Oh Yay a AAA I'm not already owning, and it's at a meta of 80+ too!

A guaranteed purchase.

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I'm gonna friggin buy this game for this reply alone.

But it also points out so correctly that Linux gaming == SteamOS. That's where the future - if any - lies.

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Quoting: muntdefems

Quoting: BeamboomIt tells it exactly how it is.

Allow me to disagree.

Allow me to agree with your disagreement :-)
I later did moderate my comment. There's parts of the text I disagree with and others here have pointed out most of it well enough so I won't repeat that.

What I had in my (selective) mind when stating the above quote was that it gives a very good perspective on where PC gaming in general is today, and Linux gaming' place in that picture. That is, to me, the core point of this article.

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Great article.There are some minor details I'd comment on if I was in the mood for nitpicking, but I'm not :-)
It puts things into the right perspective, that's the important thing. This is a must-read for all Linux gamers.

You've had some fantastic guest submissions lately Liam!

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Quoting: neffoI agree, but Linux users are pretty hyper-sensitive to criticism of the platform too.

... As all fans are of their "team". Just look at the console fanboy wars. Good grief.

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Quoting: dubigrasuI see what you did in there. :D

;-)

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Quoting: liamdaweit frustrates me when people see criticism as an attack.

Exactly.

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THIS is the kind of insight I expect from game developers. This is what I'd call a person with a professional insight into the craft. My faith in the breed is restored. :-)

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Happy birthday indeed!

I first discovered Gol somtime after Steam came to Linux. That's when I returned to PC gaming after more than a decade of only using PC for "serious" stuff, gaming only on consoles. But that changed abruptly the moment I could fire up Steam natively on my PC, and I soon needed a good source for Linux related gaming news. I've hung around here ever since. :-)

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Quoting: SamsaiIn that case I think you've got the wrong operating system. Better switch back to the Microsoftland where everything is made by industry professionals.

Sorry but that's nonsense. There's both pros and hobbyists found on all platforms and you know it. And Linux completely dominates the professional sphere on practically all areas of computing apart from consumer/desktop use.

But hey I can stop expressing these views of they are unwanted. But what I describe is not meant to be "toxic" or alienating. It's just how things are. There are and will always be a difference between those with skills and those with tools. And up until now I've mainly categorised games developers on the pro side of the skill slider.

But I'll stfu now :-)

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