Quoting: Sn3ipenStarbound is a great game and can't wait for the release of this.

Indeed. It didn't deserve all the shitstorms :(

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It's still an awesome game. One interesting note tho: I can play the nightly builds just fine on Linux, but a friend of mine could never play any of the nightlies on his windows machine (stable runs) :D

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Quoting: FinCoderI just downloaded 2033 redux. It doesnt launch on open source drivers (ati). Complains about opengl 4 support missing.

Shouldn't the next mesa release (coming this or next week) include OpenGL 4 support?

Edit: nope, I was wrong for once: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTg0MTE [External Link]

So, no buy from my side. I do support many a linux game, I *could* play (although I may not want to), but this I will pass. I played the first title years ago and couldn't now, without switching to the (rather unstable) proprietary drivers.

Not gonna happen on my arch systems. Don't have the time nor the interest to wait for the drivers to support the newest x server, so I'll pass :)

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So, is this really *massively multiplayer* or just another game that claims to be and has ~50-100 players on screen which is absolutely not massively?!

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Quoting: dubigrasuSo, what if I buy Skyrim on my Linux and just leave it in my account? (no playing no nothing)
Will this count as a Linux sale although is a Windows only game? :)

Actually, there are some indications that it really does :-) Stanley Parable's developer claimed on the forum he could already see some Linux purchases, even though there's still no Linux version available.

Yeah, I remember about that one, it would be interesting to work that way.

But I was scratching my head about another one:
Suppose I have a Windows somewhere in the house (or in the dog's house) and I also have a SteamOS Machine in my room.
So I purchase whatever game (possibly Windows only to make things more complicated) from the SteamOS Machine and play it only there (using streaming) for few weeks. (I don't even touch or see the Windows PC).

What kind of sale is this, a Linux or a Windows one ? :)

I'd say the host system decides, so if you stream it from a windows machine, it's a windows game, no matter where you stream it to. It's running on a windows machine.

Just my logic tho ^^

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Quoting: dsngjoeI have enough strategy games with X-Com and Civ V. I will still buy it just to show my support for supporting Linux.

Same goes for me. Just bought it :)

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Quoting: grumpytoadIt's probably not worth doing native ports for most Linux games at the moment, so I don't think gaminingonlinux should be drawing any ethical/moral lines on this issue.

That's a vicious circle you have there. If the games are not native (which *may* imply that the performance is not great) then why should I buy them? If the consumers don't pay, there are no ports. :(

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Quoting: oldrocker99Why some Linux users play closed-source games but refuse to use closed-source drivers is a head-scratcher to me.

I used Nvidia and AMD in the past, even Matrox and others way back. I use whatever fits my needs best. At the time I built my current machine (3 years ago), that was AMD. Before I had a Nvidia. I've never regretted my decision, not even once.

When I switched my gaming to Linux as well, I went for the open source drivers. To me it has something to do with importance. Something as important as a driver must be open source in my book. (I tried the proprietary amd drivers but they had a far worse performance than the open source ones.) A game has so many assets and stuff that couldn't be open source in a world like ours ... and while I love open source, this is the one case I can make an exception.

There is no need for anyone to understand this move. As said, I'd rather quit gaming than using a propiretary driver. Just my decision. But then again, while I do love gaming, I prefer programing (even games!) :)

Oh and for that Painkiller story... well, I've never understood how it could happen that the developers of a driver have to adapt it so a certain game can run (smoother). If I were in charge I'd give the game devs every spec they need, but would hunt them with a wet towel if THEIR code wouldn't run then.

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Quoting: Nyamiou(ProTip : Linux users should all have a NVidia card).

Before I'd use the proprietary drivers (and the nouveau drivers are no option ;)) I'd quit playing, so I'll pass and stay with AMD for the next generation(s) unless nvidia invests into open source :)

All my games (apart from The Witcher 2 and Dead Island) run perfectly fine with my 3 year old AMD card and the open source drivers. So I see no reason to switch (back) to Nvidia (I never was a fanboi for a graphics card manufacturer, but currently I'd buy AMD no question!)

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I already own BioShock Infinite. Nowadays I don't maintain a Windows partition anymore so I can't finish it. If it's EON I probably won't be able to finish it anyway, but for me it doesn't really matter here.

Still I hope I can finish it, it's a great game.

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