Man I'm spoiled, getting used to 10x post a day, where would I go look for cool new stuff if not GOL. :(

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Quoting: dimkoI wonder, how much money Mac gamers spend and how much Linux user spend. While sheer number is high, it means not translation into money.

My guess would be that someone who is capable of paying $2000 for a laptop could also spend quite a few bucks into games.

A - A main reason people buy macs is so that they don't get viruses when they watch porn. Then if there's no virus there's no paper trail. Also, it's nice to own a status symbol of wealth. (Go ahead and flame me for this but on some level it's absolutely historically true.)

B - Don't be so sure that rich people are quick to let go of their precious money. It's the middle class and poor that will spend their money on all kinds of things, trinkets, humble bundles, cheap games, etc... The rich are much more close-fisted even if they do make large purchases.

C - Apple's Metal GL and Mir don't decrease Vulkan's future role as the gaming market's Dominiator. Anyone who is dumb enough to make a game locked to Apple OSX has fetal alcohol syndrome.

And Mir? My understanding is it would be theoretically possible for Mir Compositor to implement Wayland Protocol (Remember Wayland is not a compositor, it's just a protocol spec).

Canonical has left the Linux Desktop fight and are trying to emerge in the Tablet / Phone market scape, I have 0 interest in playing my AAA games on a phone or tablet when I have a 4k 43" TV connected to my Linux PC built out of more expensive parts than I ever imagined I would buy.

This is fantastic news about Vulkan beginning to emerge! :) Very exciting Times, my waifu and I agree that Valve is going to dramatically disrupt and efface the Console gaming scene as we know it.

Game Devs will no longer need to reserve shelf space in Brick & Mordar stores, Consoles will no longer need DVD drives, and you'll no longer need to store countless physical copies of discs that get scratched requiring you to buy the same game over and over.

Xbox Live & PSN Membership Fees @ $60/year? Forget it - Valve has set the bar for free Steam Online as it was birthed from Free Online. Your PS4 and XBONE controllers? Use them on Steam Machines - seems a bit like herasy or taboo but that'll be nice to gamers who already own 3-4 PS4 / Xbone controllers - saves $200.

Most important of all, no more Mario bull5h1t. No more Mario Subway Conductor, Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Super Smash Brothers 57 requiring you to spent $180 on characters just to play. I don't think PlayStation could offer any incentive either to land-lock Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, etc... as we've seen PC releases for most titles that had a history of being PS exclusive.

Additionally, Imagine your games never go away - The same copy of Super Mario Bros you purchased in the 1990s works on the latest game console today! Valve's Library of 1500+ Linux Games and 100 new games per month blows XBONE and PS out of the water - and if you're going to see Indie Games emerge from Game Devs it's going to happen on Steam Machines.

Fear not, Lord Gaben will take care of the people of Steam (not to mention that Steam is not a public company, but privately owned so the potential for political investor bs goes away pretty fast.)

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This looks amazing, Finally my StarCraft on SteamOS/Linux thirst will be filled - this demo really appears to capture all the technical aspects that made BroodWar amazing. Unit kinds are not overly complicated - it's like brewing beer out of 4 ingredients - a simple perfection.

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Added to my "follow" list.

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Quoting: KeyrockLook at you Linux user, a pathetic creature of meat and bone.

panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?

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Quoting: mulletdeathI'm actually the opposite-- I don't like "realistic" or "tactical" shooters at all, ... I've never found any kind of replacement for Gears of War on Linux. I wait patiently for such a thing to exist.

The closest thing in existence is Storm United which is like Halo for Linux, not sure if it's your cup of tea - but well worth a look.

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Monies will be spent. Fun will be had.

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Too bad the source 2 version never came to fruition.
View video on youtube.com

I would have loved to see a HD version of System Shock 2 as the series is legendary akin to Duke Nukem 3D.

Which reminds me - Whatever happened to the Golden Eye Source Linux Port? Someone @ GOL should get in contact with the devs and ask.

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I never backed it as the video felt like it was comprised of "management" and lacking the technical & artistic passion I would expect for a group wishing to carry on such an amazing legacy.

Now that's the in EA thought, I gotta say it looks like it may "turn heads" - if they develop 4 player co-op and full stream controller support and it looks fun then that'll sell me.

I'm collecting a game aerosol for 4 player Steam Machine LANing, this would make a nice feather in my cap.

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My wallet protests! I on the other hand think this is great news! :)

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