Quoting: dannielloThird: Netfix/HBO/Amazon require DRM and HDCP support (for resolution bigger than 720p). There is no HDCP support in Linux at all. HDCP is supported by Android...

linux has DRM support on Firefox and Chrome, not that this is a good thing...

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Quoting: ColomboWould be fun if Ataribox was sneaky Steambox, where Valve is trying a bit different concept of Steambox, with specific brand image and specific target group. Get more traction on linux gaming platform, have have number of support staff that can solve linux-specific issues before they roll out with more general-use box.

that is my only hope.
Atari alone is not strong enough, but with valve help....

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also:
is that a back button and HOME button?
android feelings...

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did the tech companies think we are stupid to buy anything that have an tux logo on it?

the expected price for this thing was like 250~300:
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/09/ataribox-aims-high-with-250-300-price-point-linux-core-custom-amd-chip/

why would anyone buy one of those instead of an PS4, Switch or xbox one? (or a new video card for their pc, or maybe 5 more games)

the only 2 groups that i see buying one of those are:
Atari fans ,but those dont exist anymore since they burn they own brand with the classic remakes.
see the jimquisition videos about it

And Linux users, but we buying that will not aughment the linux marketshare and solve the chicken/egg issue.
we will just waste 300 dollars that could be better spent in buying games. as we did with the steam machines (and even then, sold less than 500K copies)

at least now, they admit that they have no clue on what the price should be (they are asking this question on the pool) wich isnt a good think at all, but at least will give then a clue.

sorry guys, but supporting it will only make linux being remembered as "the system of the scans like oton X".
the average joe dont know what linux and FLOSS software is.

and if they cant make an product that have apeal for the average joe, we shouldnt support it just because it runs linux, it will not help us, we should spend smarther not harder.

just think about it, if you go to github.com, there are millions of projects there, if you have 1 million of dollars, what would make more sense, donate 1 dolar to each project?
or donate 1 million the ones who are more likely to be a thing and not die tomorrow?
we are just throwing money at everything to see if its stick, instead of focusing on ensure the survival of something that has potential.
1 dollar per month cant hire an developer and ensure that he will not have to find an "real job" in the closed software world, instead of work on the free software he is doing and hire more people to help.
1 million of dollars on a single hand on the other hand can make the difference, and an hardware that will only be purchased by a few linux users isnt an gamechanger project.
hardware has an cost per unit, aside from things like purism that dont aim to be mainstream, projects like this are doomed to fail.

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Quoting: lucinosI remember having a lot of fun with STK 0.6, that was a lot time ago and of course the game is a lot different now. (and heavier, I was playing 0.6 on really old computers, 0.8 and later need reasonable new computers)

put the graphics on minimum

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Godot is the project that we should be throwing most money at.
and we are not =\

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"It's actually a reasonably big release for this lovely open source game. I tried out the latest release of course and it's quite impressive how far along it is and how polished it's starting to feel, to the point that I actually had fun"

LOL finally some one said it.
but to be fair i tested one recent update and the gameplay was good.

being fun is the "bug 0" that every game need to fix.

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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: elmapuli think we should make an list of what exists vs where to find.
by what exist im talking about all console games+the most famous games on windows

I don't care about those most of the time.

i do.

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Quoting: tmtvl

Quoting: elmapulnow they need to fix the:
"add the fucking smoth scrooling" bug.

Smooth scrolling? Eww, what is this, 2005?

so are you saying that i'm the only one who dont have this feature on steam?

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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: razing32

Quoting: ShmerlGOG release is again missing.

There's a whole list dedicated to that it seems :
https://www.gog.com/mix/games_that_have_native_linux_portselsewhere
:(

Well, it's here on the wiki too: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/wiki/GOG_Games_Missing_Linux_Ports

i think we should make an list of what exists vs where to find.
by what exist im talking about all console games+the most famous games on windows

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