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We need timed exclusives or else we doomed.
Another possible way to make 0% Valve share from Linux sales, so devs could offer some bonuses for those users, who buy and run games in Linux to stimulate them.
Devs could not make a sale for one platform, but they can offer DLCs, start bundles, some nice wallpapers, emoji or whatsever they could offer.

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Quoting: SalvatosTo be quite honest, I don't see the point of rehashing this article every month just to reiterate that the numbers don't mean jack and that the Chinese are taking over Steam. Might as well not talk about the surveys at all if they're meaningless and we're meant to disregard them.

Just my opinion, no offense.

Probably we should tell Chinese about advantages of Linux (i.e. Linux gaming)?
They have Kylin (which are official Canonical Ubuntu derivative for Chinese) and they still use pirated Windows after all.

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Quoting: razing32With support built into major engines I don't think we are in a decline anytime soon.
In any case I think judging by how many pages GOL has already , I think we have enough games for a lifetime at least :)

Today it's cheaper to deliver a game to Linux, but not charge-free.
Porting has issues with graphics drivers (they are not completely broken, but have a numerous arthifacts), audiosubsystem (hello Pulse/Alsa), testing (on bunch of distros, x86 and 64 platforms), building and so on.
And now the question is:
1) Would I make more money if I deliver more content (or content of better quality) in my game
or
2) Would I make more money if I deliver my game to whose, who cannot afford to buy even OS?
If previously there are was about 1-1.5% and Valve stands behind, but now percentage drops in few times and Valve playing themselves with VR (which are more niche than Linux gaming itself), I doubt it.

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Age of Empires 2 (Windows)
Skyrim (WINE)
HoMM 3 (WINE)

I even don't know, may be I should buy Dragons Dogma?

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Quoting: jensCombining this data together with the one from netmarketshare and my personal impressions I would say that simply nothing has really changed since two years regarding Linux adoption. My expectation is that it stays like this and with this the number of big titles will stay consistent for the coming years too.

Outside of Steam I see how Linux adoption is growing. Governments are not happy with Microsoft and not each one could push Microsoft to share at least some code for inspection (like Russian or Chinese). Microsoft ecosystem costs great money, and this is a reason too. Our company today adopted heterogeneous infrastructure (1k PC users, 30+ servers), which was a very unlikely a few years ago. Nobody asks me if I can manage servers or workstations on Linux ten years ago in my little town, now they asks me about that in each 2nd company. And now they want portable code, even if it runs (for now) on Windows. There are Linux there and here, and it's growing. In government, in business alike.
But gaming it's a niche on Windows and Linux all the same (and, I assume, on MacOS too). Users, who used to Minesweeper, now adopted poor copy of Mahjong. Casual gamers in the company still run games in browser.

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Quoting: BeamboomI see many have an idea of people flocking to Linux if only this or that technical obstacle is passed.
Sorry guys, but very few will swap to Linux unless gaming becomes BETTER on Linux. Better, not just nearly as good.

PC Platform is about more than just games. It's about habits, knowledge, familiarity, a lot of things that are hard to break. And the vast majority will not break those habits unless the alternative is BETTER.

This is why a Linux console is such a tempting solution: Console owners don't care about the underlaying os. A good, competitive, properly marketed console would be our best bet.

But vulkan or this or that alone will not do much with the market share. It will only make things better for us that's already Linux gamers.

Ya know, I read your words and remember some words from one Japanese book I had read: if you wanna sell your product on already matured market, you should be about 30% better and about 30% cheaper.
In terms of costs there are problem: Linux are free. But time is not free, and each one of us valued his time. For example, I need 1 hour to solve something on my Windows PC. So, it's costs me 1h. But on Linux, it's could be from 3h to infinity hours (unsolved problem). And what's bad: you spent time (a few hours, may a dozen), before you kneel before the problem. You're already spent much more time and earn nothing, you're still have the problem. On Windows, you can call any service in your town and they will solve it for mere $10 in remote mode... Could you do the same with some distro? Nope. You will bury yourself on forums, typing strange commands in console, they will not work, because your drivers are different, your Kernel are different, your version of Wine are different or whatsever else are different from situation in the forums or you even will break your PC to console safemode (and good luck to use Links or Lynks to Google problem and to try to solve it).
No-no-no. It's still not for human beings. And there are no service for humans as well.
And, IMO, poor selection of games is not the biggest problem (though poor quality ports it is a problem).

I see next advantages of Linux: security much better than spherical Windows with free AV software, and distros are respect you (most of them does). Microsoft doesn't respect you and in terms of security it's just a colander.

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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoA Linux exclusive AAA game with super amazing graphics and gameplay is the only thing that can revert this trend...

You see.. Most PC gamers install an illegal windows distro just for to play (legally or illegally) the game of the moment..

If there is an Ultra AAA game and is Linux exclusive, they will come to Linux just for to play this game.

They might come, but will they stay? That's the important question.

Head start of gaming titles on Linux (not on consoles, Mac or Windows) could do better job without burning cash to develop AAA games for small group of customers.

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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoA Linux exclusive AAA game with super amazing graphics and gameplay is the only thing that can revert this trend...

You see.. Most PC gamers install an illegal windows distro just for to play (legally or illegally) the game of the moment..

If there is an Ultra AAA game and is Linux exclusive, they will come to Linux just for to play this game.

No one ever will burn his cash to develop Linux exclusive AAA title.
Do you ever imagine what's to spend nearly $50 mln to develop AAA game for 400k consumers on the market? Even if you sell $60 per copy each 2nd gamer in the market, you will gain $12 mln back.
No, it's nonsense. Nobody will burn a few dozens millions of US dollars. And Steam will never allow there Linux exclusive title in foreseeble future.

I admit, there are tiny chance, to develop a multiplatfor AAA title and make this title Linux exclusive for a limited time (alpha, beta test, 30..60 or even 365 days after release).
Like people were pushed to buy a console to play GTA V after release instead getting the game immediatly on Windows PC.

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Well, it's US market where Chromebooks makes significant share. Because there they're cheap, durable, has good battery time. Moreover, if any school needs laptops, Google can buy Chromebooks for this school (make a donation here). If a teacher needs laptop, Google also can buy a Chromebook for the teacher. If you have a old rusty laptop home, you can trade-in it to Chromebook and get as much as $100 discount (from $200 price!). If you're student, you're eligible to get a serious discount (up to $100 from regular price). Moreover, if you're from poor family Google can buy it to you!
Well, I think my point is clear.
To all above, I should say, it's comes with software, which makes management of classroom of Chromebooks an easy task. And you don't need to buy anything!
For another example, in US a lot of people buys Chromebooks to grandparents. Because there are simple and even old persons could manage it. Windows can't do it. Macbooks could do it, but they're too costly. Okay, I could install Linux to my mom's PC and install all necessary stuff, and it's even will work. But could do it average person non-tech savvy person? Nope.

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