Quoting: wvstolzing

Quoting: 14There is a solution to Ubisoft. It's called PS4. IMO, it's worth it if that's the last thing holding you to Windows.

I *did* have a PS4 briefly, so I'm familiar with the advantages (and the disadvantages) of having such a device. When my current graphics card no longer 'cuts it' (gtx970 -- it's keeping up remarkably well at 1080p), I'll have to decide between upgrading it, or getting a playstation.

Ah. Yeah, my friend's GTX 970 performs essentially the same as my RX 580. There isn't a reason to upgrade this year for 1080p I don't think.

I really like my PS4 but I play it in waves. I'll be on it a lot for a couple weeks and then I won't start it up for a few weeks. You know, a lot of my PS4 games are Ubisoft because I tend to like them but I gave up on Uplay years ago, even before I left Windows completely. I've never had a problem playing Ubisoft games with my friends on PSN. Very seamless. That said, I would have a REALLY hard time giving up PC gaming and solely using the PS4. If you keep your video card upgrades in the $250 range, then you can stay current enough. I mean, your 970 will run Overwatch on ultra settings over 100 FPS (in WINE even!).

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Quoting: wvstolzing

i am curious which games will work in the future and if developers already adjust their games to work with proton at least.... especially ubisoft

As soon as we have a solution for uplay under wine, I'm nuking my windoze partition. I'm not terribly hopeful, though. For every fix, there's an upcoming uplay update to break it. Also, the drm isn't the only problem with their titles.

There is a solution to Ubisoft. It's called PS4. IMO, it's worth it if that's the last thing holding you to Windows. There are a few exclusives that are really excellent as well, like Uncharted, Bloodborne, and The Last of Us that will never come to PC. Also, a lot of Ubisoft games are third-person, so you shouldn't miss the KB + mouse. (But if you do, the PS4 accepts KB + mouse as well.)

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Hmm, worth keeping an eye on.

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Quoting: TheRiddickShame GOG Galaxy doesn't allow you to pic the OS of the game, last time I tried it you couldn't install Linux titles through it. Has that changed?

How are you running Galaxy?

Since you're on Manjaro, you should be able to use this AUR package [External Link] and then download your Linux games using command line. I assume the Lutris is using the same API calls that this package is. I'm looking forward to Lutris replacing my need for the lgogdownloader program actually. It depends on how many options Lutris exposes through their UI. I like the options I have with lgogdownloader.

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I think that's the first time I've seen a pre-order page on GoG for a Linux game. That says a couple cool things: 1) Linux support at launch 2) It's on GoG at launch

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Excellent. Happy to hear of the work to making it functional on Linux.

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I've been following Clear Linux for a while now. What I find most interesting here is that they're putting effort not only into the desktop user experience, but into gaming. What? I thought the focus of Clear Linux was to be a high-performance server operating system. I mean, this news is great for us, but I'm surprised.

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They consider Linux a feature... and it's not important enough to be on their list of features. Their huge list of features will be built without Linux compatibility in mind. Goodbye.

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Quoting: jardonYou wanna know one of the main reasons Linux desktop marketshare sucks? You can't really buy it on anything. You pretty much have to install it yourself unless you wanna pay a premium for something like a system76 machine. You need to have the off of the shelf experience. That is the incentive.

I don't know if they are still doing this, but years ago, Walmart in the US sold desktops with Linux installed. That said, you think a floor sales person is going to tell Grandma to buy that one?

Selling a new product or repackaging an existing product is often done in a pilot program on a small scale. If it is successful, then the production chain expands. Perhaps it's time for a retailer like Best Buy to give it another shot, but it wouldn't be the first time.

Regarding giving things another chance, think of these two things that weren't adopted very well early on but "sold like hot cakes" in later iterations:
- Container run times. They've been around forever but they didn't explode until Docker created an easy way to build, distribute, and use them.
- Pocket computers. The early ones weren't powerful enough and the Internet was too young. Eventually, iPhone and Android released when technology and development knowledge could support them.

So, it certainly is worth retrying some things.

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I wonder how many of the GoG features they're going to let you choose from. Using this API wrapper [External Link], I made my own little script with the options I like. For example, of Lutris won't allow me to deselect all the extras that come with a game, I don't think I'll use it. If a lot of options are present, then I won't have to use my own script anymore.

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