Quoting: GuestTW2 is quite happily playable for me now (actually I should go back to it soon), is natively supported, and works nicely with Mesa.
So perhaps it didn't have the best launch in the world, but it's fine now.

That's true. It was released in a sorry state, but VP did later put out several new builds. The current version ran just fine on my old GTX 760. Whether it would have been faster on Windows or not is irrelevant to me.

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Quoting: GuestNo. That's the problem - the Linux users who want to play Witcher 3 have already bought it, and would want the Linux port "for free".

I just don't have the budget to buy all the games I'd like to play, so the simplest solution for me to keep my wishlist from getting out of hand is to only buy games that actually support Linux. I've still got more than enough to choose from (wishlist currently at ~90 games on steam alone) but a game like Witcher 3 would shoot straight to the top.

The only non-Linux game I've bought since I started gaming again a few years back was Tesla Effect. That taught me not to buy based on promises. It's a good game and at some point started working beautifully in Wine, which is nice, but that's not Linux support. And I didn't resort to wine until it was certain that the Linux port was cancelled. I've since got a couple more Windows games as gifts or freebies, but I wouldn't pay a cent for any of them.

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Could a discrepancy like this stem from a bad game getting included in a bundle somewhere, like in the mostly crap-filled cheap bundles you see on Bundle Stars? Assuming someone actually buys them. Still within Valve's rights to do this. Steam is not a public service.

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I hope the controls are tight. Otherwise the game could be frustratingly fiddly.

Oh and the blood splatter looks a bit out of place. The cute little astronauts pop like overfilled balloons. Comic relief I guess.

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Quoting: ColomboI can't see the portal 2 on steam?

You mean this Portal 2 [External Link]?

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Looks really good. I'm eager for some gameplay footage now. If it turns out to be an actual (read somewhat traditional) adventure game and not just another cinematic choose-your-own-adventure, I'm sold.

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Quoting: PixelPiI also love Liam's Linux bias. :)

I'm a little confused on what you mean here?

The day you lose that Linux bias I'm outta here. What is this, gamingonwhatever.com? :P

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Already on my wishlist since yesterday. :)

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Quoting: aaronfrankeGOG is so hypocritical. Portray themselves as the platform of freedom, then don't support the platform of freedom...

I've never seen them speak against proprietary operating systems, only DRM. I don't see the hypocrisy.

GOG does deserve criticism for their lack of effort on the promised Linux port of Galaxy though. This has definitely lessened my enthusiasm towards their store.

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Quoting: g000hI did spot Enclave [External Link] at 80% discount right now (which I already own), and note that it did recently get a Linux port.

Thanks for the tip. Enclave seems like the kind of low-effort distraction I need right now and I've sold a couple of € worth of trading cards so why not. I bought the lowest tier of the bundle as well for Oh...Sir. Don't know if I'll bother with Pony Island after watching Samsai's playthrough in the Friday stream.

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