@killx_den: It sure runs very well for me in Wine (with CSMT enabled). I can't compare to the Steam release since I'm waiting for the DRM-free version. So let's wait for someone to run such comparison.

By the way, are there any tools to measure framerate of games in Wine? And native ones too for that matter. Some games report framerate internally, but not all.

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Yes, it was expected that the port will be done by the Virtual Programming. It was a low hanging fruit for CD Projekt Red. I'm not familiar with eON framework however. Does it have a bad reputation in general? Is Wine's D3D -> OpenGL translation better performing?

On the bright side, I doubt eON can support D3D11, so if CDPR will get to porting Witcher 3, they'll have to make a proper OpenGL 4.x port of their engine first.

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Just a reminder, don't forget to vote here if you didn't yet: https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/games/to_cd_projekt_red_bring_witcher_3_and_your_other_games_to_linux_please

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Quoting: loggfreaki absolutely love the fact that they post at which settings you can run the game with the minimum and recommended settings

Is that uncommon for other games?

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From the official announcement:

QuoteSpecial notice:
Together with AMD, we are working to bring Radeon™ graphic cards support for the game but, at this moment, linux gamers using AMD hardware will not be able to launch The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. We will issue a press statement when the drivers are ready.

Kudos to CD Projekt Red!

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Official announcement: http://forums.cdprojektred.com/threads/29941-The-Witcher-2-Assassins-of-Kings-Enhanced-Edition-available-on-Linux

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I guess not very profitable in comparison to the overhead of making and selling them.

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CPU is going to be more important than it is now. It's a wrong trend that it's underused and things are slowly changing (various multithreading usage is growing in gaming too).

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Quoting: jdubIt seems they are marketing this to Windows gamers who either don't know how to do anything on/with a computer but play games, or for people who want some kind of console-like machine for the living room but don't want to run cables through their entire home. The goal here is to have a pre-built, simple solution that gives Valve complete control over their platform, and gives PC gamers with (I believe) little technical skills other options. And since it's not even released yet, who knows what else they will be bringing to the table. Streaming may be useless for Linux gamers, but they are not targeting Linux gamers, imo.

Sure, they want to match the "out of the box" experience of other consoles obviously. But I think even for those not technically knowledgeable getting someone to help with attaching the PC to the living room with a cable is going to be cheaper than getting a whole new Steam Machine. Especially if you consider that they'll cost more than average consoles. Price might be a weak point for them to some degree. So I expect that they target more those who don't do heavy gaming on a PC and want a standalone console for it. Anyway, I hope they'll sell well and I wish them success (despite the fact that I'm not using Steam and systems with DRM), because it will help Linux gaming in general in a big way.

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I see no point in buying a Steam Machine when one has a regular PC with Linux already (if you want to attach it to the living room - just get some long cables for the video and wireless controllers). The new controller from Valve however is something I'll consider, if they indeed will make drivers open and push them into the upstream kernel. "Streaming" is useless for those who don't have Windows installed elsewhere, so it's not something that interests me.

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