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Latest Comments by Homepcgamer
F1 2015 released for Linux by Feral Interactive, Nvidia only for now, port report, video and more included
26 May 2016 at 4:59 pm UTC Likes: 1

@Homepcgamer @leillo1975 let be honest - currently Linux gaming completly relies on Valve.
I agree with you. So I bet that all the Linux/SteamOS developments, and I mean ALL are developed thinking in the Steam Machines. Only because Valve is behind. Maybe the lowers spec Steam Machines only can run the games in low, but I'm confident that are playable.

I don't say that Windows comparison haven't to be there. It's only a reference, but as you say, if it's playable in Linux then it's ok.

F1 2015 released for Linux by Feral Interactive, Nvidia only for now, port report, video and more included
26 May 2016 at 4:08 pm UTC Likes: 5

It looks pretty fun!!

The AI is suicide!... takes you out as soon as they can!

Anyway... cant wait to have a good race with Toro Rosso ^_^

@wojtek88:
I know that windows vs Linux comparisons are ugly, but the fact is that the games are developed for Windows, and ported to Linux later. We dont know the future, but by now linux gamers are a really little niche and the market is very young. It isn't in any way mature and optimized, and the developers have to realise how to program and port yet.

This is the question. We have a port. It's better than have nothing at all. It's better a 50% of perf and be playable than nothing at all. It's not perfect, but it helps to make things grow.

Linux gaming is a baby that just starts to give the first steps.

Keep going!

Feral Interactive officially announce F1 2015 is coming to Linux on May 26th, properly this time
24 May 2016 at 6:29 pm UTC Likes: 2

Someone can tell Feral that the header only says "MAC"?... a little bit confusing :whistle:


Vulkan support for Dota 2 to come next week
19 May 2016 at 3:17 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: liamdaweThe main problem is the Apple does still have the bigger market share, so if a game built with DirectX is getting ported and they look to other platforms Apple/Metal may still end up being a winner.

The main thing to remember is that hopefully Vulkan will improve performance of games that do come to Linux.

Just keep buying Linux games, keep advertising Linux to friends and family and keep the push going guys.
This is the key question. If Apple wants to stay alive in the gaming world they need to keep their market share. If they loose users (for whatever reason) they will fall.

If the new developments do not come to the Apple OS the market share will fall and the question is... Will Apple launch new tecnologies (Vulkan) or almost actualize what they have (OpenGL) in their OSes to keep the new developments coming to Macs?
Because if Metal don't have the developers support, and there is no signs about this happening in short term the developments for Mac OSes will go down. I think is a question of time.

Check out this video of RUINER, the incredibly stylish cyberpunk Unreal Engine action game
11 May 2016 at 11:18 pm UTC

Looks great!... multiplayer will be a must... but if not... it's interesting anyway

Feral Interactive are teasing yet another Linux & Mac port on their radar
4 May 2016 at 5:58 pm UTC

Spacious Skyes... oh God... give us a Flight Simulator... DCS whould be simply wonderful!!

I have a dream... :'(

Anima Gate of Memories is an awesome looking third person action RPG coming to Linux (corrected)
4 May 2016 at 11:22 am UTC

WOW!! Anyway... now its in my wishlist! I love this kind of games!! :woot:

User Editorial: A different approach to calculating the popularity of Linux gaming on Steam
3 May 2016 at 8:17 pm UTC

The Linux gamers number is only a speculation. Only Valve knows how many people are using Linux, but the main question despite the obvious rising of linux gamers imho is that the number of developments for Linux has increased drastically in the last months. This is the main thermometer of the Linux gaming health.

Discord chat app updated, now has game detection
2 May 2016 at 7:10 pm UTC

Sadly, Discord has to fight to a stablishment where Team Speak has tons of licensed (paid) servers and the community plugins for TS like ArmA3 or IL2 Sturmovik radio plugins... It will be a hard fight.