Quoting: tim241YAY, the only thing left for them to do is get it on GOG, then I'll buy it! :)

Might be in for a wait bc the windows version isnt on gog

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But holy damn the developer gone into meltdown and has threatened not bringing it to pc at all because people are talking about boycotting epics store

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80Yes after a year of being exclusive on steam a year if a hell of long time to wait and avoid spoliers.

Why are you afraid of spoilers?

Because i play games for the story

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Quoting: ikirutoWill Metro Exodus ever return to Steam?
Yes - Metro Exodus will return to Steam and on other store fronts after 14th February 2020.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/412020/discussions/0/1743358239849378663/ [External Link]

Yes after a year of being exclusive on steam a year if a hell of long time to wait and avoid spoliers.

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Quoting: ryadAs a big fan of the series (own and played all of their Metro titles), I'm also quiet disappointed.

I wasn't going to buy the game on release due to their DRM and missing Linux support. However I really thought, they are going to remove Denuvo eventually and Proton probably would make it possible to play. I even hoped for a later Linux release since of their engagement in the past.

Well, that hopes are gone now. Even if I would accept their decision to publish the title exclusively on Epic Store, the client is just garbage on wine.

Just sad, I really respected Deep Silver...

Also i am beating this point to death but the Deep silver that is around now is not the same deep silver that ported the Metro 2033/Last light they were bought last year by THQ Nordic and I would imagine they have to answer to THQ board now not there own.

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Quoting: iiariThey also need to double down on social/chat/voice to maximize the value of everyone having extensive friends lists here, and also need to push on home and over-the-web game streaming before Google/Sony/Amazon eat their lunch here. If all Valve does in 2019 is refresh the launcher, it will seriously have been a lost year. This is the critical time. Proton is great, but it's developing their own IP, streaming, and social that will save them...

Very true.

Linux gaming is almost not existing market (less than 1% of Steam hardware survey), so Valve investments into it doesn't make sense from economic point of view.

There are three possibilities:
1. Valve perhaps will back to Steam Machine initiative (PC Linux console)
2. Valve is preparing to start streaming service
3. Both:)"

Just that point it was valve that dropped Steam machines like a hot potato when they saw they werent getting anywhere for them to try that push they would have to stump up the kind of cash MS and Sony do to advertise their consoles we are talking billions to advertise world wide. Not that Valve dont have that money but the whole reason they partnered with alienware etc was so they didnt have to stump up cash on development and advertising.

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80would you have as many concerns about what epic was doing if Epics store was on linux as a native app and Metro had been confirmed as coming to linux

You should have concerns in such case. Same as you should have them now if some Linux game is Steam exclusive (Feral games for starters?).

Well i would if cared in anyway about drm but what i ll say on Feral position its 100 percent understandable since they have no free reign on which platforms their port is allowed to come out on. I am not a contract lawyer but i am willing to bet the more platforms you want to make a port avilable for the more cost and risk in your example feral absorb.

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Quoting: ZeloxHmm... I get it, competition is great, and even greater for us gejmers. But I wasn't expecting exclusives to come along with it. And epic really starts to get on my nerv.... with these exclusives and pre releases on there store.

But i also get it they need to compete in a market where valve is dominate would you have as many concerns about what epic was doing if Epics store was on linux as a native app and Metro had been confirmed as coming to linux (which it isnt and based on the exclusive period no linux port/proton work is going to start until 2020)

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Quoting: MohandevirThing is, judging by the wave of angry comments on the Steam page, 4A Games / Deep Silver seem to have hurt it's Metro fan base. Really bad move to pull it off like that, 2 weeks before release after having built such a hype for it. We now have a full year to discover if it's a good game. Who knows, we might have saved 60$.

Mmm yes plus not a good sign for a whole host of games given Deep silver is now owned by THQ Nordic and if they are going to pull this crap with everyone one of their franchises linux ports could be a long way off.

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Quoting: strycore

Quoting: Avehicle7887

Quoting: CorbenSo the only remaining big point that's still on the list, seems getting those DRM and anti-cheat mechanisms work with wine/proton. Then we would also be able to play the big multiplayer titles, like Fortnite or PUBG... those are still a hurdle for some people to totally switch to Linux I can imagine.

Personally I don't really mind, I don't miss those games. But in general it would be great to be able to have a solution for that.

Unfortunately there's also the 'Windows Media Foundation' issue which has FMV issues in various games, such as the new Resident Evil 2, Darksiders 1 - Warmastered Edition and a few others I forgot the name of.

Should be an interesting year for Wine with all the projects surrounding it.

I got the Media Foundation videos to work with Darksiders Warmastered. This is a new feature in Lutris 0.5.0 which allow installing individual cab file components. Darksider s is the only WMF game I have but I would be interested to see if this method works for other games.

That's wonderful news, got any hints how I can do that without using Lutris? I prefer to use just Wine whenever possible. Thanks

Probably not my friend as Strycore is the creator of lutris aka matthew comandant

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