Quoting: KwaadpepperConsidering Osx is like 4%, GNU/Linux is lke 1%, and developers are like, we develop only for Windows and Mac because of the market share and stuff, also the recent move from ***** Apple - which i hate, but just my taught - to port and only use their Metal API so Vulkan just won't bring peace into that platform as well as everywhere else.
I seriously think the only argument is the mobile one from Vulkan advantages and performances (but harder to implement though).
I'm afraid this might not be enough and we won't see Linux overtake on Windows because of this Apple idiots. What a shame exactly as Canonical with their Mir instead of Wayland. Peoples work hard to bring good solutions and no some troublemakers decide we won't have some progress.
So i think devs might stick to DX12 and use Metal, thats what may going to happen and my greatest fear, am i wrong ?

I wonder, how much money Mac gamers spend and how much Linux user spend. While sheer number is high, it means not translation into money.

Also, I wouldn't worry about Mir, it will not do much harm. Ubuntu is loosing popularity. Either Ubuntu devs change graphical system or they become irrelevant. Same Ubuntu will have package for Wayland/Weston. Mir and Weston are probably mutually exclusive, at least at run time. And even if Mir doesn't die, as long as openGL and Vulkan games run under it - nothing to worry about.

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Quoting: Comandante oardoI would like to see Nvidia Physx on Linux... So I can use a big card for gaming and an small card for physics.

Thats the beauty of Vulkan, you will be able to use both. I have gtx 660 dusting on the shelf. Once any good game comes out with Vulkan support, it goes back in.

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Its not going to be silver bullet. Most likely it will have near zero impact.
Most devs simply wont bother porting their existing games to Vulkan. Those who develop games right now, will not support Vulkan either. Some will, but number will be small.

This half year for sure there wont be too much exciting.
Big AAA titles will come out, as expected, the ones announced. But that's about it. Next half year is going to be more interesting though.

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Be smart, don't give credit where it's not due. I have seen sexy sale there. And I didn't buy it, even though in a few places it was reported game is coming and I had too much saliva in my mouth, I held myself... So, f*** em. Don't buy it.

Paying full prise for good port - is worth it.

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Quoting: EKRboiHaving the same GPU as Liam I suspect it will run fine for me.

Don't assume anything.

Out of two previous ports, 1 is not usable. Second is somewhat usable. I am buying to hit the nail on the head of the third game. I am on GTX 660. Resonable card no matter how you look at it.

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120 mbit per second connection, can't download game from steam... Just tested speed with speed test. Speed of download from steam is 8 kb

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This is going to be a nail in the coffin for me, 2 other games from Virtual Programming didn't work for me. If that thing also doesn't - work, it will be last "port" from them.

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Quoting: kalinI plan to buy amd because of open source drivers and because vulkan.
Without amd probably there will be no vulkan

Wake me up when there will be games that actually use Vulkan.
I'd love to buy AMD for reasons of OSS drivers, but I don't find it good enough reason to dump Nvidia card that just works with no head aches and rapes AMD performance wise.

I am thinking about upgrade, but until I can see Vulkan games or games that don't run well on my GTX 660 - it's aint happening. Badly optimized games - I wont bother buying these.

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Looks like I am not getting it.

I know who is porting it, and 2 games from them failed, one failed utterly.
So no, I shall pass this one out. ALL OTHER native games for me are working fine. I did not buy the this zomby/parkour emulator yet.

So, no...

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