Feral have released the Linux requirements to run Shogun 2 with NVIDIA, AMD & Intel supported

Quoting: lucifertdarkBefore Valve started supporting Linux I had exactly ONE game that worked in Linux, I now have nearly 800.

How many Feral ports are for games that have been available on GOG as Windows only games? If the answer is None you have your reason why Feral only offer Steam keys.

I don't really understand what you mean. As far as I know, none of games that Feral ported have any version on GOG.

Quoting: Doc Angelo

Quoting: ShmerlI'm asking about why Feral pick only such cases to port. That's already something they choose.

May I ask why you are phrasing it like this? Is there an indication that Feral chooses for themselves which games they port?

As far as I know, Feral choose it. Which differs from porting companies which are hired to port something. In case of Feral, they propose other gaming companies to port the game (and to bear all the costs for it), and in return they ask to share the profit from Linux sales (however they measure that). At least that's how I understood it, others can correct me if that's wrong.

Quoting: Doc AngeloOr do you mean that Feral has more contractual offers than they could handle and they are deliberately only picking ones with Steam DRM? That would be pretty cool, just because that would mean that the Linux market is so big, that Feral and Aspyr can't even handle all the requests. But I doubt that.

I mean it looks like they only pick titles to port which are owned by publishers who are pro-DRM (or against releasing in DRM-free stores).


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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: lucifertdarkBefore Valve started supporting Linux I had exactly ONE game that worked in Linux, I now have nearly 800.

How many Feral ports are for games that have been available on GOG as Windows only games? If the answer is None you have your reason why Feral only offer Steam keys.

I don't really understand what you mean. As far as I know, none of games that Feral ported have any version on GOG.

That was my point, none of the games they've ported have been on GOG because the Windows versions weren't on GOG either, the original developers/publishers only use Steam to release their games so it makes sense that the Feral ports only exist on Steam.

Quoting: lucifertdarkthe original developers/publishers only use Steam to release their games so it makes sense that the Feral ports only exist on Steam.

I'm repeating myself for the third time already. I'm not asking about DRM minded publishers, I'm asking why Feral choose to port only games from such.

Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: lucifertdarkthe original developers/publishers only use Steam to release their games so it makes sense that the Feral ports only exist on Steam.

I'm repeating myself for the third time already. I'm not asking about DRM minded publishers, I'm asking why Feral choose to port only games from such.

Probably because they're the ones who make the most money.

Quoting: ShmerlAs far as I know, Feral choose it. Which differs from porting companies which are hired to port something. In case of Feral, they propose other gaming companies to port the game (and to bear all the costs for it), and in return they ask to share the profit from Linux sales (however they measure that). At least that's how I understood it, others can correct me if that's wrong.

As you said yourself, they can only make a proposition to port a game. They can't choose to do it on their own. Technically and legally.

If the information from "http://steam.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games" is correct, Feral made several Mac ports for Games that are without DRM: Batman - Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, Rayman® Origins, Fable - The Lost Chapters and Sid Meier's Railroads.

Quoting: Doc AngeloAs you said yourself, they can only make a proposition to port a game.

Then you'd need to claim it's a coincidence. But I'm not convinced. See above, answer from Feral themselves which makes it clear it's not.


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Then email Feral and have a chat with them? Making up conspiracy theories here does nothing about it ;)

There is no conspiracy and no coincidence, it's business and they don't generally port games that are on GOG. This has all been pointed out and you're making it go in circles now.

Quoting: liamdaweThere is no conspiracy and no coincidence, it's business and they don't generally port games that are on GOG.

That's exactly what I was saying. Unlike some here, who claim that current situation is random and it just "happens" that Feral didn't release any game through DRM-free stores yet.


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Quoting: Shmerl

Quoting: liamdaweThere is no conspiracy and no coincidence, it's business and they don't generally port games that are on GOG.

That's exactly what I was saying. Unlike some here, who claim that current situation is random and it just "happens" that Feral didn't release any game through DRM-free stores yet.

If Feral do port a game that is on both Steam and GOG I'm sure the Linux version will get on GOG too. I wouls hope so at least.