@Gabe N. and Steam Team

dovella · 04-26-2012, 12:55 PM

Hi Steam , i love your store,
Are you ready for Windows 8 RT ? AKA Windows on ARM ?
Ready for METRO??

Thank you!!

^Domenico A.

Mangr0v3 · 04-26-2012, 06:18 PM

I'm willing to bet they're not.

Cattleclysm · 04-26-2012, 07:50 PM

They'll eventually support it, but they'll leave it at that.

Don't think they'll support Metro though, it's just an insult to complex PC usage.

Mangr0v3 · 04-26-2012, 08:04 PM

You can't run on Windows RT without being Metro, unless you're Microsoft.

Jagged Tooth · 04-26-2012, 10:49 PM

Valve may make a Metro interface for Steam. But Steam will not be available on Windows 8 ARM devices.

mrblank · 04-27-2012, 04:40 AM

And there is a massive amount of APIs blacklisted in the name of security, making it a even bigger no, unless you are MS.

http://www.virtualdub.org/blog/pivot...hp?id=365#body

Mangr0v3 · 04-28-2012, 03:47 AM

I'm just happy the Registry APIs are gone.

Pity System.IO.Path.Combine is too.

mrblank · 04-28-2012, 09:26 AM

Oh well, seems the sanest solution for Metro: is to rewrite Steam in .NET/Mono.

Oh yeah, I thought there was restrictions in Metro on creating child processes (ie for Steam DRM).

Mangr0v3 · 04-28-2012, 05:50 PM

Steam for Windows RT would have to be a companion application, such as Steam Mobile on iOS/Android.

Moes · 04-29-2012, 06:19 PM

I guess once things start getting made for that metro ui, I guess alot of us will not be gaming. Unless MS fixes that thing there calling windows 8 and gives us the proper function we've had for years and years.

user9001 · 04-29-2012, 10:46 PM

dovella = dove + novella ? xD

dovella · 05-01-2012, 01:17 PM

No companion APP, i want Steam for Win RT and Steam Classic for X86.
You want only xbox Store for gaming in WinRT ?

dovella · 05-01-2012, 01:18 PM

PS. i see Resident Evil 5 in WinRT (demo) , work awesome ;-)

04-26-2012, 12:55 PM	#1
dovella Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 54	@Gabe N. and Steam Team Hi Steam , i love your store, Are you ready for Windows 8 RT ? AKA Windows on ARM ? Ready for METRO?? Thank you!! ^Domenico A.

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04-26-2012, 06:18 PM	#2
Mangr0v3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 4237 Posts: 13,590	I'm willing to bet they're not.

04-26-2012, 07:50 PM	#3
Cattleclysm Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 86 Posts: 571	They'll eventually support it, but they'll leave it at that. Don't think they'll support Metro though, it's just an insult to complex PC usage.

04-26-2012, 08:04 PM	#4
Mangr0v3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 4237 Posts: 13,590	You can't run on Windows RT without being Metro, unless you're Microsoft.

04-26-2012, 10:49 PM	#5
Jagged Tooth Join Date: Aug 2005 Reputation: 1115 Posts: 3,111	Valve may make a Metro interface for Steam. But Steam will not be available on Windows 8 ARM devices.

04-27-2012, 04:40 AM	#6
mrblank Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 48 Posts: 244	And there is a massive amount of APIs blacklisted in the name of security, making it a even bigger no, unless you are MS. http://www.virtualdub.org/blog/pivot...hp?id=365#body

04-28-2012, 03:47 AM	#7
Mangr0v3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 4237 Posts: 13,590	I'm just happy the Registry APIs are gone. Pity System.IO.Path.Combine is too.

04-28-2012, 09:26 AM	#8
mrblank Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 48 Posts: 244	Oh well, seems the sanest solution for Metro: is to rewrite Steam in .NET/Mono. Oh yeah, I thought there was restrictions in Metro on creating child processes (ie for Steam DRM).

04-28-2012, 05:50 PM	#9
Mangr0v3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 4237 Posts: 13,590	Steam for Windows RT would have to be a companion application, such as Steam Mobile on iOS/Android.

04-29-2012, 06:19 PM	#10
Moes Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 23 Posts: 118	I guess once things start getting made for that metro ui, I guess alot of us will not be gaming. Unless MS fixes that thing there calling windows 8 and gives us the proper function we've had for years and years.

04-29-2012, 10:46 PM	#11
user9001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 9 Posts: 101	dovella = dove + novella ? xD

05-01-2012, 01:17 PM	#12
dovella Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 54	No companion APP, i want Steam for Win RT and Steam Classic for X86. You want only xbox Store for gaming in WinRT ?

05-01-2012, 01:18 PM	#13
dovella Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 1 Posts: 54	PS. i see Resident Evil 5 in WinRT (demo) , work awesome ;-)