Quoting: Purple Library GuyI have a question slightly to the side of the discussion so far:
OK, so Fortnite is a ridiculously popular game. But is it the kind of game people would be likely to play on a thing like a Steam Deck?

To my surprise, they're playing it on mobile, so... probably yes.

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Quoting: EikeThere probably are more Linux users than Windows users (phones, routers, ... toasters?)...

... but that doesn't help Fortnite on Linux.

i dotn think you read the context

(writing a second time because my login context was lost *sigh*)

Well, not all nine pages of it. I went back two or three pages and got the impression that you and Doc Angelo were talking at cross-purposes. Estimating some numbers is fine, but it seemed to me that you're not counting the same thing, and I wanted to point out this, and that some things don't matter (like the estimation of desktop users for either system).

You asked "so why do you think linux has more users than fortinite has players?"
If you're talking about users that do not even know they're using Linux, clear win for Linux.
If you're talking about Linux desktop users - what is this comparison good for?
If you're talking about Linux users likely to try Fortnite, there's a clear win for Fortnite users.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: dubigrasuThe demo is Linux native.

It's only showing Windows for me.

Same here.

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Quoting: elmapul

Quoting: Doc AngeloI'm not talking about exact numbers either. Maybe I was unclear about what I mean with "the other way around". I am saying that there are 10 times more Linux users than Fortnite players. That's why I asked if you mean Linux gamers or Linux users.

sigh

first off , windows has about 1.5 billion of users with 90% of marketshare, linux has 1%, wich is about 16.7 millions.

There probably are more Linux users than Windows users (phones, routers, ... toasters?)...

... but that doesn't help Fortnite on Linux.

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Quoting: PublicNuisanceIs anyone else fed up with this annoying trend of developers not having a Linux version of their demo ?

To be honest, no, I'm not expecting them to do this extra work. Yes, it's not great to not have one while the other ones do, but it's good enough for me if the full game works.

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Quoting: eldarionAs much as I like seeing devices with Linux being sold, I really don't understand the hype of steam deck. I like playing a good game on a mobile device as much as I like watching a good movie on my phone. Meaning, not at all.

Don't get me wrong, small devices like this are great for casual gaming, but playing Witcher 3 on this is like going to the cinema and only watching half of the screen. You simply don't get the full experience.

A colleague of mine (my boss, actually) once told me that he's buying Blu-Ray discs, that these are coming with a streaming access code and that he actually watches the movies on his phone. Well, the question if it's great to watch movies on such a small device aside - why buy the full blown discs in the first place then?!? :D

I' rather play small/slow games on such a device I guess. Some games just call for a bigger screen, be if for the effects or for the overview (for strategy games e.g.).

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Quoting: mylka

Quoting: Eike

Quoting: mylkait is more surprising, that just hitman is on the list. 2+3 are basically the same game and but i wouldnt even play hitman 1. i would play it within hitman 2 with the new mechanics

Hitman is natively on Linux:
https://www.feralinteractive.com/de/games/hitman/ [External Link]

native, or proton does not matter if its platinum.

You asked why, I told you a plausible reason. If you don't believe it, well... maybe you've got a better explanation?

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Quoting: pb

Quoting: EikeWell, if you could elaborate on your "no they didn't"? Google Stadia is a service you can pay for (AFAIR there's a free base service) and where you need to buy games to play them (there's some free games included, especially in higher tiers). So what's wrong with "they made you pay for each game on top of paying for the steaming service"? You can also get free games on Steam, but it's still a service where you (usually) pay for your games...

You CAN pay for a subscription and have access to all the PRO games.

Yes. You get some free games - and pay for the others.

Quoting: pbYou CAN pay for individual games and play them even if you don't have the subscription.

While I think this is true, I actually do not find this on the starting page of Stadia (in German, this might make a difference). Googling for it, I find a remark on a games magazine site that there used to be a service that was called "Stadia Base", but was renamed to "Stadia". Googling fro Stadia, I only find Stadia pro. Do you think this renaming that makes the free service harder to find, made by the number one search engine company, was a mistake or intentional...?

Quoting: pbOr you CAN just play the free games without the subscription or buying anything.

I'm sure most of the free games come with pro. What comes with No-more-Base that's not actually Free to Play? (Serious question - I don't know.)

Quoting: pbSo nobody MADE anyone buy anything, much less "on top of" anything else.

Well, at least in German, and I heard the same about other languages on this very site, they are working hard on making you subscribe and not use the free streaming. They are actually actively hiding their free service. You get some free games with the paid service, but for the rest, they make you pay - you cannot play them without buying them.

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Quoting: dubigrasu

Quoting: Eike

Quoting: dubigrasu

Quoting: t3g. ...they made you pay for each game on top of paying for the steaming service.

No, they didn't. Why do you guys keep saying this?

https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9580659 [External Link]

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Well, if you could elaborate on your "no they didn't"? Google Stadia is a service you can pay for (AFAIR there's a free base service) and where you need to buy games to play them (there's some free games included, especially in higher tiers). So what's wrong with "they made you pay for each game on top of paying for the steaming service"? You can also get free games on Steam, but it's still a service where you (usually) pay for your games...

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Quoting: dubigrasu

Quoting: t3g. ...they made you pay for each game on top of paying for the steaming service.

No, they didn't. Why do you guys keep saying this?

https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9580659 [External Link]

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