It's interesting to see how regarding this subject the specialized press is basically all sided with Epic and publishers while instead influencers are almost exclusively sided with the gamers that bake them. This is a classic example of how journalists in the end defend the interests of whoever pays their bills.

But for the same principle the developers -who are the main beneficiary of crowfunding, publishers actually would do better without- should pay more attention to who really is enabling them to stay in the business.

This trend to shit on gamers for a quick injection of money is extremely short sighted. It's informed gamers who end on crowfunding sites, not the casuals. Compromise the trust of gamers in this tool and the next time you will have a good idea but no money to work on it, crowfunding won't work. So you will find yourself at the mercy of publishers.

Imho if devs were a little more long sighted they would not accept money to hand in the future of their profession to publishers.

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Privacy, manipulation, world conquest. Very interesting points of view here.

So, when do we get Nekopara on Stadia?

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Quoting: ArdjeI would pay that subscription money if I could just run my own steam games.

That would be the advantage of any Google competitor if it ever appears. If Valve or Epic would launch a stadia like service in addition to their regular platform (so you can always pay 10 bucks for a month of streaming on your whole library if your rig is broken or whatever) they would have the best offer. But Epic is uninterested in spending money to add value its library and from Valve it came no indication whatsoever that it might launch a cloud service, although with SteamOS and steam link they would have the majority of the software components just ready.

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Different opinion here. Imho Stadia has a very compelling case when it comes to pricing. It's a free 7-8 years old PC/ console at 1080p and for 4K 9 bucks at month is a nobrainer deluxe hardware for any PC gamer and is a very competitive price for consoleyards.

Then price aside, I see Stadia as the ultimate console killer. On consoles people is used to buy games that are so bound to a console that will literally die with the console itself after a few years. With Stadia they could even see added value as the platform won't And the convenience it offers can hardly been beaten. Microsoft and Sony did well to ally against Google. Unless Google screws up hard with their cloud (unlikely but possible) they will erase xbox and ps simply because consoles are inferior platforms and there is nothing they can do better than Stadia.

But we PC gamers? We are a different kind. Stadia offers none of what Steam offers in term of features. No mods, no support for old titles, huge freedom and flexibility when it comes to input/output devices and so on. But it's all stuff that the guys at Google can figure out eventually.
And admittedly the fact remain that we pay a huge premium for those perks in terms of personally owned hardware. Is it really worth it? Build/buy a 4K PC that runs modern games is an expensive affair. Many PC gamers could just decide that it's not worth the money and just use Stadia when the time comes to upgrade their rigs.

so I won't be so fast to dismiss Stadia. Its extreme convenience and cheap prices are hard to beat. And even if present day PC gatekeepers like Valve and wannabe Epic decide to respond in kind by launching their own cloud, Google is undeniably advantaged on that side because they own their cloud.

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Quoting: Mal

Quoting: Whitewolfe80doesnt the epic store work perfectly under lutris it did last time i checked in with it now yes ill never buy anything epic related but if you got bl3 with a graphics card cant see the harm

Right. And since windows bloatware is included in the package why not installing windows too? I've heard that the last iteration is very stable and performing plus it's supported by virtually every PC game out there.

Sorry you are comparing lutris to windows because ?

I'm comparing nothing. EGS and B3 supports Windows not Lutris. If you deliberately spend money to buy Windows stuff it's only logical that you install Windows to take full advantage of it. AAA games are a conspicuous investment of money after all even without the DLCs. You don't want to gamble on Lutris just to remain locked out of your purchase when a random patch breaks wine compatibility (assuming that B3 will be wine compatible).

Then if one is not willing to cede to EGS petty little shakedown it's advisable to put the (quite large amount of) money into hardware and software that are officially supported on linux. Like a card package that comes with linux supported games. Or a cheaper package with no game included. But hei! That's just me! Everyone is free to spend their money how they see fit.

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80doesnt the epic store work perfectly under lutris it did last time i checked in with it now yes ill never buy anything epic related but if you got bl3 with a graphics card cant see the harm

Right. And since windows bloatware is included in the package why not installing windows too? I've heard that the last iteration is very stable and performing plus it's supported by virtually every PC game out there.

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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoLinux and OSX [External Link] depots activity detected.

Yes. It should be for a Borderlands2 DLC that supposedly bridges the game to Borderlands 3 and rumors say it will be released soon. Ofc for us penguineers it will only bridge the game to disappointment.:whistle:

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Quoting: scaineI don't see any gum jumping. A major developer cast aspersions on Linux support for a crucial piece of middleware affecting many games. I want that news reported.

If Liam sat on news like this, waiting for official communications, half the controversial stories would break elsewhere, without any community damage control, such as dredgepits like Reddit.

Please keep doing what you're doing, Liam. It's much appreciated.

Some people will only ever want me to cover something when it's 100% confirmed and not have any kind of speculation whatsoever, that's just not how the internet works though. As I tried to explain to others before, part of my reasoning in doing a lot of things early is so I can get ahead of all the utter clickbait out there. Some people don't accept that and as usual a couple people across Reddit are saying all sorts of horrible things - but fuck them.

The problem is, what if they don't reply in a few days, a week, 2 weeks? Everyone else covers it, we're left waiting. Better to get ahead of a problem, while still contacting people to ensure you get confirmation while making sure people know things are not confirmed.

Don't worry about them Liam. Speculation is a right of men in the free world. Plus using you mind to connect the dots, formulate hypothesis, look for the hidden truth are all legit and valuable skills in journalists. What is cancer is deny, hide or distort the factual truth, but that's not what happened here.

All in all speculation even when it turns out wrong it prompts the involved actors to release official statements to the press to avoid misunderstandings and so is functional to get actual clarity. Which is what journalism is about.

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There might be nothing to see today, but through delays, ops and misunderstandings softwares can slowly die.

If there is one thing I appreciate of Epic is the transparency they have in saying exactly what they are going to do in the immediate. But when it comes to explain what the mid and long term effects of their actions are, they tend to manipulative... or "creative" at the very least.

I would keep EAC under observation in the coming months.

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Err. You're discussing a years old tweet. You know Sweeney present day stance [External Link] on windows right?

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