Splendid news! Glad a professional porting house was used to create a native port. I really hope 2K is here to stay.

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Quoting: FutureSutureHow much would a native port have cost as compared to whatever was done here? I am rather curious. It's not like the game is from over a decade ago and it's not like the source code isn't available either.

Definitely MUCH more (both in money and time) than the wrapper since they would have to port the engine first.

What about Valve's ToGL? Considering all of Valve's games that are on Linux now and run pretty damn fine, using ToGL sounds like a much better approach than eON.

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How much would a native port have cost as compared to whatever was done here? I am rather curious. It's not like the game is from over a decade ago and it's not like the source code isn't available either.

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Still very much tempted to get this despite not currently possessing any toddlers.

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I don't own either game but I would much rather pay full price for these games than buy them at 80% off and get a crappy, crappy port like with The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

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Quoting: SabunIf they do end up releasing a port, and it's well done (actually professional, and not a money grab), they may have my respect and money then. Time will tell though.

I'm really only likely to buy it once it's on sale now though (that feeling of brand new is gone since they took so long).

I don't care whether it's a brand new game or not as long as it makes its way to Linux in a native state and works like it should. I would much rather pay full price for The Witcher 2 than have a 4$ discount and a crappy, crappy port. As the fiasco with The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings indicates, I would much rather pay full price than buy it at 80% off and get a crappy, crappy port.

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I would much rather pay full price for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings than buy it at 80% off and get a crappy, crappy port.

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Quoting: EikeGreat!

... but does anybody know if there's a possibility to get a Steam key although I bought the retail version (back then in my Windows days)?

Probably not via Steam, but you can via GOG. [External Link] GOG is introducing Linux support later this year.

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So we found out about The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings coming to Linux after XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Total War: Rome II, and possibly a few other big names, but The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings made it out first? Curious!

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I have to agree, Liam, the jetpack looks out of place, at least in that image. I appreciate all the effort that the developers are putting into Unvanquished, however.

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