SteamOS is available for download and library already has more than a thousand games

Half-life 3 has not yet been confirmed, but the Valve, Uncle Gabe's company, owner of Steam and creator of games like Half-Life, Portal and the most loved Counter-Strike, launched the first public version of SteamOS, an operating system based on Linux, more precisely on Debian 7, fully optimized for games.

The project had already been announced in 2013, and should equip the Steam Machines. machines compact and powerful that should take over the living room of game lovers and will be ready to run FullHD or 4K games for the most demanding, experience virtual reality or simply to keep your home theater. They will arrive in November, costing from U $ 449,00 but if you don't want to wait, build your own Steam Machine.

For this you need a PC with the settings below and the system iso.

• Processor: Intel or AMD 64-bit compatible
• Memory RAM: 4GB or more
• Hard drive: 500 GB or more
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA, AMD (RADEON 8500 and newer) or Intel graphics card
• additional requirements: Support UEFI boot and USB port for installation

In case you are not familiar with linux and want to install the system, follow the installation instructions on this page.

O SteamOS is not focused on replacing the PC, but on becoming an entertainment option in the living room, to consume content, use online services and enjoy the game library of the Steam. But unfortunately it still doesn't support most popular PC games, which are developed for Windows but it already has a library with more than a thousand games, among them: Counter Strike: Global Offensive, BioShock Infinite, Portal 2, Evoland between others. See the full list here.

So, are you going to test SteamOS and turn your PC into a Steam Machine?