Quoting: sarmadValve failed to market SteamOS as a competitor to consoles and instead marketted it as a competitor to Windows. They also failed to convince AAA studios to target the platform. Finally, they failed to convince retailers to carry Steam Machines in their stores. As a result, studios didn't take SteamOS seriously and didn't find it to be worth it to hire a Linux developer to do the porting.

Wishful thinking on your side - nothing else. When did Valve advertise SteamOS as Windows alternative? Correct answer: never. They ported their own complete library and encouraged at least some studios to offer ports. Nowadays pretty much every game that gets a Mac port also receives a Linux port. After all: What do you expect with a 1% market share on Steam? The Steam Machines were indeed a letdown, but what's the relevance of that in this context? Tripwire announced a day-1-relase for SteamOS/Linux, then "a port". I assume they had a developer contracted for the port (or considered it feasible to do it in-house).

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Quoting: sarmadWell, we have to admit. Valve tried to make Linux a viable gaming platform but they failed miserably at execution and it seems none of the major players in the industry is taking SteamOS seriously. Very sad. Though they did give Linux gaming a great push.

Care to explain the fault of Valve when Tripwire realizes that they actually have no clue on how to develop cross-platform games (or adapt for the Linux platform at least)? Why did they announce a Linux port at all (in the beginning it was even planned as day-1-release)? After all there are quite a few companies out there who don't have any problems with that. And Tripwire is anything but a "major player" - I'd see it more in the indie camp.

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Quoting: MGOidIt is broken for me. Installed it from their repo and nothing. Complains about errors in some files. Tried download the source and run it as told by their page, same thing. Dependencies are installed, obviously.

What does "errors in some files" mean? Works perfectly okay here: Ubuntu 16.04, 64Bit, openSUSE repo.

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Quoting: tuubi

Quoting: elbuglione

Quoting: Comandante oardo...

I recommend this site:

http://www.craveonline.com/site/172527-how-to-be-a-troll-the-beginners-guide

I don't agree with him either, but that doesn't make him a troll. We've all got opinions. I've got all the best opinions, but that's beside the point. ;)

Mine are generally bestest. Period. But anyway: What's the point of ranting on GoL that Linux games lack this and this and this and that (and therefore Il Comandante has to use his trusty Windows) - we are all perfectly aware of the (less and less) shortcomings Linux gamers are confronted with. So in this context I think he/she qualifies as troll.

Edit: Typo fixed. Yes I'm that pedantic.

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Quoting: Linas

Quoting: TuxeeThere are no games on Linux...
There are no quality games on Linux...
There are no quality AAA games on Linux...
There are no quality AAA games with day 1 release on Linux...

What next?

There are no quality AAA games exclusively on Linux...

:P

The Comandante showed me the light.

There are no quality AAA games with day 1 release and multi-language voiceover on Linux...
There are no quality AAA games with day 1 release and multi-language voiceover which are DRM free on Linux...

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Quoting: Comandante oardoOf those 3000, how many are real BIG games with day 1 release?

C'mon. Bore someone else.

There are no games on Linux...
There are no quality games on Linux...
There are no quality AAA games on Linux...
There are no quality AAA games with day 1 release on Linux...

What next?

I don't get. Seriously. If you are so starving for all the quality triple-A titles with day one support - stick to Windows. Please.

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We are talking about 0.04%. To put this into perspective: if say one million surveys were issued last month this makes a difference of 400 less for Linux.
Discussing such miniscule fluctuations is a waste of time (you are basically saying the same thing) but "Linux marketshare falls" in such a context sounds like clickbaiting.

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Quoting: hagabakaTired of seeing those "Not Available for Linux" notes...

Stop whining. Of the 7 titles 5 are on Linux.

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Quoting: TheGZeusI think the Half-Life games aged like milk, and are so linear and scripted, I don't see how people play them more than once. I liked HL2 the first time I played it (save the horrid vehicle sections), but the second time was exactly the same. Same linear path you get shoved down. Same solutions to the same problems.
I remember thinking found secrets the first time, only to discover that there's basically no secrets save the ammo and health marked with lambdas.

Scales from my eyes, I'll take the Doom games any day.
1 and 2 have ludicrously stupid stories, but the gameplay is more varied and fun. 2016 has a good story that stays out of the way.

Hell, I'll take Quake 1.

Played through HL1 three times (twice on a Windows machine, once - including Blue Shift and Opposing Force on Linux), and HL2 at least twice. Go figure!
Doom!? Jeez. It's fun. Finished it several times, too. But varied? And the most intelligent Doom enemy gets beaten by a barnacle. Easily.

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Quoting: beefsack

Quoting: SalvatosThank you beefsack for making us all look better :)

Better to thank the awesome porters for giving us great games :D

Appreciate their efforts by buying the games - in a way that actually earns them the deserved money.

(The beefsack move is still a fantastic idea.)

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