Markus “Notch” Persson says announcement of Linux-powered OS is “amazing news.”



Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has spoken out to praise Valve’s announcement today of its Linux-powered operating system, SteamOS.





Valve is saving the entire gaming world, but I all I can do is mumble passive aggressively about crowbars. — Markus Persson (@notch) September 23, 2013

Seriously, this overly drawn out steambox announcement thing is amazing news. Win8’s been worrying me. <3 valve — Markus Persson (@notch) September 23, 2013

This is not the first time Persson has spoken critically of Windows 8 . Prior to the operating system’s launch last October, he said Microsoft contacted him about releasing Minecraft for Windows 8 and responded with: “I told them to stop trying to ruin the PC as an open platform.”SteamOS will launch “soon” as a free download. It has been designed for the TV and the living room, Valve said today. The Half-Life and Portal developer has two more announcements scheduled for later this week.