Civilization VI was originally announced for Linux back in May, since then we've had a lot of silence on it, until today. Aspyr Media seem to be the developer handling it, but they are still investigating if it's viable.
Taken from their blog:
QuoteQ: Is Civ VI available on Linux?
A: Linux is still being investigated as a project. We hope to have clarity in coming months on if a viable version of Civ VI can make it to Linux and will let you know as soon as we have more information.
Aspyr have also been commenting some more on reddit:
QuoteI'm sorry guys. I should know better than to post in here before picking up my toddler for a TexMex dinner. You guys are incredibly active, and that's a huge part of why we love you.
I know its not a detailed statement, but it is absolutely full truth. Just because we are using OGL, that does not automatically translate to a workable Linux port. There are tons of complexities there (as you all well know). We have our team head down on proving that it can be done up to our quality standards. Once we know that, we will share the news.
This is a real shame to see it change from a confirmed port, to only something that's being investigated.
I can only hope if they are unable to do it, that another developer picks it up. I would love to see Aspyr Media handle it though, as their other ports are good and I have a lot of respect for them as developers, but if they can't, then someone else needs to step up. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I think the problem is that gamers are by and large a captive audience. It seems most of us cannot stand to not be playing the "hot new game", so they will buy it anyway and play it on a Windows partition or wine, or otherwise support companies that don't treat them right.
There are other games out there, too many for me to play. Even on gnu+linux. So it's not that big of a deal to swear off from buying a certain company's product if they don't treat us right.
Companies have no incentive to treat us right if they know they will get our business whatever they do.
This is why you see companies yanking their customers around with ridiculous DLC and preorder bonuses, even in the Windows world. Gamers need to be more assertive customers.
There are other games out there, too many for me to play. Even on gnu+linux. So it's not that big of a deal to swear off from buying a certain company's product if they don't treat us right.
Companies have no incentive to treat us right if they know they will get our business whatever they do.
This is why you see companies yanking their customers around with ridiculous DLC and preorder bonuses, even in the Windows world. Gamers need to be more assertive customers.
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As Edmund Blackadder once said, "I think it rhymes with 'clucking bell'"
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Quoting: liamdaweNo, this comes direct from Aspyr Media as linked to in the article. They have also commented on reddit now too:
QuoteWe are still investigating the technical feasibility of it. I say that because we will NOT bring a substandard version to Linux, no matter how much we want to see that happen.
Huh. I wonder why they want so badly to see a substandard version on Linux, and who's stopping them. ;)
(I mean, they say they want "that" to happen)
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MrTennessee17 Oct 5, 2016
Well...I guess this time around we won't have to wait for them to fix the whole issue of entering into a diplomatic agreement with the ai one turn and the very next turn they denounce you and declare war on you right?
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Quoting: Purple Library GuyHuh. I wonder why they want so badly to see a substandard version on Linux, and who's stopping them. ;)
(I mean, they say they want "that" to happen)
Dangit...grammer fail:/ I've edited to fix that
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TacoDeBoss Oct 5, 2016
What a load. I nearly pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition yesterday. I'm not sure I'm going to be spending any money on this at all anymore, or if I do, I'll likely not buy it first party to make sure the developers don't get a cent. This isn't JUST Aspyr's fault. Clearly, Firaxis made a promise Aspyr couldn't keep. Neither of them deserve money from us.
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Quoting: TacoDeBossWhat a load. I nearly pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition yesterday. I'm not sure I'm going to be spending any money on this at all anymore,
Never preorder. But if there is a good port and the game is good then buy it from legitimate sources or just dont play it
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I can't say I didn't see this coming.
Aspyr has never really embraced Linux porting, they always appeared as an old school Mac porting shop that failed to realize times are changing.
Times are changing because Linux gaming is on the (admittedly slow for now) rise while Apple gaming is going down.
I mean Apple computers are stuck in OpenGL 4.1 world, with a proprietary mobile API as only alternative and ever more underpowered hardware. Apple obviously doesn't care for gaming, I'd even argue they don't really care about desktop anymore.
Meanwhile, I just wish reputable developpers like Firaxis would stop giving ports to Aspyr and put it in the more capable (though very busy) hands of Feral.
As far as I'm concerned, this news translate to more money for Feral!
Still wished I would be able to play Civ 6, but it'll end up running under Wine sooner or later (maybe someone will revive Gallium eleven given the much improved state of Mesa and increasing AMD marketshare).
PS: the so-called technical difficulties to port Civ 6 on Linux is just sugarcoating their decision to completely abandon Linux porting.
There's no difficulties, not with the Mac port being OpenGL, Linux having superior OpenGL support and the two previous games in the franchise successfully running on Linux.
Aspyr has never really embraced Linux porting, they always appeared as an old school Mac porting shop that failed to realize times are changing.
Times are changing because Linux gaming is on the (admittedly slow for now) rise while Apple gaming is going down.
I mean Apple computers are stuck in OpenGL 4.1 world, with a proprietary mobile API as only alternative and ever more underpowered hardware. Apple obviously doesn't care for gaming, I'd even argue they don't really care about desktop anymore.
Meanwhile, I just wish reputable developpers like Firaxis would stop giving ports to Aspyr and put it in the more capable (though very busy) hands of Feral.
As far as I'm concerned, this news translate to more money for Feral!
Still wished I would be able to play Civ 6, but it'll end up running under Wine sooner or later (maybe someone will revive Gallium eleven given the much improved state of Mesa and increasing AMD marketshare).
PS: the so-called technical difficulties to port Civ 6 on Linux is just sugarcoating their decision to completely abandon Linux porting.
There's no difficulties, not with the Mac port being OpenGL, Linux having superior OpenGL support and the two previous games in the franchise successfully running on Linux.
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intialonso Oct 5, 2016
Damn, that was the only game I was playing to buy in the next month :(
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voyager2102 Oct 5, 2016
The day they release Civ V on Linux was the day I stopped buying Windows games. I do still have a windows PC that the kids use sometimes but I have not used it since that day. And yet, this is the only game series that I really play continiously for the last few decades (god am I ever old!). My wife plays it... my kids play it... and now it might not come to linux. What a sad day. It will be a dramatic loss for me but I guess this will be the first Civ game that I will not be playing :( (I'm right now considering replacing my main board, so I can put a second GPU in to pass-thru to my Windows KVM (which is there since customers stubbornly require you to have Office and run obscure desktop sharing services :() - that's how far I would go to play this game!)
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