enthusiasts and beta testers. You can install the beta yourself, but what you'll end up with is a version of Steam that can't run all of your games and isn't useful for much else.
Fortunately, Big Picture Mode already exists in your regular Steam installation. When used on a Windows PC, offers a few distinct advantages over SteamOS:
•All of your games work. Since SteamOS runs on a Linux variant, it can only play games that have been adapted to run on Linux. Suffice to say, this is not a large number of titles. Big Picture Mode suffers no such problems (though Mac users will still find some holes in their library).
•You can do more than just play games. With Big Picture Mode, you retain the option to minimize Steam and fire up everything else you're able to do with a PC. This includes but is not limited to running media center software like XBMC and key mapping software that can enhance your living room gaming.
•There will be fewer bugs. Steam in general isn't without its flaws, but the foundations are strong on a PC. SteamOS, on the other hand, is still working on building out support for basic things like AMD and Intel graphics cards or dual-booting and partitioning.
Of course, long-term SteamOS is not without its potential—we are still waiting for streaming features to be added to the OS which will allow you to play the games installed on your PC via Wi-Fi on your HTPC, for example. However, in the meantime, you can get everything that SteamOS offers and more without giving up the fun stuff you already love
SteamOS has been getting the lion's share of the headlines lately due general excitement over the idea that Valve might become a player in the console scene. However, at the moment, the customized Linux variant is really only good for enthusiasts and beta testers. You can install the beta yourself, but what you'll end up with is a version of Steam that can't run all of your games and isn't useful for much else.
Fortunately, Big Picture Mode already exists in your regular Steam installation. When used on a Windows PC, offers a few distinct advantages over SteamOS:
•All of your games work. Since SteamOS runs on a Linux variant, it can only play games that have been adapted to run on Linux. Suffice to say, this is not a large number of titles. Big Picture Mode suffers no such problems (though Mac users will still find some holes in their library).
•You can do more than just play games. With Big Picture Mode, you retain the option to minimize Steam and fire up everything else you're able to do with a PC. This includes but is not limited to running media center software like XBMC and key mapping software that can enhance your living room gaming.
•There will be fewer bugs. Steam in general isn't without its flaws, but the foundations are strong on a PC. SteamOS, on the other hand, is still working on building out support for basic things like AMD and Intel graphics cards or dual-booting and partitioning.
Of course, long-term SteamOS is not without its potential—we are still waiting for streaming features to be added to the OS which will allow you to play the games installed on your PC via Wi-Fi on your HTPC, for example. However, in the meantime, you can get everything that SteamOS offers and more without giving up the fun stuff you already love
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