Linux version of Steam enters limited beta

Soon, Linux users will no longer have to jealously look at the gaming capabilities offered by other (more popular) operating systems, as a limited-access version of the Steam for Linux beta is now available.

Steam, Valve’s popular digital distribution service, has been available on PC since 2003 and Mac since 2010, and this limited beta marks its first official move to supporting Linux since it began talking about doing so earlier this year. The beta includes access to hat-collection simulator Team Fortress 2, Big Picture mode (which plays PC games on televisions), and support for two dozen other Linux-supported titles. It might not sound like much compared to the thousands of games available on the service, but speaking as a Mac user, you should probably just take what you can get.