For those of you who prefer to shop on the GOG side of the fence, their Summer Sale Festival is now officially live and there's a lot of good stuff cheaper.
Some nice Linux picks currently in the sale:
- EVERSPACE - 80% off
- Stellaris - 75% off
- Prison Architect - 75% off
- Darkest Dungeon - 70% off
- Surviving Mars - First Colony Edition - 66% off
- Overload - 50% off
- Moonlighter - 50% off
- Brigador: Up-Armored Deluxe - 40% off
- BATTLETECH - 40% off
Obviously there's an absolute ton more, just for Linux there's around 16 pages of deals on GOG.
GOG are also giving away Obduction for the next two days, while it's only officially for Windows and Mac those of you making use of Wine might appreciate the freebie.
They will also be doing flash-deals, with a new set of even cheaper games every day. GOG's Summer Sale Festival lasts until June 17, 10 PM UTC.
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Quoting: ShmerlI've reached out to VP to find out if they plan to get the Linux version of BioShock Infinite on GOG.Quoting: einherjarI my point of view GOG messes things like this up.
If you can have a Linuxversion on Steam but not on GOG It does not seem to be the gamedevs fault.
Just my 2 Cents.
That's up to VP really. GOG said that much explicitly.
See: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/gogcom_summer_sale_festival_is_live_d714f/post26
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Quoting: liamdaweI've reached out to VP to find out if they plan to get the Linux version of BioShock Infinite on GOG.
Thanks, I also wrote to them using this form: http://www.vpltd.com/contact/
Not sure if they'll respond though.
@adamhm also pointed out, that he asked VP in the past, why their other Linux games are missing on GOG, like Saints Row series, for example. And VP said it's due to the publisher (Deep Silver) never asking them to release it. Which sounds weird, since Deep Silver did release Windows versions on GOG.
I suspect there is something going on between VP and original publishers that's blocking it. May be VP charge the publisher for each extra release, and the likes of Deep Silver and 2K don't care enough about other stores for Linux versions, to pay anything. Just a guess of course, I have no info about it.
Last edited by Shmerl on 31 May 2019 at 8:16 pm UTC
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Also, if anyone wants to ping 2K about this, feel free to comment in this thread:
https://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?1473556-With-Linux-version-out-please-release-Bioshock-Infinite-on-GOG!
Last edited by Shmerl on 31 May 2019 at 8:15 pm UTC
https://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?1473556-With-Linux-version-out-please-release-Bioshock-Infinite-on-GOG!
Last edited by Shmerl on 31 May 2019 at 8:15 pm UTC
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I tried this, to bypass installers bundling a bunch of dx junk:
But result isn't really a full game...
I suppose something is off, or it's related to Galaxy 2.0 changes.
Last edited by Shmerl on 31 May 2019 at 9:10 pm UTC
lgogdownloader --list-details --game bioshock_infinite | grep 'product id'
...
product id: 1752654506
lgogdownloader --galaxy-show-builds 1752654506
0: Version 1.0.1643565 - 2019-05-24T12:52:46+0000 (Gen 2)
lgogdownloader --galaxy-install 1752654506/0But result isn't really a full game...
I suppose something is off, or it's related to Galaxy 2.0 changes.
Last edited by Shmerl on 31 May 2019 at 9:10 pm UTC
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Quoting: Sir_DiealotThere is a Banner Saga collection I almost bought because they are allegedly good games.
But after reading this I decided against it. https://www.gog.com/forum/the_banner_saga_series/linux_version
If I remember correctly those games were made on adobe air which dropped Linux support shortly after the first game was made, so the company was in a no win situation. Never reaching out and explaining that was a poor PR move on their part.
Recently they did go to the trouble of removing their broken and unplayable Linux port from steam so that people could play on proton, so at least linux support was in the back of their minds somewhere. It was a goodwill gesture in any case. link
I certainly can't blame you for not buying the games, they are very good though.
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Quoting: ShmerlI spoke to VP, they said essentially it's not down to them as they don't have the rights for distributing it.Quoting: liamdaweI've reached out to VP to find out if they plan to get the Linux version of BioShock Infinite on GOG.
Thanks, I also wrote to them using this form: http://www.vpltd.com/contact/
Not sure if they'll respond though.
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Quoting: liamdaweI spoke to VP, they said essentially it's not down to them as they don't have the rights for distributing it.
So why would 2K not do that, if they released the Windows version on GOG? We should contact 2K then, since looks like they are the bottleneck here.
Last edited by Shmerl on 3 June 2019 at 1:53 pm UTC
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Comandante Ñoñardo Jun 3, 2019
Quoting: ShmerlMaybe because the Linux version was subsidized by Valve, making it Steam exclusive, like Metro Redux and Dying Light?Quoting: liamdaweI spoke to VP, they said essentially it's not down to them as they don't have the rights for distributing it.
So why would 2K not do that, if they released the Windows version on GOG?
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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoMaybe because the Linux version was subsidized by Valve, making it Steam exclusive, like Metro Redux and Dying Light?
I doubt it. Valve in the past claimed, they never require exclusive deals. But feel free to ask them.
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Quoting: ShmerlApparently the publisher just isn't bothered.Quoting: liamdaweI spoke to VP, they said essentially it's not down to them as they don't have the rights for distributing it.
So why would 2K not do that, if they released the Windows version on GOG? We should contact 2K then, since looks like they are the bottleneck here.
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