How did Steam get to where it is now? By exclusive games.
How did console X get to where it is now? By exclusive games.

The idea that user X is going to simply ditch his OS for no apparent reason is ridiculous to me.

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Quoting: MordragI am sure that the decision was not soley based upon epic games hating linux.

Hating is not the reason for sure. Perhaps just not caring much.
After all the real money are at Windows and even more Consoles.

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Quoting: HoriFor me too but honestly it's not there yet IMO... AMD's still at 1st gen RT and we know how useless Nvidia's 1st gen RT was. Same goes to whatever AMD calls their DLSS equivalent - which IMO is the biggest advantage Nvidia has.

My NVIDIA GPU is from like 2014.
This in itself should tell you if I care about RT and 5% fps difference between NVIDIA and equivalent AMD card in general :D

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As a all time NVIDIA user I must say that the idea to go AMD all the way have grown on me recently. AMD have to go and do some really stupid move to change my mind... but if that were to happen I simply would not upgrade hardware at all :D

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Quoting: TheSHEEEP

Quoting: sbolokanovAnd unless the publishers keep track for who play via Proton, one is possibly counted as yet another Windows user.

I'm 90% sure Proton plays are counted as Linux ones. Probably read that here in an article.

Now, if some games have other, internal, Steam-independant reporting for platforms that wrongly count WINE as Windows, that's of course a different question.

Yeah. On Steam side it's probably thought of. What I was really hinting there is my disbelieve that publishers do really care. For them, getting some extra money for no real investment is rather sweet.

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Quoting: Mohandevir

Quoting: sbolokanovLinux is an OS made for people who want power. If one doesn't want power, one shouldn't be playing with it.

This piece got me thinking... Why is Valve still supporting Linux, at this point, if it all comes to this?

It's an additional market. As small as it might be. Just because we are not the average user, it does not mean that we do not play games.
Plus it gives them an edge when interacting with Microsoft. So they can keep them in check.

By the way, Proton is not an official flag for supporting titles on Linux. It's just that tool that gives users the option to play games via WINE with a single click (or at least that's what they claim).
And unless the publishers keep track for who play via Proton, one is possibly counted as yet another Windows user.

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Quoting: MohandevirFor a newcomer, I'm affraid that all these trial and error possibilities are just going to be too much hassle to make Linux attractive.

Regular people who use their PCs mostly for gaming are better off with Windows. This is the undeniable truth.
Linux is an OS made for people who want power. If one doesn't want power, one shouldn't be playing with it.

Plus, if a person has no anti-windows mentality dualboot is a viable option.

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Quoting: HoriI don't think it's going to affect too much except for the fact that the missing Linux (Actually SteamOS) and Mac icons cause confusion and would lead people to believe they are not available there.

No. If there is no Linux/MacOS icon and Feral don't get a cut, to me this games do not exist at all.

I'm buying games only to support the platform and the porter. If that cannot happen officially I might as well go the unofficial route and don't buy them at all.

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If you own the original on Steam, you get an 80% discount until September 15 for pre-orders.

No thanks. I've paid before for stuff that would allegedly come to our platform. And some never came!

It's funny. One of my last purchases is actually >Observer_

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Learn. Adapt. Conquer.

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