During day 1 of its 2014 Steam Dev Days conference, Valve revealed a load of interesting info about its business and plans to work with game developers.<\/p>\n
Among the sessions hosted was an OpenGL workshop in which Source Engine 2 was discussed.<\/p>\n
OpenGL is an open-standard cross-platform graphics API used to interface with a GPU, currently on version 4.4.<\/p>\n
In recent years OpenGL has taken a backseat to the likes of Microsoft’s DirectX graphics API, which can only be used natively on Microsoft platforms.<\/p>\n
However, OpenGL is poised to play an increasingly important role in the PC gaming space as Valve is pushing hard to make Linux a viable gaming platform (and by extension, OpenGL will be the API of choice on Linux-based systems).<\/p>\n
This ties into Valve’s inevitable Source Engine 2 which will support OpenGL, making it a very attractive 3D engine for developers who want to reach as many platforms as possible, and a shrewd move by Valve who wants as many Linux-ready games available on Steam to support its Linux-based Steam OS and Steam Box initiatives.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned for more news as it emerges from the Steam Dev Days 2014 conference.<\/p>\n
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