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Looks like VR support for Linux will be shown off at SteamDevDays this week, about time
13 October 2016 at 2:53 pm UTC
Quoting: Guest
Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: bubexelwell, almost 60% games that appear on steam are windows exclusive
That's not up to Valve.
As far as I know, they require all games to have a Windows version. They could require all games to have a Linux version. Or at least drop the Windows requirement.
Requiring a Windows version isn't nice (if true), but refusing non-Linux content would be a bit stupid at this point.
Looks like VR support for Linux will be shown off at SteamDevDays this week, about time
13 October 2016 at 9:15 am UTC
Quoting: Cheeseness
Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: bubexelwell, almost 60% games that appear on steam are windows exclusive
That's not up to Valve. They've said they'd prefer all of them to be cross-platform. I don't think any of Valve's own games are exclusive to a single platform.
AFIK, Alien Swarm isn't available on anything but Windows (of course, it has the source files for it available which somebody with more time than me could look at porting to a Linux compatible version of the Source engine).
Oh, that's the free thingy valve paid some modders to make? I think my point still stands, if a bit uncomfortably. :) The point being Valve doesn't like exclusives.
Looks like VR support for Linux will be shown off at SteamDevDays this week, about time
13 October 2016 at 8:34 am UTC
Quoting: bubexelwell, almost 60% games that appear on steam are windows exclusive
That's not up to Valve. They've said they'd prefer all of them to be cross-platform. I don't think any of Valve's own games are exclusive to a single platform.
Superposition Benchmark, a new GPU stress-testing tool from UNIGINE
12 October 2016 at 6:33 pm UTC
Quoting: ElectricPrismPhoenix is going to use this no doubt, this is great news.
I bet Mr. Wright's benchmarking sessions always end with an outrageous twist, just like his trials.
Earthlock: Festival of Magic has a public opt-in Linux test build, no longer requiring an invite
12 October 2016 at 3:40 pm UTC
If it's half as good as it looks, I will love it.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
10 October 2016 at 5:45 pm UTC
Quoting: Hamish
Quoting: tuubi
Quoting: HamishNo offence intended to Mr. Tyson, but it would probably be more accurate to describe him as being a popular scientist instead, given his prominence as a science communicator over his more academic work.
That is true, but I'd argue that popular science is just as important as hard (unpopular? :)) science. Shared science is the best science.

It was not meant as a value judgment, but the reason you know him is because he is on television, rather than for his actual studies and the work he has done as an astrophysicist and cosmologist.
I believe you didn't mean to diss him. I'm just a bit tired of the old "Those who can't, teach" idiocy when applied to people in science. No I'm not a scientist nor a teacher, just don't like the G.B. Shaw quote. Many of the most well known scientific geniuses (genii?) have spent much of their lives teaching, or communicating their thoughts.

Sorry for the tangent.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
10 October 2016 at 6:49 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: HamishNo offence intended to Mr. Tyson, but it would probably be more accurate to describe him as being a popular scientist instead, given his prominence as a science communicator over his more academic work.
That is true, but I'd argue that popular science is just as important as hard (unpopular? :)) science. Shared science is the best science.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents 'Space Odyssey', will feature Linux support
9 October 2016 at 9:34 pm UTC Likes: 1
My friends can keep their galaxies. I hope the offline, non-social part is what makes up the bulk of the game.

I'm not a fan of his TV show, but he knows his stuff.
Mad Max to release on 20th of October for Linux & SteamOS, being ported by Feral Interactive
9 October 2016 at 4:58 pm UTC
Quoting: MaCroX95they have the right to DRM it and control our computers and spy on us if we accept their EULA
Luckily this isn't quite as clear cut in the EU at least. There are citizen's rights and protections we cannot give away by signing an EULA any more than we could sell ourselves into slavery. No agreement overrides law, and no private company or individual can dictate law. (Unless they've got the money I guess. :><: Fsck the legalized corruption we call lobbying.)
'Noob Squad' is a perfect example of why Valve need to pay more attention to their own store
9 October 2016 at 8:41 am UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: meggermanWith the recent Windows games showing bug in Steam i got a glimpse of many new and decent AA / AAA titles I will never have a chance of playing unless I pony up for a console or use Windows.
You'll always have titles you can't play if you stick to a single platform. Sure, Linux has fewer of the big franchises than the others, which is to be expected at this point, but with seventy-odd titles on my wishlist I sure can't complain.
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