Quoting: Geopirate

Quoting: RussianNeuroMancer

Quoting: sarmadValve is now also over-relying on Windows and have an alternative that they are not brave enough to push full-speed

Right now Linux gaming not in the state that can be accepted by general audience. Many papercuts need to be fixed first (like Steam Runtime issues, Mesa-specific games issues, and get-this-damn-Optimus-tearfree issues, etc.) Maybe a little bit later, when new Steam Beta with Steam Runtime fixes will be pushed to stable channel, stable Ubuntu get Xorg Server 1.19 and Mesa with many game-specific fixes? Yep, I wish that happen ^_^

This is a super important point that a lot of the Linux community is completely ignoring. Other gamers are not interested in dropping to the command line and searching dozens of forum posts to get a game working. We need widespread Wayland adoption and we need a smooth Vulkan experience. Nvidia dominates Windows as well as Linux to a lesser degree in the steam surveys and their driver situation needs to get worked out for Wayland. AMD's open driver is still a work in progress and HDMI audio is a major pain point still.

That is not totally accurate. You don't need things to be perfect before you can go to market. Windows also has its own share of issues but it's working good enough and the same thing can be said about Linux if a company picks a certain setup of hardware and software. I have a System76 laptop with nVidia chipset and it's working flawlessly out of the box. Games run smooth with no tearing or other graphical issues. I never needed to drop to the command line to get a game working.

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The fact that many studios starts working on a Linux port then drop it tells you that developing for Linux isn't smooth that studios start struggling and decide to cancel the project. Let's hope Vulkan changes this situation.

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Quoting: gurvMeanwhile, Microsoft is progressing on its unified console/pc ecosystem.
It would be really ironic that Microsoft delivers on the Steam machine concept before Valve ever does.

Yup, Valve needs to pay attention and avoid the mistake that Nokia made when it kept on relying on Symbian and was not brave enough to make the switch to a more modern OS in time. Valve is now also over-relying on Windows and have an alternative that they are not brave enough to push full-speed, exactly the same situation that Nokia was in. It's just a matter of time before XBox games and XBox live become cross platform and then Steam will be in real danger.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuySo . . . to point out the simple and obvious, among all those sites the lowest figure is over 2%.
We have 2.2%, 3.8%, 5.6%, 3%. All in all, the 1% figure can maybe be put to bed.
So either there's something odd about Steam statistics, or Linux is used more for everything else but gaming.

It's the latter. Linux is used more for everything else but gaming and that's simply because Linux graphics stack was in a bad condition for the past 20 years and only started to get resolved very recently. It will be years before the changes in the graphics stack gets reflected on market numbers.

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My personal game of the year is Tomb Raider. The game itself is fantastic in terms of playability, graphics, and audio, and the port is also good, no glitches, works well with dual monitors, Steam Controller is configured correctly. It's a console experience on Linux with better aiming precision. Well done, Feral & Crystal Dynamics.

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Quoting: sarmadWow, 1000$ for shipping! There are companies that can open a POBox for you in the states and then re-ship whatever it receives to you overseas. I would check some of those, maybe you get reasonable prices with those instead.

I own a System76 Oryx Pro, and it's been great for gaming and for my work as well. Really worth the price.

Thanks for the advice, I'll keep it in mind. Do you know of a name of one of these companies? I wouldn't need a PO Box, I have friends and family I could initially send it to.

No, unfortunately I don't know any names. I haven't used any of those services myself.

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Wow, 1000$ for shipping! There are companies that can open a POBox for you in the states and then re-ship whatever it receives to you overseas. I would check some of those, maybe you get reasonable prices with those instead.

I own a System76 Oryx Pro, and it's been great for gaming and for my work as well. Really worth the price.

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Is that a simulator for US elections? No thanks, we are sick of that already!

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You forgot to mention the demise of Steam Machines this year. With Valve rarely mentioning it, and an Alienware rep mentioning they "do not need SteamOS anymore", it looks certain that Steam Machines are a thing of the past.

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I am getting lost here. SteamVR, OpenVR, OSVR, and now this!

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