I'm loosely in the camp that thinks Valve will likely shoot themselves in the foot even if they do make a Half-Life 3. Maybe not the other two (I really don't know anything about L4D, and Portal doesn't seem too hard to get right if you have the right engine for it and reputable writers), but there's a very, very thin chance of it living up to expectations after all those years of overhype. Much smarter move in my opinion to not make the game people want than to ruin the game they would have wanted.

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Also note that the Caffeine offer is limited to the UK. "Overclockers UK discount is for UK customers only"

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Quoting: EikeThat probably won't be true for hardcore gamers, but for the majority (as long as their internet connection is good enough) won't see or at least won't care for the difference. (I heart there's people playing at 30 fps out there...!)

That's me! ... But it'll take a lot to convince me to switch to streaming as my main means of gaming.

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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoI don't see big publishers like EA and Ubisoft closing their respective clients for to join the Windows Store....

I could imagine something like Origin itself being on WS and Microsoft taking a cut on "in-app purchases" i.e. games bought from within Origin. Not that the AAAs would like that, but what are they gonna do if Microsoft forces their hand? (Of course it would be a dangerous move to make for Microsoft since the AAAs could turn to consoles exclusively and kill PC gaming, but 1) I'm not sure Microsoft cares at this point since they have the XBOX and have been buying studios and 2) it's not unlike them to shoot themselves in the foot like that.)

Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoI don't see Indie devs joining the Windows Store.

They will if it's the only way to get decent sales besides consoles.

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Quoting: KimyrielleIf I remember right, Valve already hired the person behind DXVK, so it's not that they aren't getting compensated for their work.

You're talking with him already.

He is Philip Rebohle.

It would be nice if there were a tag under his avatar to indicate this, if he's cool with it. This keeps happening.

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QuoteReworked global Steam Play enable settings to only override the Proton version used by unsupported games

What do they mean by that? You can't override the Proton version for a whitelisted game?

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Quoting: qptain NemoWhen I was paying for it I didn't know I'm paying for a temporary offer that can just disappear for arbitrary reasons.

Well that's every game on Steam and several other online platforms. You buy licenses, not products. There are many ways those licenses can become useless or inoperative for you. I believe Steam's terms of service are sufficiently clear about this.

As for buying a Linux game, Steam sells cross-platform licenses. That's what the name Steam Play originally referred to: you buy it once, play it on any available OS. Those other parts of your license are still functional, so frustration aside I can't really expect Steam to have liability to you in this instance. It would be great customer service to refund you anyway, but I wouldn't try to take them to court over this. It might make more sense to ask a refund from the dev/publisher instead.

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Quoting: GuestSo... Fortnite the RPG.

Sounds interesting, I'll look out for it.

Yeah, that's the vibe I got from the video. Does it use the same engine?

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I went for Unforeseen Incidents, Ultimate Chicken Horse and the White March expansions for Pillars of Eternity. I almost got Tyranny, but looking at Steam discussions it looks like Paradox and Obsidian are completely ignoring game-breaking bugs and with Microsoft taking over I don't need more reasons to stay away.

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Quoting: Creak

Quoting: SalvatosTo be honest I don't see it either.

• Encumbered UI


• Poorly made preferences/config window with way too many options that are difficult to memorize


• No smooth scrolling


• Not responsive/slow


• Using several windows (the same complaint everyone told about GIMP)


• Popups that keep stealing focus at startup


• Uselessly complex badge system (with badge levels into badges)


• Workshop that says "Follow" when you would simply expect "Install"


• and so on and so forth..

Meh. That's just me, but most of those are hardly a bother to me and I'd gladly keep those minor inconveniences over the risk of yet another mobile-first overhaul that dumbs things down and makes actual info harder to get to and/or sacrifices screen real estate in favor of huge shiny graphics. Many of those issues could be fixed within the context of the current design instead of rebuilding everything.

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