Quoting: scaineFor the third(?) time: Canonical have been talking about this for about 2 years. Can't say that I'm amazingly pleased about how it's been communicated, but at least lets get the facts straight, eh?

Yes, true, but it reminds me of Gnome's decision to eliminate the desktop OS icon tray. Just because they think it's a great idea, and just because they've been communicating it was coming for a long time, doesn't mean the entirety of the rest of the ecosystem can or will bend to that decision. Even if it's something they were long considering doesn't mean they had to do it.

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Wow, I miss about 24 hours of news and look what happens...

Everyone has said a lot already, but thought I'd add a few quick thoughts:

• On the upside (?), look at how influential Linux gaming has become that this would generate so much heat in the community in the first place. If gaming didn't matter, or no one cared, this would be a non-story in the Linux world...

• If Steam has to choose a new distro to focus on, I too think one of the big industry players (SUSE, Red Hat, etc) makes sense. As much as I love Manjaro, they probably aren't big enough for a company of Valve's size. Same with S76 I imagine...

• So, I go back and forth on Canonical all the time. They're like Mozilla in a way. At times they're terrific and you want to give them a big hug, and there are times when they make completely baffling decisions. Many of their high profile employees are big gamers. Why did they think this was a great idea?

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Quoting: KohlyKohlRTS is my favorite genre and it was very disappointing when this game came out and was very boring to play. Has this improved in the last couple of years of updates?

I'm not sure, but am just curious what you feel are your favorite RTS titles on Linux.

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Ooooh, looks very interesting. Waitlisted. Say what one will about AAA titles or lack thereof, but I think we're having a great Linux gaming year.

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Quoting: NezchanOh! I just wishlisted this a few days ago to keep an eye on it.

Me too. I was reading over the reviews, a lot of which are really gushing. Seems like it's a rare game that successfully merges several different genres and is more than the sum of its parts. I look forward to eventually picking it up...

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So, I just finished listening to an hour long podcast about Google Stadia and a different show about Stadia, all prominently mentioning its Linux backbone... And about how Sony, EA, etc are all aiming at the Streaming space, and you know Valve has to be working on it too... Everyone is racing to this, and looking back through the last 3 pages of comments, I can't help but think in, say, 5 years from now, a lot of those comments and arguments will seem as relevant as debates over, "What's better? Blockbuster or Hollywood Video?" (sorry for the US-centric reference)

There are already, spanning Linux native, Windows DXVK/Wine, and all the other emulators tens of thousands more games than I would have time to play in 2-3 lifetimes available on Linux. If we think we're a small market now, think of how much smaller that becomes when a game can be played, in 4K streaming, instantaneously on anything with a *browser*, including a *Chromebooks* and Android phones, anywhere on the planet with a decent internet connection...

It's going, to some measure, be successful, and change everything. Microsoft's "big" announcement about streaming gaming was virtually non-existent at E3, as Stadia has sent them scurrying back to the drawing boards.

So, bye-bye native FM, and for now, screw you guys, but likely see ya again on some streaming service, be it Stadia or Valve or whatever in 5 years, because that's where a *lot* of people will be. Pretty soon, even the idea of a Windows version of something will seem like a small, niche market... As long as we make sure these services can be run on Linux, we'll be fine...

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I've had this waitlisted for a while, maybe now's the time to pull the trigger...

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Quoting: RoosterI also just became a patreon.

Huh, didn't know they had that, became a Patron as well!

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Very exciting. Looks like a LOT of progress has been made. Wishlisted...

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Quoting: CorbenI'm really curious if we see any benefits in the future through Stadia. Be it direct or indirect.

I've long [External Link] used streaming game services and have hoped [External Link] and predicted it would be the future of, if not hardcore gaming, then casual gaming. I could easily see parents getting it for their kids rather than more expensive hardware. I also think it'll be great for Linux, as it'll allow us to play almost everything. I tried the streaming tech demo that Google had going a few months, and it worked really well. That said, a few things:

• Almost none of the Stadia titles announced so far, save for perhaps the Ghost Recon title, appeal to me at all...


• I don't find the Stadia pricing model tremendously appealing either...


• I originally thought Google was doing their Fiber ISP to lay the groundwork for services just like Stadia. Makes them backing off of it really strange, and possibly could sabotage its own efforts... I was almost sure we'd eventually see a bundle of, "Subscribe to the Fiber service, and get 6 months of Stadia free!"


• I was disappointed at the lack of focus in MS's streaming service announcements yesterday, as I was hoping they would be coming out strong given all their exclusive properties and studios...

Great article about the lack of detail in the MS announcement as well as some challenges to streaming (1 T of data use in 4K streaming after 65 hrs! [External Link] Try that with your cable data cap!) at a Verge article here [External Link].

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