Quoting: Creak

Quoting: MohandevirFor sure. Maintenance free, kernel-integrated solution. It becomes a no-brainer for Valve.

And, must I add, for the users as well.

Enjoying mind free, plug'n'play AMD GPUs since 2014 :D

I'm not there yet because of bad AMD choices I made in the past, but I'm looking toward a Ryzen + Vega combo with a lot of hype. If the promises are met by AMD and it's looking good, it's only a matter of time before I make the jump, for sure.

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Quoting: buenaventuraAbove all I feel that AMD is preferable since you can run FOSS drivers. With NVIDIA, the foss driver will (it seems) always be pretty crap.

For sure. Maintenance free, kernel-integrated solution. It becomes a no-brainer for Valve.

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This:

http://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpowerpcs-499-oculus-ready-amd-pc-is-now-available/

Vulkan gaining traction + viable AMD Linux drivers = Steam Machine-V2? Along with a new version of SteamOS (3rd priority)?

In this link they are not yet talking about Ryzen + Vega.

Even if I like my Nvidia + Intel rig, I must admit that AMD's solution is much more affordable.

We've just got another proof that Valve has not abandonned Linux. It feels like they are just working on other priorities to make the Linux ecosystem more viable for gaming.

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For the record, a Linux entry for Sid Meier's Civilization VI appeared on the SteamDB. Hurray!

Edit: Bad formulation.

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What is going on with Dirt Rally? Isn't it the Spacious Sky from Feral (total speculation)?

This one I'm really waiting for. Still got Mad Max to finish and Deus Ex in my backlog though. It's not really an "emergency" but it's the one I'm most hyped for besides The Witcher 3... that will probably never come... *Sigh*

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: MohandevirThe best way to support Linux is still to send cookies to the likes of Aspyr and Feral.

Get them by the belly! Trolls can't get a bite at these! :)

Actually, the very best way to ensure Linux support is to keep buying Linux games. Developers care a lot more about their wallets than they do their bellies.

Totally true. Cookies before, to get the Linux version done and wallet, to buy the game that got released because of the cookies. :)

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The best way to support Linux is still to send cookies to the likes of Aspyr and Feral.

Get them by the belly! Trolls can't get a bite at these! :)

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The comments about Linux developpment are really pleasant to read. We need more developpers to think and act like that.

I don't know if it's my kind of game, but I'm going to buy it just to support the mindset. :)

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1018 games is impressive but out of the 4207 total... It's not 25% of the new releases and I didn't removed the older title ports...

Anyone with better knowledge to explain that?

I expected that percentage to be higher, considering all the work to smoothen the Linux builds production, but I might be missing some key informations...

Oh well, it leaves a lot of possibilities to Feral, Aspyr, Virtual Programming and other porting studios. :)

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: MohandevirFor me it should be treated as the exception that proves the rule...

Exceptions don't prove rules. This is a popular misconception; the saying comes from a time when the meaning of "prove" was/could be different. The sense in this saying, as well as things like "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" is more like "test"--thus, the saying means an exception tests a rule; if an exception comes up, you see if the rule will hold despite that.
Little pet peeve thingie.

Lol! I humbly stands corrected. I might have badly chosen my expression.

Are you linguist? Lol!

All I meant is that Feral as already eaten the biggest part of that pudding and it might be unfair to hold them responsible for that particular failure. From what I read, at that time, things out if their control forced them to come to this decision.

How badly did I want to play Batman Arkham Knight...

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