How to get Steam on Chrome

[Lil Cigar]

How do I get steam to run on Chrome OS?

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/648816742931224766/

[darkkterror]

You don't.

Well, you might be able to get the Steam android app, but that's it.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

chrome has no harddrive iff i remember right so you cant "download" games

[tacoshy]

how does any pc work without a harddrive to store something? and chrome isnt a pc it is an OS so this comment makes no sense imo.

[Mossy Snake]

Originally posted by tacoshy:

how does any pc work without a harddrive to store something? and chrome isnt a pc it is an OS so this comment makes no sense imo.

Read the description. He's asking how to get Steam on ChromeOS, which means a Chromebook.

Short answer: You can't

Long answer: You cannot run Steam on ChromeOS, as the operating system is only capable of running plugins that are supported through Flash, Shockwave, or the play store. Another issue is the hardware. No Chromebook has anything better than a laptop-class i3, which cannot run games at all. You also have a storage issue, as Chromebooks are netbooks that lack hard-drives and store downloads through Google Drive. Then there is the basic fact that Steam does not support the OS anyway, so its pointless.

[tacoshy]

Originally posted by MossyRathalos:

Originally posted by tacoshy:

how does any pc work without a harddrive to store something? and chrome isnt a pc it is an OS so this comment makes no sense imo.

Read the description. He's asking how to get Steam on ChromeOS, which means a Chromebook.

Short answer: You can't

Long answer: You cannot run Steam on ChromeOS, as the operating system is only capable of running plugins that are supported through Flash, Shockwave, or the play store. Another issue is the hardware. No Chromebook has anything better than a laptop-class i3, which cannot run games at all. You also have a storage issue, as Chromebooks are netbooks that lack hard-drives and store downloads through Google Drive. Then there is the basic fact that Steam does not support the OS anyway, so its pointless.

oh wasnt aware twhen talking about chrome os it wasnt meant the chrome OS but a chromebook. Because I know you can install Chrome OS literally on any pc and use it offline too.

[[☥] - CJ -]

a Chromebook is not for gaming
their capabilities are fully limited and are really only meant to do web browsing, flash based games, videos and the like.

They simply dont have enough power for a full fledged game even if they were compatible with Chrome OS.

[TE5LA]

Originally posted by MossyRathalos:

Originally posted by tacoshy:

how does any pc work without a harddrive to store something? and chrome isnt a pc it is an OS so this comment makes no sense imo.

Read the description. He's asking how to get Steam on ChromeOS, which means a Chromebook.

Short answer: You can't

Long answer: You cannot run Steam on ChromeOS, as the operating system is only capable of running plugins that are supported through Flash, Shockwave, or the play store. Another issue is the hardware. No Chromebook has anything better than a laptop-class i3, which cannot run games at all. You also have a storage issue, as Chromebooks are netbooks that lack hard-drives and store downloads through Google Drive. Then there is the basic fact that Steam does not support the OS anyway, so its pointless.

That's just silly. I have Chrome OS on a PC with a 60GB SSD and 8GB 2133MHz DDR3 and an AMD A4-5300 3.6GHz cpu. Of course Chromebooks also have storage. They are solid state drives, not mechanical hard drives.

It would be great to have a Steam client on Chrome OS because it isn't just for launching games. It has a messenger for friends, voice chat, a web browser, a store, etc. It could also be used to buy a game when at work (or school) and have it begin installing right then on your home PC.

[999999999]

Originally posted by TE5LA:

It would be great to have a Steam client on Chrome OS because it isn't just for launching games. It has a messenger for friends, voice chat, a web browser, a store, etc. It could also be used to buy a game when at work (or school) and have it begin installing right then on your home PC.

It will not be a supported OS for Steam.