Quoting: BlobExclusively for SteamOS is a bit confusing.. AFAIK every game on Steam has to have a Windows version and SteamOS without Linux support wouldn't make sense. So there is only this said minor difference.

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I got a shock reading the headline, I thought it would come only for SteamOS, not for other Linuxes (however they would have managed to do this).

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I'm expecting Bioshock Infinite:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/8930/discussions/0/540743758002415316/#c619569608752059900
Of course, this might mean the Mac port, but they have got Linux developers, they already ported it to Mac and they've got such a great game to port...

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Quoting: fleskReally? I never noticed that before. I'm pretty up to date on point-and-click adventure and platformer campaigns and wouldn't mind helping out in one way or another.

While I'm not funding, I'd appreciate reading about point-and-click adventures to come for Linux.
(As I'm supposed to as a German. ;o) )

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<voice mode="groupie">ABE!</voice>

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Quoting: Beamboom

Quoting: masteredu^ one more reason to crack games or get them illegal when they release instead of buying, because its just forbidden for your country.

That's not a reason to steal, never will be.

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I don't feel this is about biting the hand that feeds you.
You shouldn't bite anyone's hand like this.
And no, it's not different on the internet.

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Paradox' DLC policy is really ridiculous if you ask me. At their special weekend, it looked like most of their games have several dozens of DLCs...

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Quoting: Segata Sanshiro1 - The internet has completely changed things in that regard. You can watch a let's play or a review and get an idea of what the game is about without playing it.

Of course, there are some aspects you get to know with a video and some you don't (how quick the game reacts, how well it works on your system, if you could solve the puzzle yourself, ...). But I feel that's not the real reason why I very much prefer the demo over a video. Watching a video more feels like a spoiler to me, while playing a demo seems like an introduction. Might have to do with me not growing up with Youtube, though, I don't know.

Quoting: Segata Sanshiro2 - Impulse buying is where devs selling on Steam make most of their money. People don't even play 50% of their games or for more than one hour. If you give people demos, they get a chance to think about it rather than "oh, this looks good. I'll buy it for 75% off"

It seems the big ones are more fearing people not doing the impulse buying while the smaller ones take a chance on people getting to know their games.

The other aspect has been mentioned in articles I read about demos: That people might actually be satisfied with the demo's content. When looking at how many people are not even reaching early achivements in games, this might be true.

Quoting: Segata SanshiroI should really start trying demos more... I wouldn't have bought Battle Worlds: Kronos if I had played the demo... Then again, like I said, that's one of the reasons there aren't demos in the first place.

That was one I was sure I'd not buy after trying the demo, it simply crashes on my machine. When doing another test for the list, I was disappointed that it hadn't improved.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: EikePeople using Debian 7 (Wheezy) should know that they need a newer libc

You’re saying that as if there was some sort of Debian Gaming Licence that people can only get by passing a glibc test.

If I remember correctly, Steam doesn't even start without the newer libc?
(And according to the gamingonlinux survey, the vast majority of Linux players do use Steam...)

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Quoting: a4360825...
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traitors
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You might have some point. But I wont care about it as long as you're trolling around and don't get to it. Show numbers instead of assertions. Be specific instead of nonsensically generalizing. "All xy are" is a wrong statement in most of the cases.

Ciao,
Eike ( > 15 years of Linux)

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