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They'd sacrifice 90+% of their sales or more if they didn't release it in Windows.
A lot of petitions would be created to release it for Windows.
Line (Line Is Not an Emulator) would be in a development.
And I ... would laugh.
Even in the Humble Bundle where Linux blows away the myth that we don't buy things, Windows still accounts for the lion's share of earnings.
If they released it on all platforms at the same time I'd be happy.
Valve will support Mac who is 3% and even Linux who makes up 2% of their population running steam (atm).
So seeing they will even support a slice of the pie as small as 2% how the heck do you figure they'd cut off support for windows even if somehow they lost significant market share.
Even if best case scenario Linux hit some kind of revolution and people realized that Linux was this amazing OS and no one should ever use windows ever, keep in mind that a huge chunk of people are STILL using internet explorer as their default browser.
Some people will never change their software if it means installing something extra. Valve isn't stupid. Valve knows this. Microsoft will never lose the majority of the desktop market share. The desktop will die as a form factor long before that becomes even close to a reality.
It is hilarious some of you think Linux will go from barely even supported to somehow getting exclusive titles. One can dream I suppose.
Sorry but this makes no sense to me at all. How is a Linux game exclusive to the Steambox? Making their games exclusive to Linux would still allow people to play the game on any other computer.
There are already loads of PC exclusive games. The closest Steambox is ever going to get to exclusive titles are titles that will run on any computer.
So why drop Windows support? You literally gain nothing, but lose so much.
If it gets to the point where all games are bypassing steam for Windows store then steam would die, not Windows. A linux exclusive of Half-Life 3 would not all of a sudden swing the market share to Valve's favor. Many players would simply not buy the game. Other people would dual-boot or VM before they give up their entire library for one game.
I'm as optimistic as they come when it comes to Linux gaming. But Linux exclusive AAA titles are never going to be a reality.