Recently, we accepted an article that quoted Obsidian Entertainment saying Linux wasn't worth it. That same developer now has nicer comments about it all.
Speaking on their official forum he said this (emphasis mine):
It's now a little more clear what he meant, but now that Unity does have the tools available maybe it will be easier? If Unity developers are reading, take note, your customers do need the editor on Linux. This is another example of it!
It also seems like another developer is waiting on SteamOS, which isn't surprising. I really hope it works out for us all. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Speaking on their official forum he said this (emphasis mine):
QuoteHey, guys. I probably could have chosen my words better than I did. I wasn't trying to upset any of our Linux supporters and I didn't mean to belittle their support. I love all of our backers and I appreciate all of their help.
We basically had to build our Linux infrastructure from scratch on our side. It wasn't something we were used to. It was also painful for us to develop in Linux because the Unity tools didn't support Linux at the time. This meant that we were unable to debug on the platform.
Now that we have gone through the process of creating these builds it is something that will be much easier for us in the future. Pair that with SteamOS, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine and I think Linux's future is good with PoE games.
It's now a little more clear what he meant, but now that Unity does have the tools available maybe it will be easier? If Unity developers are reading, take note, your customers do need the editor on Linux. This is another example of it!
It also seems like another developer is waiting on SteamOS, which isn't surprising. I really hope it works out for us all. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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yeah, sounds much better. in fact I was even a little bit shocked including conspiracy theory and all :}
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Avehicle7887 Sep 1, 2015
That's very reassuring of them, thank you Obsidian. Looking forward to more RPG greatness to splurge my money on. :D
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Kimyrielle Sep 1, 2015
Compared to the earlier statement, this makes much more sense now. Everything is more difficult if you do it for the first time. I guess once devs are getting used to Linux, they might even find it's a great platform to develop on and for.
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As I said earlier, that was the producer talking, which didn't mean much in fact. Now this is a more official statement so to speak, and it only confirms what many others stated about porting being more of a benefit in the long run.
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Last edited by omer666 on 1 September 2015 at 8:37 pm UTC
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Quoting: omer666As I said earlier, that was the producer talking, which didn't mean much in fact. Now this is a more official statement so to speak, and it only confirms what many others stated about porting being more of a benefit in the long run.
It's the same guy.
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ElectricPrism Sep 2, 2015
I'm glad they clarified their original statement to add illumination. There's very little left to say as they know and we know that Steam Machines will gradually and slowly fortify gaming on linux ^_^ .
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PublicNuisance Sep 2, 2015
Obsidian is one of the few developers I have any type of trust in. Very short list I can count on one hand.
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metro2033fanboy Sep 2, 2015
In Obsidian we trust!
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