Quoting: Mountain ManYou misunderstand: if you buy and play a game via Proton, it is counted by Steam the same as if you had bought a native Linux version of the game.

Well, let's talk about "misunderstanding", if you insist. :|
For starters, I won't use Steam until it drops its mandatory client and becomes officially DRM-free. And no, alternative downloaders and games which are "DRM-free on Steam" (i.e. can be launched without the client after being downloaded via the client) won't do. So, in my case, Proton™ isn't even a consideration, and that is not negotiable. Period.

But let's pretend I wasn't so against Valve® and its always-online DRM.

In that case, for all intents and purposes the ones purchasing a Windows-exclusive game must be considered a Windows gamers. Their believes, aspirations and desires are irrelevant: they are giving the money to a company that makes Windows-exclusive products. And that is what truly matters. "Useful idiots", according to the classic. :P
The fact that those Linux-wannabe players prefer to suffer and attempt to misuse the Windows-exclusive game, trying to launch it on Linux… Well, that doesn't matter in this harsh world of hard cash and profit. In fact, this even more preferable: the company is officially relieved of all support obligations (if something doesn't work -- not their problems. A user has violated the terms of contract by not complying to the system requirements). Rumor has it, Sony actually sells its consoles at loss, hoping to recoup in game licenses' sales. If Linux users to start getting their PlayStation games without the console itself, that would make Sony very happy panda. :D

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Quoting: Mountain ManProton is counted as a Linux purchase.

Yes, a Linux purchase of a Windows-exclusive game.
After all, technically I can purchase "PlayStation 3" games and play them via emulation. That doesn't change the fact that my money would be wasted on a PlayStation-exclusive games.

Not to mention that Steam can GTFO. DRM-free or bust!

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Quoting: hardpenguinIt's also on itch.io https://dear-villagers.itch.io/edge-of-eternity [External Link]

Thanks! I'll bookmark that. :)

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Quoting: ziabiceThe big question is: does it already work under Proton?

No, it is not. In fact, the purchase is not even on the table for Windows-exclusive games.

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Quoting: callciferSteam's DRM is optional, there are lots. of. lists for DRM-free games on Steam.

Yeah, sure. :| Those games are "DRM-free" (not really, Steam client is mandatory, no matter what)… until one day suddenly they are not [External Link]. And there is no way I will trust some random anonymous dudes on the Internet on the validity (or "freshness") of those lists. Not for my money. :whistle:
I'm not the person to allow torturing me for on my own expense. I won't use Steam as long as "pirates" have better service with torrent-editions than paying customers.

Quoting: liamdaweI suppose a way around this, could be to add an Important Tags bit too, so that if an article is tagged with both a tag you don't want and one you do, it could still show perhaps.

This could work. :) Still, I've decided not to use any filters.

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This is great, in theory, at least. No "Proton" tag though.

Also, some tags are not mutually exclusive. e. g. "Steam" and "DRM-Free", and I do not want to see anything Steam-related but do want to see "DRM-Free" articles… :(
IMO, something more complex would be great…

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Quoting: liamdaweStardock have repeatedly talked about Ashes progress, the latest being this month [External Link]:

So good news, we are running on Linux. Bad news, working on Vulkan performance and with AMD/NVIDIA. Stay tuned.

Come to think about it, we have quite a zoo of these "still coming" games (including notorious "Steam OS Sale" titles). By the time when (if?) the game will be released it would be of no importance anymore.

We know how it goes. :whistle:

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"Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation (coming to Linux)" The Witcher III and Street Fighter V style. Yeah, sure. :S:

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I've got the confirmation from the developers that the game will be available as DRM-free (they plan to release on GoG(sic) but we all know how it goes sometimes ;) ).

DRM-free! And you will get to choose between a Steam key and GoG key when the game is officially released. So both DRM-free and key for Steam or GoG.

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Quoting: PatolaI am curious. What's the problem with Mimimi Productions (which made a very well ported game) and Larian Studios (which made Divinity Original Sin Enhanced Edition for Linux, but not Divinity Original Sin 2)?

"Mimimi Productions"? Almost nothing. It was just when I had been eager to get the game they had "forgotten" to produce version 2.2.2f (or something like this) for Linux and the game was outdated with signs of being dropped, so I put it in the wishlist. And it is there ever since. Didn't find good enough time to buy it, as I have plenty of games and the first impulsive urge for purchase is long gone. I'll get it… eventually… maybe. :S:

Ans as for "Larian Studios", do I really have to explain? I believe their actions speak better than my words. :sick:
OK, OK. Longer explanation: due to their creative way of releasing I have had a quarrel with my friend (a Windows pir^W user) who wanted to play co-op with me at the Windows release (and I was rather outraged by his insistence and attempts to force me to install Windows) but could not even remember the game by the time the Linux version materialized. Yes, he is a walking example of hype so "freshness" of the game actually matters to me a great deal.

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