Really hope government and regulators put a stop to this.

This acquisition will kill Hollywood along with Cinema's and Physical media. The end result will be significant price increases and removal of choice.

Thankfully I already have a large physical media collection because if this acquisition goes through then a lot of classics are going to rewritten or disappear entirely.

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I just pulled the trigger last week on the back of this news and spent £2k on a full new build before all hardware prices inevitably skyrocket. I managed to get a corsair 32GB (2X16) DDR5 CL30 kit for £200. This same kit was only £100 a week or so earlier and is now retailing for £389 as of this evening.

That reminds me, I need to update my system info. The system specs I built are below for those that are interested.

HVN HS 420 case
Artic Freezer 3 420 AIO with a set of Be Quiet Case fans.
9950X3D
ASUS Hero X870E
Corsair 32GB Ram kit.
1200w Power Supply
I migrated my current 7900XTX GPU to my new system

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I am honestly not happy with AMD.

I own a 7900xtx and this news that FSR4 does not support 7000 series cards and the lack of HDMI 2.1 support is just yet another slap in the face. This is a great gaming card but the lack of support from AMD is beginning frustrate me.

It is such a shame because I really enjoy my gaming experience with this GPU but the lack of HDMI 2.1 support and now this has forced me to re evaluate whether I should go back to using a NVIDIA card.

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To be honest I am actually ok with it now that proton is well established.

As mentioned above by others, Linux runs practically any game through proton. The only issue now that needs addressing is the Anti-cheat DRM.

I suspect when Linux adoption passes the 10% mark we should start to see native Linux ports again. Lets get the Market-share up first. With W10 being killed of by MS we now have a good opportunity to grow.

Yes, I want native ports but I am happy with Proton as things stand.

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I would not get too hyped for this as PDX are currently on a free fall. I have already abandoned Cities Skylines 2 as a write off. I do hope the fans of this series get what they asked for because us Cities fans got well and truly kicked in the teeth by CO and PDX. I will check out EU5 after 6-12 months post release but Its not really my cup of tea but I am willing to try it on a free weekend or a demo and go from there. If I enjoy it then I may pick the game up then.

I do own Stellaris, Surviving Mars, Cities Skylines 1,2 and Prison Architect. My next title from PDX would likely be Prison Architect 2 if the game is playable, polished and not stripped down to the bone for future DLC. If PDX don't deliver on this title then I am done with them for good.

I do hope this pans out well for the fans though, However I would not hold my breath.

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Would NOT use Epic even if they offered me a million quid.

Even if Epic games decided to fully support linux and offer 100's of free games I would still NOT use their service. Would never want to support such a toxic company and this article just proves my point. They would rather support a non existent platform out of spite just to stick it to Linux users.

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Microsoft's strategy has indeed changed, They are pushing the "you will own nothing" subscription model and thus no longer care about hardware lock in as they want you to have access to their platform wherever you are at any time of the day.

From my understanding it would appear that MS has put out a contract to an OEM (Asus) to develop a handheld for them for release in the near future. This would be a similar approach to what valve did with steam machines. They are also reported to be developing their own handheld for release at a future date alongside a new console.

Its likely that this handheld will be a open platform but just more optimised and locked down compared to windows desktop. Valve has just too big a stranglehold on the market for MS to disrupt it with a single handheld. I would expect MS new handheld to have access via App or side load for the likes of Steam, EA, Ubisoft etc to be accessible on said device and in turn Microsoft will give access to Gamepass and Microsoft store on Steam and other platforms.

Sure I could be totally wrong on this but I am confident that this will be the situation from MS moving forward judging by their current behaviour with opening up their games catalogue.

As Linux users and gamers we need to be vigilant because MS will take the opportunity to abuse their position if given the chance but either way we will find out soon enough.

NOTE. Just my opinion and nothing should be taken as facts.

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What on earth is EA smoking? I just slapped myself in the face to make sure I wasn't dreaming.:shock:

I welcome this news and would happily reward EA by purchasing a remaster of the remaining C&C titles. I look forward to see what the community comes up with. The future of the C&C franchise now appears to looks very bright.

I am still sceptical of EA. Surly they didn't just do this just to be kind? There must be money involved somewhere.

Has EA turned a new leaf? If so then I too would also like to see the Road Rash franchise revived.

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Sweet. Hopefully we see more of this as I do miss not having benchmark and stress testing tools.

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These corporations just don't get it do they.

I still clearly remember how the entire PC gaming industry was abandoned around the PS2, 360 era in favour of consoles while using the constant excuse of PC gaming is just full of pirates and not profitable. Around this time is when Valve stepped up to the plate and gave us PC gamers a platform of where we could actually buy games. If it were not for Valve then PC gaming would have likely died.

Only now that Steam is highly successful, The greedy corporations come crawling back as they know the console gaming market is dying so want to get back into the PC market. I have NEVER forgotten what the big publishers did in tandem with the retail industry to destroy PC gaming.

As gamers we have lost physical ownership and good quality games in favour of forced online and broken dlc infested junk along with the ever growing number of annoying launchers. GOG is great but does not have much in the way of games and also still does not support linux. EA, Ubisoft and Epic games are just complete and utter scum and as for Amazon, Not even interested.

If a corporation wants to really compete with steam then compete rather than try to bully and manipulate customers onto your platform and offer a compelling product, But most importantly trust must be earned.

Another big one is consumer rights. Stop taking our games away.

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