In case you've been living under a rock recently, Bethesda have announced Fallout 4 with the release date on 10 November. Some observant people out there may have noticed that this is also the release date for Steam Machines.
Now while this is most likely a coincidence (a lot of stuff comes out at that time of year for the holiday season), I'm sure every Fallout fan out there has a small part of them that wishes this is due to it being a Steam Machines "launch title" and these rumours have been appearing on the Steam forums and elsewhere.
This wishful thinking is understandable since not only would this be awesome for those of us who want to play the game on Linux, but also since having a developer like Bethesda on board would be a massive breakthrough for Linux gaming.
I for one will remain cautiously sceptical, but it is a very tantalising prospect and, considering we're getting some huge AAA games which many of us never expected to come to Linux, it also makes sense not to rule anything out.
It could be a secret project from Aspyr Media, Feral Interactive or other well known game porters. We haven't heard anything on it though.
Let's keep our fingers crossed but not get our hopes up too much! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Now while this is most likely a coincidence (a lot of stuff comes out at that time of year for the holiday season), I'm sure every Fallout fan out there has a small part of them that wishes this is due to it being a Steam Machines "launch title" and these rumours have been appearing on the Steam forums and elsewhere.
This wishful thinking is understandable since not only would this be awesome for those of us who want to play the game on Linux, but also since having a developer like Bethesda on board would be a massive breakthrough for Linux gaming.
I for one will remain cautiously sceptical, but it is a very tantalising prospect and, considering we're getting some huge AAA games which many of us never expected to come to Linux, it also makes sense not to rule anything out.
It could be a secret project from Aspyr Media, Feral Interactive or other well known game porters. We haven't heard anything on it though.
Let's keep our fingers crossed but not get our hopes up too much! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Maybe I am pessimist by nature (well, I suffer from depression now and then) but overall after seeing Bethesda yesterday during XBO show it felt almost likely scenario.
Also add fact that Bethesda seems to be more and more interested in green (I personally believe that pay for mods was driven by them) and launching their own DRM client...definitely no Fallout 4 for Linux in foreseeable future, and most likely it is a planted strategy move to tarnish Steam Machines image (you don't run coolest stuff, you suck).
I do know about steam ideas... i certainly dont know much about bethesda. Steam side was really interested in doing the paid mods as well. As in "this is going to foster better mods and its awesome... oh, and by the way, we get a cut".
We can ask ourselves... does bethesda have any incentive to want an open platform instead of windows? has ms threaten bethesda recently? I would guess that recently ms sugarcoated its platform to bethesda like a lot if they ever scared them with its own store like it happened with steam..
Another idea pointing on the same direction is that bethesda have little reason to change platform when you are already the dominant player on yours. You dont want to foster innovation or other players to thrive... Its already hard enough to believe that valve want this on the first place (i mean, i only believe it because it the ms' threat of the store competence is real)
And the third idea i can come up pointing in the same direction as well is that i think bethesda is the only big name that didnt join the vulkan api affort.
maybe you all are right... and my first guy instinct of "fuck, we are being fucked again!" was right as well :/
you guys have convinced me... This is more likely a hostile movement from bethesda... what a bunch of motherfuckers.
i will buy steam machine, but at least i wont wait for it like a teenager girl anymore :)
I thought you guys know which one is a secret project from Apyr. If I remember correctly, Liam had mentioned something about that, a month or two ago?
You were one page off:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/33uplp/mods_and_steam/cqojx8y
Seriously though, I doubt it, but it'd be cool. Even if it's become jarringly clear how stiff Bethesda's characters tend to be, expression wise.
Don't fool yourselves.
Who believe that Fallout 4 will release on Linux ...
Are they even attending E3?
I don't know, but this is the last big gaming event before the release of Steam Machines. So if there is anything important to announce about Steam Machines this is the chance.