A developer has posted on the Gauntlet Steam forums about Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, a free upgrade to Gauntlet. In the same post the developer noted that the SteamOS version has now been cancelled due to limited resources.
You can read the full post here.
So, that's that then, no Gauntlet for the penguin crowd it seems. I've done a quick scan of the Steam forums and it seems some people did pre-purchase the game due to the earlier promise of a Linux port. You might already be familiar with my attitude towards pre-orders and pre-purchases but I'll give you a small reminder: DON'T FRICKING DO IT.
This should be a good example of what could happen if you do not follow the mantra "don't buy before it's out". Hopefully the folks who bought early can get the game refunded. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
QuoteSince all our focus has been needed on this free upgrade for PC, regretfully, the SteamOS version of the game has been cancelled. We hoped to have had that version ready by the time Valve had officially launched it later this year, but together with WBIE, it was decided that our limited resources were better dedicated to making the PC version the best it possibly could be. In our judgment that’s both what you PC players deserve, and what the PS4 version needs for the August release. We’re hoping that instead, you will enjoy the updates coming next month in Gauntlet: Slayer Edition as much as we do ourselves!
You can read the full post here.
So, that's that then, no Gauntlet for the penguin crowd it seems. I've done a quick scan of the Steam forums and it seems some people did pre-purchase the game due to the earlier promise of a Linux port. You might already be familiar with my attitude towards pre-orders and pre-purchases but I'll give you a small reminder: DON'T FRICKING DO IT.
This should be a good example of what could happen if you do not follow the mantra "don't buy before it's out". Hopefully the folks who bought early can get the game refunded. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Quoting: GuestQuoting: HonorEDnlKThey just love to do this, I hate specifying that I'm american but not from the US, that's so annoying! Europeans and Asians don't have to do this..I'm the same, I hate specifying that I am English, and not European. The whole world seems to forget Europe is simply a collection of states, not a nation.
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That's like saying you're Chinese but not Asian. Europe and Asia are continents, US is not a continent so you can't relate to that as an Englishman.
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Removed from my wishlist.
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[Linux] tayshady Jul 24, 2015
You guys are being brats. The game will come eventually maybe not on schedule for the SteamOS release but I wouldn't be so sure it's cancelled altogether, just wait and see. Pretty much never say never kinda situation, if they showed interest in SteamOS enough to say they're making a port I think that's a very good start.
Also I loved the original Gauntlet and when this game will be ready for SteamOS I'll buy it then. :) I mean what about games like Divinity Original Sin, Giana Sisters, Darksiders 1 and 2, Homefront, Saint's Row, etc. that have a Linux port promised for a while now and still haven't shown up? When they come out are you going to refuse to buy them because the developer pretty much broke some arbitrary promise of a schedule? That's ridiculous the developers aren't God they can't just make things happen, especially these smaller development teams of a few people. If they have interest I guarantee you when the opportunity arises to make a SteamOS version they will.
Also I loved the original Gauntlet and when this game will be ready for SteamOS I'll buy it then. :) I mean what about games like Divinity Original Sin, Giana Sisters, Darksiders 1 and 2, Homefront, Saint's Row, etc. that have a Linux port promised for a while now and still haven't shown up? When they come out are you going to refuse to buy them because the developer pretty much broke some arbitrary promise of a schedule? That's ridiculous the developers aren't God they can't just make things happen, especially these smaller development teams of a few people. If they have interest I guarantee you when the opportunity arises to make a SteamOS version they will.
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Quoting: Linux tayshadyYou guys are being brats. The game will come eventually maybe not on schedule for the SteamOS release but I wouldn't be so sure it's cancelled altogether, just wait and see. Pretty much never say never kinda situation, if they showed interest in SteamOS enough to say they're making a port I think that's a very good start.The difference, my friend, is that these devs cancelled the port. Read the article. Unless they decide to change their minds it is not coming. You could say "the game will come eventually" about any other game and that info would be about as reliable.
Also I loved the original Gauntlet and when this game will be ready for SteamOS I'll buy it then. :) I mean what about games like Divinity Original Sin, Giana Sisters, Darksiders 1 and 2, Homefront, Saint's Row, etc. that have a Linux port promised for a while now and still haven't shown up? When they come out are you going to refuse to buy them because the developer pretty much broke some arbitrary promise of a schedule? That's ridiculous the developers aren't God they can't just make things happen, especially these smaller development teams of a few people. If they have interest I guarantee you when the opportunity arises to make a SteamOS version they will.
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Chris Were Jul 24, 2015
I'm hoping that the poor folks who pre-ordered are going to be able to claim a refund under the new policy.
That being said, I wonder what has more of a consumer impact, purchasing a game and getting it refunded or not purchasing it at all.
That being said, I wonder what has more of a consumer impact, purchasing a game and getting it refunded or not purchasing it at all.
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This is a great example of why you don't buy games until they're actually playable on Linux.
This is one I was planning to buy, reviews be damned. Oh well.
This is one I was planning to buy, reviews be damned. Oh well.
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lucifertdark Jul 24, 2015
Well that's £18 I can spend on something else then.
Good job Gauntlet developers. /sarcasm
Good job Gauntlet developers. /sarcasm
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Quoting: Linux tayshadyYou guys are being brats. The game will come eventually maybe not on schedule for the SteamOS release but I wouldn't be so sure it's cancelled altogether, just wait and see. Pretty much never say never kinda situation, if they showed interest in SteamOS enough to say they're making a port I think that's a very good start.
Also I loved the original Gauntlet and when this game will be ready for SteamOS I'll buy it then. :) I mean what about games like Divinity Original Sin, Giana Sisters, Darksiders 1 and 2, Homefront, Saint's Row, etc. that have a Linux port promised for a while now and still haven't shown up? When they come out are you going to refuse to buy them because the developer pretty much broke some arbitrary promise of a schedule? That's ridiculous the developers aren't God they can't just make things happen, especially these smaller development teams of a few people. If they have interest I guarantee you when the opportunity arises to make a SteamOS version they will.
The developers said themselves that it was cancelled. And promises of a schedule should be adhered to if they want to be taken seriously with their promises.
I would rather support the developers who are actually releasing on Linux and are good at communicating with their userbase.
It's been a year since any news on Darksiders, so it seems like the effort is dead. I believe the second homefront was the one coming to Linux, and it hasn't released yet.
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I understand the uncertainty people have when approaching Linux.
The lack of proper support creates a huge difference that I see on my system running both Win 7 and Ubuntu. Some of the titles I play are considerably behind in performance on Linux. Some are the same, but for this to be a market worth entering vendors need to cooperate better.
The same performance on all platforms is the goal.
I also forgot to mention, that a lot of unfinished, unpolished, buggy stuff is constantly released because people want to "innovate". There's not much enjoyable about innovation if ordinary consumers are left with bugged systems with no foreseeable patches.
My system is a perfect example, where I can't even launch LibreOffice without crashing my entire session (I already reported an Xorg bug, let's see how long will it take them to fix it. It's taking already more than 6 months.) Then there's the microphone not working and I'm not even going to continue.
So much for people entering Linux.
Linus said, that it bothers him, that Linux is doing great as a server platform but not as a desktop, which was his intent. We know the solution to this problem. Now to get to work, so consumers get working, not broken systems.
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The lack of proper support creates a huge difference that I see on my system running both Win 7 and Ubuntu. Some of the titles I play are considerably behind in performance on Linux. Some are the same, but for this to be a market worth entering vendors need to cooperate better.
The same performance on all platforms is the goal.
I also forgot to mention, that a lot of unfinished, unpolished, buggy stuff is constantly released because people want to "innovate". There's not much enjoyable about innovation if ordinary consumers are left with bugged systems with no foreseeable patches.
My system is a perfect example, where I can't even launch LibreOffice without crashing my entire session (I already reported an Xorg bug, let's see how long will it take them to fix it. It's taking already more than 6 months.) Then there's the microphone not working and I'm not even going to continue.
So much for people entering Linux.
Linus said, that it bothers him, that Linux is doing great as a server platform but not as a desktop, which was his intent. We know the solution to this problem. Now to get to work, so consumers get working, not broken systems.
Last edited by Inoki on 24 July 2015 at 5:27 pm UTC
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