Quoting: GuestValve creating its own platform means reliance on that platform. This is about GNU/Linux and gaming - and there are problems in relying on steam's runtime. It means sticking to libraries they provide, library versions they provide, and doing only what they say. You're getting ridding of any freedoms you might have to control your own system - you might as well use Windows.

Not really. Commercial games depending on a "runtime" or rather a fixed set of libraries doesn't do much to limit your freedom. Everything outside of Steam still uses the libraries installed on your system.

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Quoting: GuestAn unfinished product, and an entirely non-functional one, are two separate things.

You're not wrong. Although it is understandable that Early Access builds do not receive as much in-house testing as a final build would. Of course it's perfectly fine to request a refund if the game doesn't work, EA or not.

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Quoting: GuestIs it still a wine wrapper?

The first words in the title of this article are "Native Linux Build", so no, it's not a wine wrapper. :)

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Quoting: GuestI generally disagree - early access doesn't mean you should get something that crashes. Early access is not a free pass to get money for a buggy mess.

You can disagree all you want, but in practice this is what you get, more often than not. The only exception is if the game is functionally complete and tested and the only thing missing is content, but even then you're paying for an unfinished product.

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Quoting: ripperThe question is how developers can verify that their games don't rely on external dependencies.

Wouldn't simply testing on a fresh install of SteamOS do the job?

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Quoting: Bloomberyit's crashed :(

Early Access still means you're playing a beta, or in some cases an alpha. If you want stability, it's safer to stick to games that are actually released.

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If Valve is indeed targeting console gamers with SteamOS, this makes perfect sense. Every game needs to work out of the box or -- for someone who just wants to enjoy their games without first learning the ins and outs of their new system -- the experience will be inferior. For those of us familiar with linux a clear "Needs additional software:" section on the store page would suffice, but to me this seems purely a marketing/business decision. After all, if Valve's gambit pays off, we will soon be a tiny minority compared to the Steam Machine gaming crowd. At least for a while.

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Quoting: DrMcCoyAlso, uff, the Director's Cut eats way more RAM. Right of the bat ingame, it allocated nearly 3GB. I'm not sure my 4GB of RAM will be enough to actually play this game.

Should be enough. 4GiB is the official minimum requirement.

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Ignore this. I'm an idiot and replied to an old post. :whistle:

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Quoting: Styromaniac... but all of this Nvidia worship I've heard and practically repeated ...

It can hardly be called worship if someone says: "I bought/use an Nvidia card because it's the most practical choice for Linux Gaming right now." And that's pretty much exactly what you keep hearing here on GOL.

(I'm not trying to "defend" Nvidia, just not a fan of hyperbole.)

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