Quoting: slaapliedjeI was thinking about this the other day. While we have both Unity and Unreal engines with the potential of a 'click to export to Linux' have we really seen a large amount of Unreal based games coming natively to Linux?

The major standard engines support Linux, but, yes, a lot of the middleware components devs plug into their games to save time, do not. Since studios tend to develop the entire game on Windows until it's done, even when they promised a Linux version, they often don't even find out until it's too late.

Another, newer effect is Proton, which is totally awesome, but also gave these Windows-only developers an excuse not to care about ports.

And the third one is that Steam Machines failed the way they did. In the beginning, a lot of studios believed Steam Machines to become a thing, but gave up on Linux once it turned out that they did not. We're still just the 1% market share they don't really care about.

In short, yes, it seems porting is largely dead. Thankfully, thanks to Proton, Linux gaming is not. Ironically we can play more games on Linux now than ever.

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Quoting: KimyrielleLast month was kinda disappointing, for almost no game supported Linux and the selection was meh overall. The only reason I got that month is because I forgot to pause my sub. This month seems to be much better!

I remembered to pause in time (they made it harder to find now!), but I was curious how it works if you don't... do you get to pick your selections at any time in the future, or is there some timeout where eventually you get nothing you haven't claimed?

I think your choices never expire. Which means you get all 12 games of August, even if you don't claim them anytime soon.

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Last month was kinda disappointing, for almost no game supported Linux and the selection was meh overall. The only reason I got that month is because I forgot to pause my sub. This month seems to be much better!

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That's excellent news. Getting on the pre-installed models of major PC vendors is IMHO the ONLY way for Linux to meaningfully bite into Windows' market-share. No "normal" customer would ever replace a working and paid-for Windows with Linux. Linux can make a difference if it means lower PC prices and is exactly as convenient (read: you don't have to install or configure it) as Windows.

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Looks cute. I will probably buy it once it's out!

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Is it still a "laptop" when its weight has a chance to crush your legs when putting it on your lap?

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Can't wait for the first good thing to happen in 2020, which will be this game.

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I guess that's part of the "Globalization is for big business, not customers!" textbook. Apparently it's totally fine for a US company to ship your job to Vietnam because wages there are a fraction of what they are here, but if a customer goes "Ok, I can make that work for me too, and shop where it's cheaper!", the same companies go "Oh no, YOU can't do that. Only WE can!"

Too funny.

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I loved the second instalment in the series, but I am in the "Stadia-exclusive is a dealbreaker" group, so I will probably get it when it releases for Windows and works with Proton.

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Quoting: dudeSo my favorited linux game dev Aspyre Games is back on the scene?

Most likely they are just honouring an existing contract. Mind you that they took on the Civ VI port BEFORE they otherwise abandoned Linux porting.

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