Sweeney and Carmack on Linux and Steam OS

Industry heavyweights Tim Sweeney and John Carmack squared off over their views on Valve's Steam Machine ambitions, with the Epic Games' founder sounding more bullish than id's code wizard.

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Carmack is going to miss out again on Steams brilliant risk-taking!

 

I am eager to see this happen!

 

We all are. I'm just excited that Linux is taking off and I'm right here at the beginning of it.
Imagine 10 years from now, will Linux be a major factor in gaming operating systems?
I hope so...

 

In ten years I'll be an old dude.

 

Dude I'll be 46

 

In 10 I'll be 52. And still just a kid at heart.

 

Ditto! I hope to be playing games when I'm 80!