I've messed up my display settings multiple times on my laptop that has both an IGP and discrete Nvidia graphics. Thank goodness I had other computers to search the internet for help! I'm afraid to try it again because of those experiences.

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It looks good to me. I've wanted to play Zelda games for a long time, but I just don't want to do it in the living room. I could see myself getting this one.

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Quoting: GuestOh please no. Please don't let this happen Valve. We don't need more people playing Windows games. Wine is the worst what ever happened to Linux gaming. We need the opposite, Wine users should be banned or disadvantaged somehow. DXVK development is something that should stop immediately. R.I.P. Linux.

Sounds like you've been radicalized. Please don't expect everyone to join you at your level.

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Quoting: Alm888It has left not only "Early Access" but the GOG store as well. :(

Just a quick reminder: never pre-order, never pay for Early Access. ;)

Fuck! And no DRM-Free build on Humble Bundle... :|
This time it's not just bad for Linux users, but for all platforms.

Sorry, but I can`t see a disadvantage in the missing GOG support. I really don`t understand, that Linuxers buy at GOG. I have never heard of GOG (CDPR) doing anything for Linux.
Have you heard of them paying Linux devs, or bringing any games (after witcher 2) to Linux? Is there a GOG Linuxclient? Do you think Cyberpunk will make its way to Linux?!

I buy all my games for Linux on Steam. DRM free would be better, but what would Linuxgaming be without valve and what would it be without GOG?

Linuxers should support the devs or companys that support Linux. IMHO GOG is not one of these.

I think your points and questions are fair. I am personally not an all-or-nothing consumer generally speaking. I will buy at Newegg or Amazon or Steam or GoG or Humble or any hardware store, etc. I do have preferences, but those preferences don't always lead me to the same store.

I steer toward Steam for games that I intend to play with my friends. It's great to have the Steam client keep our games at the same version so we don't have to relive old-fashioned LAN party problems. On the other hand, if I own a Steam game that I want my daughter to be able to play while I'm playing a different Steam game, she can't. When I think that situation is probable, I buy from GoG. Also, since I don't want her managing her own Steam account yet, dealing with another account and using Family Sharing is seriously inconvenient. Putting a GoG game on her computer makes it simple. Just play the dang thing like the offline consoles of old.

Another situation where I buy from GoG is when I want to play an old Windows game in WINE. I find it much easier to take Steam out of the equation.

In the end, I buy from either store depending on the game.

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QuoteCharacter and weapon customisation to show your battle-hardiness.

I just hope the weapons don't turn into Christmas ornaments.

But yeah, I'll be getting it potentially on Linux release day.

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Quoting: ElvanexDamn. This looks like a great deal. :) I just started a new job though, and don't get my first check until Friday. :/
Also, I noticed there's an extra bonus for humble monthly subscribers... I've been considering doing that, but I'm not sure how worth it it is as a Linux gamer. Anyone have any thoughts on that?

It's hit or miss. What's nice is Humble allows you to pause your subscription for one month at a time. What I do is look at what the headline game(s) is(are) every month and decide whether to pause or not. There was a period of three months in a row that I paused, so I ended up canceling the subscription. But now I'm back on due to The Escapists 2.

Take this month as a case in point. If you don't have Rise of the Tomb Raider, then I'd say subscribe. If you already have it, then don't subscribe.

When you get Humble Bundle games that you don't want to keep, you can tediously trade them at www.steamtrades.com.

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Quoting: KetilI played one of the first builds in wine. It's quite fun. The installer doesn't work in wine, but it works if you use a VM with windows to install it and then copy over. The vm can be fully offline if you download the update on linux and move it over.

Don't tell that story to people that you're trying to convert to Linux gaming! :P

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I might get this one even though it's single-player. Looks entertaining.

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I'm really interested in this actually.

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I'm teetering with the decision to buy this one. I don't have many racing games. The trailer looked really cool to me. For some reason, it reminded me of the good days of playing Rush 2049 with my cousin on N64.

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