Rocket League should be on Linux before the end of December

Quoting: Jback to rocket league... how about a gaming on linux league?

^ Yes, I vote for this! :D

Quoting: BonsI am getting more and more the feeling that the porting of new games to Linux is getting slower and slower. And more ports are getting canceled.
In this phase how its now going, i am little concerned that the Steam Machines ever will succeed.

I really don't understand the origin of this Fear, Uncertainty or Doubt. I thought Syber selling out their Steam Machines was a huge success and having over ~1,500 games on SteamOS & Linux on Launch too.

SteamOS is about Valve controlling their own future and not having to live in the Microsoft House or Apple House and follow their rules. With SteamOS, Valve has the leverage to secure their future from 3rd parties demanding a part of their pie because they see them doing well.

Also, any devs that were ramping up for Steam Machine's Launch have already launched, a cooldown seems in order before we get to a steady stream again as the most gun-ho devs already released their games.

Also, even if Valve personally financed or gave a special discount to Game Devs on their cut they could easily throw their weight around to get devs to adopt their platform.

Once gamers are entrenched in this new Steam Ecosystem there is no going back, there are may reasons why Steam Machines are superior to Gaming Consoles - if you ask I'll post my biga5s list.

Also, games developed with Linux in mind from Day 1 perform equal or better on SteamOS - Ark for example does much better on Linux than on Windows 7 imo on the same hardware.


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Quoting: maodzedun

Quoting: omer666When you know that the vast majority of them wouldn't even spot the difference between the port and the original without an FPS counter...

Except for all people with lower and or older hardware. Why are all deniers acting like everybody has a 970 or better GPU. I've a pair of 290x - trust me, I notice the performance difference quite well. I'm pretty sure anybody with a 2 gig 960 would be like WTF when his game starts running at 40 instead of 60+ frames.

I've got a GTX 660 and I get steady 50 to 60FPS with everything maxed out on 1080p... I don't know how are things going with an older card, but I consider it's performance on my rig to be good enough.

Quoting: TheBoss

Quoting: linuxgamerDecember hasn't even started! :'(

It's okay, Divinity might be out before it.

I wonder if there ever will be a Linux port of Duke Nukem Forever! :D

Quoting: BonsI am getting more and more the feeling that the porting of new games to Linux is getting slower and slower.
and more ports are getting canceled.

In this phase how its now going, i am little concerned that the Steam Machines ever will succeed.
Lets be Honest, the Steam Machine launch date, was not a success, and the Linux platform is still extremely lacking good tripe AAA games for the average consumer. For us Linux enthusiastic people the Linux gaming market is better than ever, but for the average consumer is really not mind blowing, little more underwhelming.

I'm a little concerned about some of the ports as well. I'm pretty sure we were supposed to have GRID Autosport and Payday 2 by now, and I've heard nothing about them for months.

Quoting: Shutup-Fool

Quoting: BonsI am getting more and more the feeling that the porting of new games to Linux is getting slower and slower.
and more ports are getting canceled.

In this phase how its now going, i am little concerned that the Steam Machines ever will succeed.
Lets be Honest, the Steam Machine launch date, was not a success, and the Linux platform is still extremely lacking good tripe AAA games for the average consumer. For us Linux enthusiastic people the Linux gaming market is better than ever, but for the average consumer is really not mind blowing, little more underwhelming.

I'm a little concerned about some of the ports as well. I'm pretty sure we were supposed to have GRID Autosport and Payday 2 by now, and I've heard nothing about them for months.

About GRID: https://steamdb.info/app/255220/history/

Updated as recently as three days ago, so it looks like it's still coming. No need to worry i hope :)

Quoting: melkemindI don't get why we shouldn't hold developers to high standards just because we're using Linux. That's a like a beautiful desperate woman settling for an old drunk guy who hits her because she's so afraid he'll leave. She deserves better, and so do we. ^_^

Bingo.

Quoting: melkemindI don't get why we shouldn't hold developers to high standards just because we're using Linux. That's a like a beautiful desperate woman settling for an old drunk guy who hits her because she's so afraid he'll leave. She deserves better, and so do we. ^_^

I don't think the image is adapted to the situation, unless you consider porting AAA games to Linux with altered performance is like hitting us in the face...

Quoting: maodzedunI've a pair of 290x - trust me, I notice the performance difference quite well. I'm pretty sure anybody with a 2 gig 960 would be like WTF when his game starts running at 40 instead of 60+ frames.

Why do you blame porters for the broken and slow AMD drivers? The guy with a 960 will have better performance. Go complain to AMD.

Quoting: Xelancer

Quoting: BonsWhat to you guys think?,If you see this from a average consumer perspective for once, and don´t look with you Linux glasses on.

3 Reasons Steam Machines are better than Sony and MS consoles and 1 day someone will remind "average consumers" they at least have a choice now (which is better than no choice)!

1. I CAN PLUG IN ANY WIRELESS KEYBOARD AND MOUSE AND PLAY IN-FRONT OF MY TV. (none of the others can do that)
2. The games are on average 1/2 the price of their PS store counterparts, and on a sale day sometimes a fraction of that.
3. I like gaming consoles because its NOT your traditional desktop & therefore no distractions when you just want to play, I work in-front of a computer all day, the last thing I want to do is play with those distractions right there... (some of you dont have that problem - then enjoy your childhood).
4. Every console has gaming limitations, some games supported and some not, if you like the games that Steam Machines support then thats the console for you; else be prepared to cough up top dollars for your latest AAA games (+ PS plus + Season Pass & enjoy).

Sorry off-topic again everyone. Looking forward playing Rocket League on Steam. :)

I'd like steam machines to be the only console I need and buy for but Playstation exclusive games are just to good and are my favourite games, like next year I'm so excited for playstation exclusive games, I'm so hyped up for Persona 5, The last Guardian, Ratchet and Clank, Disgaea, Gravity rush, Hatsune Miku project diva, etc etc.

But there’s no games like that on PC, there are some nice playstation 2 styled games on steam but to little in my po currently, especially on Linux.