Metro Exodus is now live on Steam and Deep Silver say it's coming to Linux

Quoting: GuestI agree. You are not the first one noticing this, plenty of us see where this is going. Obviously Windows based on Linux will not be "just another distro", i am pretty sure they are going to use a ton of proprietary frameworks, libraries, shells etc on top of the opensource stuff. Maybe they will be keeping DirectX too, who knows. But i am pretty sure long term they are moving to Linux, they have releasized they can't really compete anymore, it costs too much just to maintain Windows 10 at this point. And every patch they release is a joke, breaking as much as they are fixing.

As for MS Office, well, the online part can run on a browser already, can't it?

Well bummer. I thought it was some revolutionary futuristic thought that no one else had thought of as a possibility. Oh well.

I've not used Office 365 online. It should work in Linux yes. But last I knew it was not as feature rich, but does offer some features like real-time collaboration that the desktop version does not have.

While I agree, there will be stuff they do that will set them apart, like packaging and their own Desktop Environment (likely with its own proprietary toolkit for creating GUI applications). The more they do the more effort it creates for them to maintain, which is the whole point to making the switch in the first place. In the case of DirectX, if they decide to port it, it likely wouldn't be locked down to be utilized by just their distro. It would likely then dominate (as it does now) as the primary graphics API and kill off Vulkan leaving just Apple's Metal. Anything using DirectX would then work on any Linux based system.

Only time will tell as to what actually goes down and happens.

I'm really excited to see Metro Exodus coming to Linux! I'm going to keep some money aside for the game when It's released for Linux :D

metro is on my ignore list because they pulled the bait and switch Epic exclusive.
let them do what they want, but i wont ever buy their stuff.

Quoting: catbox_fuguemetro is on my ignore list because they pulled the bait and switch Epic exclusive.
let them do what they want, but i wont ever buy their stuff.

depends on how good the port is
if it is as bad as 1+2 i also wont buy it
if it is feral quality and they sell the GOTY for 20 ill buy it

It seems Linux port is in the works, indeed.

This thread was from a while ago, but has there been any update on the Linux build?

Quoting: robvvThis thread was from a while ago, but has there been any update on the Linux build?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say no, nor Boarderlands 3.

Proton has basically ****** us.

It's been a looooong while since I've seen a AAA game released article for a linux native game on GOL.

That is correct, and while Proton has been beneficial in terms of enabling us to run games that would not be possible otherwise, it has hurt new developments in a big and bad way. I have a food share of mixed feelings. On the one hand it is amazing feat what Proton has done, on the other, while the performance impact is variable and in some cases negligible, there a performance hit. Plus the lack of features that would native Windows gamers have experienced (like RT, despite it being a moot point in most cases), but also quite beneficial DSSL and similar tecniques, which do enhance the gaming experience, which (AFAIK) are not supported under either DXVK or VKD3D.

I am steadily feeling like Proton has been the nail on the native ports of commercial games for Linux coffin.

I still remeber the community rage when CDPR said thet The Witcher 3 on Linux would use a similar translation layer as TW2, and the uproar resulted in no port, and how wild we got to see the game running under DXVK and Proton. Bottom line, "Linux needs no native support, the games will be made to run using translation layers, anyway".

Chicken and egg situation, who are to blame, us users or developers? I lean towards no one, since the simplest would be toonly ensure good wine compatibility (and sane API selection) in order to freely reach a wider audience.

I guess the figures of the amount of users gaming on Linux with Windows only games, metrics that Valve supposedly report back to vendors and developers, are not as good as we would like to beleive.

If you look at the historical activity, they will release the game for MACOS and Linux.

It seems they are having technical issues adapting the Stadia (Debian & Vulkan port) to Ubuntu.

Quoting: ThetargosI still remeber the community rage when CDPR said thet The Witcher 3 on Linux would use a similar translation layer as TW2, and the uproar resulted in no port, ....

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Business decisions are not based on the behaviour of screaming children.

Quoting: EhvisDon't believe everything you read on the internet. Business decisions are not based on the behaviour of screaming children.

Indeed!

Alas, they did get a good share of flak when they announce that it'd use iON. In the end it didn't matter.