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It doesn't look like Homefront: The Revolution is going to come to Linux any time soon
25 Jan 2017 at 1:58 pm UTC

Quoting: Aryvandaar
Quoting: sarmadThe fact that many studios starts working on a Linux port then drop it tells you that developing for Linux isn't smooth that studios start struggling and decide to cancel the project. Let's hope Vulkan changes this situation.
Yet, there are many indie developers who pump out multi-platform games again and again. I think the problem is that developers think it will be easy or didn't plan for muti-platform support in the start, so they have platform specific middleware and api. It's just incredibly poor planning. If anyone did any kind of research about PC and the different available OS for it (which would take less than 5 min on a google search), they could plan accordingly and it's better to have your options open than to lock yourself into one ecosystem.

I've heard mixed things about this game, and have the impression that it's at most a mediocre game. Once it does come to Linux, I would consider buying it if it goes on sale.
Actually you got a point.

Indie devs are planning support for Windows,Linux and Mac at the beginning.Because when you did only computer compatible games,Linux and Mac suddenly becomes meaningful about sales.

Rather large companies are just focusing three platforms at release.Windows,PlayStation and Xbox.

I think that's the main reason of why Linux ports are failing.

It doesn't look like Homefront: The Revolution is going to come to Linux any time soon
24 Jan 2017 at 4:05 pm UTC Likes: 1

Another CryEngine game,another abandoned Linux version.

There is no hope with games developed on CryEngine.

Appreciating how far Linux gaming has actually come in the past few years
22 Jan 2017 at 10:03 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestI got a laptop, MSI decent specs, GTX870 vidcard.
But rocket leauge really is choppy, with everything on low even.
Any tips?
Are you using Bumblebee or Prime for switchable graphics(Intel-Nvidia)and are you sure game is running with Nvidia,not Intel?

Here’s some interesting answers from Gabe Newell and Valve from the reddit AMA
18 Jan 2017 at 1:48 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: M@yeulC
Quoting: ArkonaThe main problem with Valve is they are too slow in everything.
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to [External Link] :D

The open source Vulkan driver for AMD 'radv' now supports using multiple GPUs
16 Jan 2017 at 10:30 pm UTC Likes: 1

Even there are not so many dual gpu users around Windows area,at least they got support for this all that time.

That's good to know a feature like this supported.

Linux market-share on Steam dropped 0.08% in December 2016
16 Jan 2017 at 10:25 pm UTC

Linux user base in general is growing.That's for sure.But every single person in this base are not gaming.Even some of them don't know Steam.

Linux usage is growing in great pace,also gaming on Linux is growing.But not that fast compared Linux user base in total.

Linux market-share on Steam dropped 0.08% in December 2016
16 Jan 2017 at 7:57 am UTC

Quoting: PixelPiSounds quite reasonable. Some people are just experienced in Linux and in Windows. Nevertheless, the idea exists that the games run better under Windows.

I am doing my experiences with Doom 2016. Everything is running super (under Wine) but then there is again a problem. I think it runs better under Windows. Nevertheless, I would never switch to Windows. But I can understand, however, if people prefer to play on Windows.
Maybe it's because Doom 2016 is a Windows supported game(not Linux) and fully functional?

NVIDIA announce 'VkHLF', a high level abstraction library on top of Vulkan
10 Jan 2017 at 10:01 pm UTC

Quoting: EzyRhinoWhy nshidia, why??
Because of Nintendo Switch

Valve are looking to gather a list of games that don't work with radeonsi
9 Jan 2017 at 8:13 pm UTC Likes: 13

What's happening?

So many open source driver news,CiV6 and now this?