Feral Interactive are up to their usual funny business with a brand new Linux port teaser up on their radar.
This is now the second unannounced Linux game they're teasing (here's the other), so I can't wait to see what they have cooked up for us. The last teaser was put up a good few months ago now, so hopefully at least one of them will release soon. They're both in the outermost part of the radar, so they could still be a while away. We don't really know what "Quite Soon" actually means, it could end up being tomorrow, a week or more.
Anyway…here's the latest teaser from their port radar:
"It's just a shot away"
Begin the guessing games! What do you think this be? Exciting! I'm sure these won't be the only titles this year too, let's see if they can truly surprise us.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: KelsSkyrim.Nope, GTA V. ;-)
Why is this even a question?
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Mohandevir Jan 29, 2018
Quoting: sbolokanovDon't be ridiculous, Witcher 3 is long past the point of being made for Linux.
Before the Storm sounds just about right.
Probably. I wasn't serious at all as all of us should be. Afterall, it's just gaming.
This said, Square Enix title is a safe bet. It's probably one of the few AAA studios (besides Valve) that still publish games on Linux. So we have Rise of the Tomb Raider and Before the Storm on the Feral radar.
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You can see the Triforce inside the cookie, probably Zelda :)
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Avehicle7887 Jan 29, 2018
I highly doubt Skyrim would come to Linux like this. Bethesda and id Software are beer buddies, we'd probably see Doom and Wolfenstein before arrows start hitting the knee.
My Guess is: A game by a company that has already worked with Feral before, take your pick.
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My Guess is: A game by a company that has already worked with Feral before, take your pick.
Last edited by Avehicle7887 on 29 January 2018 at 7:23 pm UTC
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Kimyrielle Jan 29, 2018
Quoting: Avehicle7887I highly doubt Skyrim would come to Linux like this. Bethesda and id Software are beer buddies, we'd probably see Doom and Wolfenstein before arrows start hitting the knee.
My Guess is: A game by a company that has already worked with Feral before, take your pick.
ID Software moved away from Linux a while ago. I don't think their interest in Linux is any greater than Bethesda's itself, these days. And Beth's reluctance to release their games on our platform is of a borderline religious nature. Some of their games run pretty well in WINE and probably could be ported with minimal effort, but I think Beth needs a new CEO before they will consider it.
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Mohandevir Jan 29, 2018
Quoting: KimyrielleQuoting: Avehicle7887I highly doubt Skyrim would come to Linux like this. Bethesda and id Software are beer buddies, we'd probably see Doom and Wolfenstein before arrows start hitting the knee.
My Guess is: A game by a company that has already worked with Feral before, take your pick.
ID Software moved away from Linux a while ago. I don't think their interest in Linux is any greater than Bethesda's itself, these days. And Beth's reluctance to release their games on our platform is of a borderline religious nature. Some of their games run pretty well in WINE and probably could be ported with minimal effort, but I think Beth needs a new CEO before they will consider it.
Safer bet lies in Codemasters, 2K Games, Sega, Square Enix and (maybe) Warner Bros. Did I forget other AAA studios? The fact that WB didn't release Shadow of War on Linux and never mentionned it makes me doubt about their futur intentions. Even if Before the Storm seems rock solid, could it be?
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wvstolzing Jan 29, 2018
Quoting: KimyrielleAnd Beth's reluctance to release their games on our platform is of a borderline religious nature.
I'm sure their prejudices play a role; but the moment they see that it's financially viable to release ports, they'll do it. (The bottom line being money, money, more money, etc.)
One deterrent might be that they're not sure how many *new Linux sales* they'll achieve, if they were to release a port. Dual-booters who have already bought Skyrim in antedeluvian ages, or recently on a sale, will get the port for free -- I'm sure that notion is revolting to them.
Besides, when they released Skyrim on Switch (about which they must have had a pretty clear sales projection), they charged full price for it. They can't even try do that on Linux, given 'steamplay'. Though the release of the 'Special Edition' did allow them to jack up the prices again. As far as I can tell, they don't even sell vanilla Skyrim + DLCs at this point; it's just the 'special edition' for a whopping $40. Maybe, if 'steam machines' were a commercial ... thing ... that existed ... maybe. Though I wouldn't know; I'm an ignorant bum.
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Quoting: wvstolzingQuoting: KimyrielleAnd Beth's reluctance to release their games on our platform is of a borderline religious nature.
I'm sure their prejudices play a role; but the moment they see that it's financially viable to release ports, they'll do it. (The bottom line being money, money, more money, etc.)
One deterrent might be that they're not sure how many *new Linux sales* they'll achieve, if they were to release a port. Dual-booters who have already bought Skyrim in antedeluvian ages, or recently on a sale, will get the port for free -- I'm sure that notion is revolting to them.
And this is why I want GNU/Linux-only purchases. It's not like I care about Windows or MAC anyway.
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Quoting: sbolokanovQuoting: wvstolzingOne deterrent might be that they're not sure how many *new Linux sales* they'll achieve, if they were to release a port. Dual-booters who have already bought Skyrim in antedeluvian ages, or recently on a sale, will get the port for free -- I'm sure that notion is revolting to them.
And this is why I want GNU/Linux-only purchases. It's not like I care about Windows or MAC anyway.
Yes, but... I don't dual boot for over 4 1/2 years now, but I still already own Skyrim. It's too old to port.
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