The first in a trio of announcement set to hit the internet this week, Steam has revealed the "SteamOS" based on Linux technology. The supposition is that this will lead to the second announcement of the 'Steambox' console system and...?
Steam is coming to a new operating system
As we’ve been working on bringing Steam to the living room, we’ve come to the conclusion that the environment best suited to delivering value to customers is an operating system built around Steam itself. SteamOS combines the rock-solid architecture of Linux with a gaming experience built for the big screen. It will be available soon as a free stand-alone operating system for living room machines.
Check out the SteamOS page for more information.