Quoting: kozecExcept this is exact reason why key resellers are so popular, especially in Europe. Since introduction of Euro on Steam, EU buyers are expected to pay 20-50% more for exact same value as USA buyers gets. And no, it's not because of tax, Steam was using tax scheme that allowed it to charge 3% VAT all around EU. And most of other shops started to do same thing shortly after...

This is a huge discussion in its own right: the global economy is highly imbalanced, yet digitally distributed goods can be acquired across most of these imbalances.

On another note: I am interested in seeing numbers, even though they are going to be rough estimates. How much income (percentage) would Feral/Aspyr miss due to these buying habits? And, even more difficult to assess, how many games do we miss out on? Could they have ported, like, twice as many games? How big an impact are we talking about here?

In all honesty though, the points made should suffice to make the arguments against pre-orders and 'buying early'.

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But it will still be a same-day Linux release? That'd be cool. Sadly, system requirements only lists the Windows requirements now.

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Quoting: mulletdeathit doesn't have a single exclusive (and exclusives are frequently what sell consoles).

I keep thinking Valve should introduce SteamOS/Steammachines with a bang if they want it to succeed, an exclusive the size of GTA V.

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Quoting: burnallCan't watch this, even high school presentations were better...

Then stick to the slides, even though I don't really like their style, but that seems to be commonplace in the tech industry.

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Quoting: liamdaweEdit: To make my point some more, I often write about things others feel are important, but I don't. This is a prime example of it, and it's seeing some good discussion going. Do I need any other point?

Nope you don't. And you're right that it's not a very good indication of where Linux Gaming is at. But it is a small indication of things improving for us. Others, such as the 7 out of 10 you mentioned or the 29 out of 50 mentioned by Eike are better indications.

But there's still a long way to go...

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Oh boy. If they can deliver on this somewhere about the time Vulkan launches (if you can name it a launch) I'm much happier again about my choice for AMD. In fact, even if performance is 'just' up to par with current Catalyst performance I'd be satisfied. Although, with Vulkan, it should be beyond that.

And the note on which the video ends sounds good as well. They seem to be convinced that any underlying software should be easy to access for any application, regardless of the exact use scenario. If applications (games in specific) can easily leverage the power AMD GPU's have to offer, they may well get a better foothold in the Windows world as well.

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Quoting: aristoriasLinux users should boycott nVIDIA since AMD shows great Open Source engagement.

I wouldn't say great, but the AMD open source drivers are alot better. And ofcourse there's the Mantle->Vulkan thing.
Edit: Although talk in that other news item today would make me reconsider.

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Indeed, 1500 out of how many? And things like Anno Online, games that don't really run reliably, don't count. Not to mention the fact that most 'big' games only work properly on nVidia graphics. There's some way to go yet...

Still, even if they're mostly niche mobile ports or small indie games, it means that it's probably worth it to port those over.. And what's more, how long ago did we reach a 1000? This has been going fast. It is, in the end, a milestone worth mentioning.

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Quoting: GuestCarmageddon: Reincarnation

You got me interested there, for old times sake mostly...

While Alien:Isolation looks interesting enough, the top of my list of unreleased titles would be Trine 3, followed by Through the Woods. Although the first appears to be slightly underwhelming (short & fairly easy puzzles) and the second appears to be very short as well.

As for released titles, Victor Vran. Even though I haven't even bought it yet. Anyone got any ideas on how that would fare on a Radeon HD 7850? I'm afraid that won't hold out against Alien anyway...

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Quoting: FutureSutureAs you can see, some gamers aren't thrilled by the idea of using AA batteries. I, however, am ecstatic that Valve chose to go with the superior choice of allowing gamers to use rechargeable AA batteries as opposed to a proprietary battery pack built into the controller that will someday not be able to hold a charge. rendering the controller a useless brick. Now that's bad for the environment!

Should it not be able to charge AA batteries? I mean, just because its batteries aren't proprietary (which is a good thing) doesn't mean it can't also act as a charger..

Quoting: feyerbrand5 meters is 16 feet. That doesn't seem short at all.

But as it says at the linked page: Actual results may vary. If it turns out to be 2-3 meters in your specific living room that could turn out to be too short. Personally, I have a HDMI-cable running from my desktop to my TV, which easily adds a meter to the distance the controllers have to cover.
But maybe Valve is sensible enough to not put idealised measurements up on their product description? Although alot of companies aren't...

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