Reminds me a lot of forsaken. [External Link]. Actually I'm surprised at how well those graphics have held up.

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Quoting: cprnHonestly, I'm not disappointed at all. Learned that Windows developers are untruthful bitches long time ago. It's not even their fault, really... They just lack knowledge, skill and consistency. Period.

. period. is presumably longhand for an ellipsis?

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Chuck Rock rides again. Not something I would play but looks like a lot of fun nevertheless.

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Interesting fact: Blade runner took place in 2019 which is the same year that this game is expected to ship.

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Things like this are awesome for Linux because it's theoretically platform agnostic and removes the need for WINE and DirectX on the client.

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Quoting: AryvandaarI read that Microsoft is going to take measures to warn users about win32 apps that are being installed if it's not from the Windows store.

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Quoting: BoldosAaaand......

...here it comes:

Ooops just saw your post after my post.

Article:
https://www.pcgamesn.com/microsoft/microsoft-windows-10-bloatware-win32-apps [External Link]

Shiny blue button for "See more in store" and gray "Install anyway". That is exactly the kind of tactic PUP and other malware use when you uninstall it.

I think that it's pretty obvious by now that Microsoft seeks to lock in their OS.

Quoting: DuckeenieSteam machines are dead in the water simply because most people didn't care enough when Steam created their wall

What wall? Valve aren't hindering competition on SteamOS. Despite Microsoft open source support they still have draconian measures so that they can keep their power. For example locking games out of W8 and W7, lack of sli / crossfire support in WStore games and not to mention splitting player bases in online games.

And you know what the difference between Steam and Windows store is? People want Steam, most people hate Windows store, and with good reason.

The link you provided was interesting but requires a little context - That feature is disabled by default so nothing more than an option for anyone who needs it. No fire here!

Moving on to your response to my point...I think you're letting your fondness for the support Valve have given to Linux cloud your judgement. GOG for example is full of people who don't want Steam. A huge part of the Linux user-base is anti proprietary by definition and therefore don't want Steam. I don't know the exact figures but a huge percentage of AAA titles are ONLY available on Steam. If I can only buy a game on one service that IS lock-in.

Now just to add some perspective I LIKE Steam and use it all the time but then I'm far too old to start a revolution and the only lock-in I care about these days is down at my local pub.

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Quoting: Leopard

Quoting: DuckeenieSteam machines are dead in the water simply because most people didn't care enough when Steam created their wall and nobody will if Microsoft do. It's not enough to offer an alternative, especially one that offers a sub-par experience for their demographic. Sadly even if Steam Machines we're better than Windows for gaming it still wouldn't make a blind bit of difference, given history, Linux fans of all people should appreciate that point. Steam Machines need to be an "OMG I have to have that" product before anyone will care enough to buy one.

Sorry to be so negative but I don't do the whole blind faith thing.

First wave of Steam Machines done their job well.I don't think Valve didn't expect them to sale much.It was a sign from Valve,like "I'm so serious"(please not Joker why so serious comments :D ) about this Linux thing.

They did their job of raise their eyebrows and take a look at this by developers and manufacturers side.

If it won't came out,i doubt if we can get this much more quality drivers when compared to old shitty Linux drivers.I know drivers are still an issue but it's way better than before.

So yeah,Steam Machines are dead but they did their job.Sometimes you must lose for a future win and Valve is most likely did the maths before we do.

I'm saying again,it is impossible to expect Linux and SteamOS be succesfull within 3 years against Microsoft and it is working order.

Oh there's is no doubt Valve have helped gaming on Linux along by leaps 'n' bounds. I just don't believe there is a future in Steam machines/SteamOS as a standalone product.

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Steam machines are dead in the water simply because most people didn't care enough when Steam created their wall and nobody will if Microsoft do. It's not enough to offer an alternative, especially one that offers a sub-par experience for their demographic. Sadly even if SteamOS performed better than Windows for gaming it still wouldn't make a blind bit of difference. Given history, Linux fans of all people should appreciate that point. Steam Machines need to be an "OMG I have to have that" product before anyone will care enough to buy one.

Sorry to be so negative but I don't do the whole blind faith thing.

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Fancied playing with an Arch based distro for a while now but sadly I can't get the live media to boot on my main machine. Despite the fact that I have UEFI set to legacy mode.

My current experimental OS is Solus because I find their attitude to fixing issues(not workarounds) in Linux that should have been sorted years ago a breath of fresh air. Other than a couple of missing programs it leaves me very little to complain about.

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Quoting: rustybroomhandle

Quoting: EikeProbably the one obvious question to them:
Which technical problems have held up the port?

None. Originally there was going to be no Linux port at all, but since we jumped up & down they decided to reevaluate the "feasibility" of said port and it would appear they decided to do it after all.

When did they say there wouldn't be a port? The only info I managed to find is that they were evaluating the viability which is business 101 anyway and nobody should be surprised by that.

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