By principle I don't see a problem with selling different OS versions separately, with a big BUT: it should be clearly stated upfront. Whenever we see the announcement that game XYZ will be ported (no matter if by the original devs, contractor or porting house), it should be stated IF the Linux version will be sold separately and if it's not clearly stated, then by default it should be free for previous purchasers.

Why? Because whatever you say, people WILL go and buy the game as soon as they hear that the port is coming. Not everyone can cope well with the excitement, some people like to have it pop up in the library as soon as it's made available for download - and that's ok! You may say they're doing bad work for Linux gaming but who are we to judge? The simple fact is that it's happening and if it was stated upfront that Linux port will be sold separately, they would - simple as that - HAVE TO wait, and that would be ok as well.

As for the game in question - I don't really care because I got it for free, and I'm not even much excited to try it out - BUT if they're thinking of doing the same with Arma 3 - now that would piss off lots of people, me included, because I bought it from Bohemia specifically for the Linux beta.

Another problem (if separate keys become a common thing) will be bundles. To this day (despite asking 4 times) I don't know if Feral gets a share from Linux purchases Sega Humble Bundles. Now imagine a future humble bundle where only Windows keys are bundled - because Linux keys are separate. Or imagine that keys for all the systems are bundled but you get the wrong ones and you only find out after redeeming (HB used to have a select button to indicate which system your purchase should represent; now the select is long gone, they either go by the old cookies or just detect the system - so what will happen if you buy a bundle on a friend's Windows laptop, or perhaps a friend gifts you a bundle?).

I agree that the current way of handling the shares is far from perfect, but separate keys should only be a thing for really old games or for the post-release ports when it's stated from the beginning (preferably at the release, like "if we ever consider a Mac/Linux port, it will be sold separately, so don't buy the game just yet"), otherwise steamplay should be implied.

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More sorting options is what I'd really like to see. For example sorting by user reviews or by achievement completion percentage.

Oh, and being able to download the soundtrack and/or extras without downloading the whole game (esp. a Windows-only game) would be awesome.

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@cprn But that's not the whole truth, is it? The real choice is: have a fraud protection on your side at the expense of turtle-slow payment processing and every-too-often declining of legitimate payments (=constant customer frustration) or have real-time payment processing and be sure that all legitimate payments go through at the expense of occasional chargebacks (=happy customers at an extra cost). *That*s why your clients choose to ignore your fraud protection and instead put their own in place (or just go full monty until they're hit hard and realise it's not worth it).

That said, I don't think paypal even offers such a choice, and at the same time their handling of fraud payments is absolute shit. They always put the blame and the cost on the receiver even though it was their security that failed in the first place. I mean come on, is it the retailer that should guess that a paypal account has been hacked? Shouldn't paypal be the ones to detect the breach and block the payment? It makes some sense with physical goods (for example when the payment is from Italy but the shipping address is in Nigeria) but is absolutely not aligned with the digital goods market. The Internet is full of stories of companies hit had by paypal's absurd policies and blatant ignorance.

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Were they selling STEAM keys at their website? Because in the humble widget I don't see a steam key, only a drm-free download (or so I presume).

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Yeah, ok, but with dots? I though they used slashes, but I guess it's not a rule:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_date#Gregorian.2C_month-day-year_.28MDY.29 [External Link]

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Why does the trailer say March 1st?

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I'm staying true to GOG's original name and only buying OLD games there, all the rest on steam (or at places that provide steam keys, like HB).

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I've bough The Following DLC for Dying Light. Not a bad deal at 8 euro I think.

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Nice, I'll be buying as soon as it officially comes to Linux.

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Quoting: KeyrockI might have to get The Last Tinker. If it's even half as good as Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (very different genre, I know) then I'll likely enjoy it. Plus, I could use a 3D platformer to play until Yooka-Laylee comes out.

Just a heads up - it's not a 3d platformer. It's 3d, yes, but there isn't much platforming and even when you do some jumping, it's actually automatic (you just hold the trigger while running), sometimes you have to time some moves and there isn't much more to that. I only completed ~50% of the game but if I had to describe it, it's more of an adventure + walking sim + some fighting.

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