Feral Interactive have finally confirmed the Linux release date for Shadow of the Tomb Raider after announcing it for Linux back in November last year.
They've said today it will officially release as "Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition" on November 5th! Looking around at dates, technically this is the earliest we've seen any of the newer Tomb Raider series arrive on Linux. The first Tomb Raider came to Linux in 2016 after an original 2013 release, with Rise of the Tomb Raider arriving on Linux 2018 after an original 2016 release and we get the final game in the reboot trilogy next month!
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Since we've waited on it for just over a year after release, we get the fancy Definitive Edition which comes with its entire collection of DLC so it's not a bad package for a patient gamer to get. Feral's previous port of Rise of the Tomb Raider performed really well too, so I've no doubt this will.
One thing the Linux version will not support is Ray Tracing, as Feral Interactive confirmed to GamingOnLinux over email.
Feral announced it on their official site, Twitter, press emails and so on. They also have a fancy mini-site setup for it if you're after a bit more information. We also still have Life is Strange 2 and Total War Saga: TROY to come from Feral yet.
Will you be picking up a copy when it releases? We shall have a livestream of the fun no doubt, be sure to follow us on Twitch for when that happens.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
As for Proton, I've never said anywhere it's the "only way forward". I did say in an article it can help break the cycle, however there are many different ways forwards. In fact, I've given multiple reasons why Proton also concerns me at the same time multiple times too.
Quoting: GuestLook, I know this is a touchy subject, and maybe I should just shut up about it too. But others have strongly held opinions that are just as valid as yours are. Personally, I will be buying this from Feral, and held off on buying the Windows port. AFAIC, if you're not going to support Linux developers, why bother using Linux at all??I never said anyone's opinion wasn't valid :). I'm glad people held off on buying it, to support Feral when it arrives. Feral have been good for the Linux gaming ecosystem and I love their games.
Proton has done LOTS for games that are likely to never see a native port. Stadia may bring more awareness and broader use of Vulkan, now at least I hope Valve will lobby devs into bringing those games developed with this in mind to Linux desktop, yes wishful thinking. At the very least, moving away from the lock-in of DirectX means better support, even if through translation.
I celebrate Feral for still making the effort to bring native ports, though I reckon, monetary incentives for them may come from Mac/iOS rather than Linux.
Will buy this for sure. Been waiting on it for a looooooong time!
Jewgeni Filippowitsch Iwanowski Oct 16, 2019
Maybe I'm too old to be needing the greatest and newest games. I appreciate what's already there and as I don't spend that much time gaming anymore I might never fully finish my (rather medium sized) backlog. That's okay for me as long as once in a while there are some gems like this one released to brighten up the day.
Would be nice if it did, but no harm if it doesn't. But I won't buy the game twice though.
Quoting: Sojiro84I guess my normal version of the game I bought and played on Windows before finally switching over, doesn't get a basic edition of the game that is Linux compatible?
Would be nice if it did, but no harm if it doesn't. But I won't buy the game twice though.
If guess it will. Let's see...
Quoting: Jewgeni Filippowitsch IwanowskiI've also been waiting for it and will buy it as soon as it's available.
Maybe I'm too old to be needing the greatest and newest games. I appreciate what's already there and as I don't spend that much time gaming anymore I might never fully finish my (rather medium sized) backlog. That's okay for me as long as once in a while there are some gems like this one released to brighten up the day.
As I don't have much time for playing anymore, I can also still satisfy my gaming needs with native ports (and whitelisted Proton games). For the same reason, I'm keeping my backlog of bought games small (half a dozen games or so). But the reason for writing...: How many games is "rather medium sized"? :-D
Quoting: GuestI wish they focused on porting better games. Sure, Tomb Raider is better than Total War by a long shot, but Mad Max was much better. I still haven’t started playing the previous Tomb Raider because the first one was ok but had a lot of annoying moments.
I think Mad Max was the only big game I abandoned on Linux. It just felt so grindy and cumbersome at some point. ("Now you need to raise/lower the IDontCare level yet another time...")
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