Recently, Metro Exodus ended its Epic Store exclusivity and Deep Silver (the publisher) confirmed it was heading to Linux. In a recent Reddit AMA (Ask me anything), the developer 4A Games mentioned the Linux port too.
In reply to a comment asking about macOS/Linux they said this:
[…] Throughout DLC development we've also been very busy working on various platforms for all of the Metro series. We recently confirmed the linux version and will reveal the launch date for that soon. […]
Really great to see it get confirmed multiple times now, strange though how they were so quiet on it before it hit Steam to no be so willing to talk about it when asked. Having all the Metro games on Linux is going to be great though, a full series for us. Seems it's had a warm reception on Steam too, with it now having a "Very Positive" user rating from well over ten thousand people.
Once they do talk about dates, we will let you know. Will you be picking up a copy when it's out for Linux officially?
You can check out Metro Exodus on Steam.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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It'll be my day one purchase like it was with previous Metro games!
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Pretty torn over here. EGS exclusivity is a no-go for me.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.
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Clearly a purchase for me when it comes out on Linux.
Apart from the Feral ports, we don't have too many AAA's lately.
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Apart from the Feral ports, we don't have too many AAA's lately.
Quoting: celphyPretty torn over here. EGS's exclusivity is a no-go for me.Well, Exodus is no more an exclusivity.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.
Last edited by Lolo01 on 28 February 2020 at 10:40 am UTC
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Quoting: Lolo01Clearly a purchase for me when it comes out on Linux.
Apart from the Feral ports, we don't have too many AAA's lately.
Quoting: celphyPretty torn over here. EGS's exclusivity is a no-go for me.Well, Exodus is no more an exclusivity.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.
Let me clarify that:
A developer that has decided to enter into an exclusivity deal with Epic is not someone I want to support.
In the end they are placing money over consumer interests and hoping it works out in their favour.
I personally don't want it to pay off so I'd rather not buy those games.
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Quoting: celphyQuoting: Lolo01Clearly a purchase for me when it comes out on Linux.
Apart from the Feral ports, we don't have too many AAA's lately.
Quoting: celphyPretty torn over here. EGS's exclusivity is a no-go for me.Well, Exodus is no more an exclusivity.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.
Let me clarify that:
A developer that has decided to enter into an exclusivity deal with Epic is not someone I want to support.
In the end they are placing money over consumer interests and hoping it works out in their favour.
I personally don't want it to pay off so I'd rather not buy those games.
I understand your point of view.
But still, it's a huge Linux port. They are rare, it must be taken into account.
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Quoting: celphyI personally don't want it to pay off so I'd rather not buy those games.
If we had loads of big games to choose from...
I prefer to support the few that support us.
Of course, it's everybody's own choice.
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Quoting: EikeIf we had loads of big games to choose from...
I prefer to support the few that support us.
Of course, it's everybody's own choice.
Yeah. That's why I said I'm torn on that.
I'll propably buy it if it works well enough.
Most versions still seem to have technical difficulties though.
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Quoting: Lolo01Quoting: celphyA developer that has decided to enter into an exclusivity deal with Epic is not someone I want to support.
In the end they are placing money over consumer interests and hoping it works out in their favour.
I personally don't want it to pay off so I'd rather not buy those games.
I understand your point of view.
But still, it's a huge Linux port. They are rare, it must be taken into account.
Indeed. The exclusivity deal was a big stain. But doing a full Linux port for a game like this is still a huge positive. Everybody will have to weigh the positives and negatives for themselves, but for me it's still a net positive.
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Quoting: PatolaBought it with all DLCs whe it went to Steam. And since the game works so well under proton (DirectX 12 mode on Proton 5.0.3! Incredible!) I would prefer if they spent their efforts more productively, e.g. maybe adding Vulkan support including raytracing?Well, I would prefer exactly what they're doing. Getting their game on Linux. Nice it works in Proton, but developers doing Linux versions is still absolutely vital to Linux gaming. Whose to say it won't have Vulkan support since they did that for Stadia already.
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Quoting: celphyYeah. That's why I said I'm torn on that.
I'll propably buy it if it works well enough.
Most versions still seem to have technical difficulties though.
Well, since they announced that Exodus will come to Linux I decided to start playing Metro series (always had them on my library but never made the time to get into them... shame on me) and I have to say that redux is a very solid port. Outside of some very rare crashes (probably I got 3 in 25 hs of game play of 2033 and last light) it works flawlessly with Mesa drivers. So I'm confident that we will get a well polished version :D
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Quoting: celphyQuoting: Lolo01Clearly a purchase for me when it comes out on Linux.
Apart from the Feral ports, we don't have too many AAA's lately.
Quoting: celphyPretty torn over here. EGS's exclusivity is a no-go for me.Well, Exodus is no more an exclusivity.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.
Let me clarify that:
A developer that has decided to enter into an exclusivity deal with Epic is not someone I want to support.
In the end they are placing money over consumer interests and hoping it works out in their favour.
I personally don't want it to pay off so I'd rather not buy those games.
I don't think developers has any influence over store deals , you should blame publishers.
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Godd news, but they got an year to plan this ahead, could did it earlier.
I will get as soon it launch.
I will get as soon it launch.
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Well, those of you who know me will not be surprised I'll be all over this release. :)
An obvious purchase imo, and with the current state of things I'd argue more so than ever!
An obvious purchase imo, and with the current state of things I'd argue more so than ever!
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Quoting: celphyQuoting: Lolo01Clearly a purchase for me when it comes out on Linux.
Apart from the Feral ports, we don't have too many AAA's lately.
Quoting: celphyPretty torn over here. EGS's exclusivity is a no-go for me.Well, Exodus is no more an exclusivity.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.
Let me clarify that:
A developer that has decided to enter into an exclusivity deal with Epic is not someone I want to support.
In the end they are placing money over consumer interests and hoping it works out in their favour.
I personally don't want it to pay off so I'd rather not buy those games.
If you don't buy it, the publisher will see it and think that Linux ports aren't worth doing, because they don't sell.
If you buy it, the publisher will see that it sells on Steam and that this is where the money is. It's one unit sold less on the Epic Store.
Think about the signals you're sending.
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Quoting: kuhpunktIf you don't buy it, the publisher will see it and think that Linux ports aren't worth doing, because they don't sell.
If you buy it, the publisher will see that it sells on Steam and that this is where the money is. It's one unit sold less on the Epic Store.
Think about the signals you're sending.
You could also say: If you buy it, the publisher will see that the exclusivity deal did pay, and that the rest stills buys it a year later on Steam.
It's not my standpoint, but it's not invalid either.
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Quoting: EikeQuoting: kuhpunktIf you don't buy it, the publisher will see it and think that Linux ports aren't worth doing, because they don't sell.
If you buy it, the publisher will see that it sells on Steam and that this is where the money is. It's one unit sold less on the Epic Store.
Think about the signals you're sending.
You could also say: If you buy it, the publisher will see that the exclusivity deal did pay, and that the rest stills buys it a year later on Steam.
It's not my standpoint, but it's not invalid either.
Yes, but not buying it now on Steam (for Linux) would make the situation worse, wouldn't it?
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Quoting: kuhpunktYes, but not buying it now on Steam (for Linux) would make the situation worse, wouldn't it?
I absolutely think so. I might see it differently if I were on Windows. (But probably not even then.)
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Now if only we could get a similar announcement for Borderlands 3 (announced yesterday to come to Steam on the 13th of March). Come on Feral!
Last edited by Salvatos on 28 February 2020 at 1:53 pm UTC
Last edited by Salvatos on 28 February 2020 at 1:53 pm UTC
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Quoting: SalvatosNow if only we could get a similar announcement for Borderlands 3 (announced yesterday to come to Steam on the 13th of March). Come on Feral!
Didn't they do the previous Linux versions themselves?
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Quoting: EikeQuoting: SalvatosNow if only we could get a similar announcement for Borderlands 3 (announced yesterday to come to Steam on the 13th of March). Come on Feral!
Didn't they do the previous Linux versions themselves?
No Feral did the Mac port of BL1, Aspyr did the Mac+Linux ports of BL2. But seeing as Aspyr can't be bothered to bring the last update to Linux, I suspect most people would prefer to have it done by Feral.
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