I'm extremely hyped to play this and I'm not even a huge fan of racing games! It just looks insanely satisfying though. They look like robot cars...

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Their renaming of core products to clash with well established open source projects isn't an accident. It's simply part of the Extend phase. Looking GVFS, the product manager there said that they'd "take a hard look at it before deciding whether to rename". No, mate, you asked your legal team if you could get away with it. In that particular case, it's clear the answer was "probably not", hence the change of heart.

They haven't changed, nor will they unless there's money in it for them to do so. I find them as despicable today as they were in 2006 when I finally decided I'd had enough of their shit, and it was time to do something about it. It took me another 7 years of dual booting before I landed on a Linux-only build on my PC, but today's disgruntled can make the switch to Linux almost instantly (certain AAA games and esoteric hardware notwithstanding), but it seems that most people would rather complain about MS than do something about them.

In the meantime, I'll be over here on my Mint install where I've been enjoying the year of the Linux desktop for the past 7 years.

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It's got a very Firewatch-y vibe, at least graphically. I love a good narrative adventure, even if it's a walking sim, and this looks like it'll be much more than that. Love it. I've wishlisted and will likely buy this (the main game) when it appears.

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Quoting: Mountain ManI don't trust Microsoft. Their response to open source has been a typical "embrace and extend" strategy. They're not trying to coexist with open source, they're trying to control it.

Yep. You can see that by the companies they're buying. Buying... not contributing to, you know, like you would do with open source. Same old MS.

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Quoting: callcifer

Quoting: scaineI'm properly delighted to hear that they're supporting Linux. I'm just gutted that, along with City Skylines, Tropico and nearly every Warhammer tactical/strategy game ever, I won't be part of the support effort.

Really gutted. But I'll bet for every sale of this franchise, there's a 100 people that are gutted when the next FPS or RPG/Action title launches natively.

Them's the breaks, I suppose. Can't support everyone.

Famous poet John Lydgate: "You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all the people all of the time"... god we're so fickle, eh? :)

I've read your post 4 times now and I still have no idea what you are talking about. What "support effort"? Why are you gutted? I'm really confused :)

I like to support developers who support Linux. But I just can't bring myself to play this genre of games. I bought Stellaris in the hope that I could get into it, but it's just not for me.

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I honestly can't be bothered to respond to that kind of negativity, except to point out that a) Skyrim is the 15th best selling game of all time. It's the fifth best-selling on PC. And b) I enjoyed it hugely, sinking around 130 hours into it over multiple playthroughs.

It's basically all the things I said, plus fun. It's a shame to hear it didn't live up to certain people's unrealistic hopes and dreams, but even as cynical as I am, I still enjoy an ambitious, generally well executed game, despite its obvious flaws.

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I'm properly delighted to hear that they're supporting Linux. I'm just gutted that, along with City Skylines, Tropico and nearly every Warhammer tactical/strategy game ever, I won't be part of the support effort.

Really gutted. But I'll bet for every sale of this franchise, there's a 100 people that are gutted when the next FPS or RPG/Action title launches natively.

Them's the breaks, I suppose. Can't support everyone.

Famous poet John Lydgate: "You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all the people all of the time"... god we're so fickle, eh? :)

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Quoting: mos

Quoting: scaineThis was one of the first few games that made me "wow" at the potential future of PC games. Free-roaming, first person, RPG progression with quests, guilds and more. Amazing freedom. Obviously, the game kind of suffered as a result - I remember often wondering what the hell I was meant to do next! In fact, I got that feeling quite a lot in Morrowind too, I think. It wasn't until Oblivion that they made the primary quest more prominent.

Great to see this get the same kind of love that Morrowind has enjoyed with OpenMR [External Link] though.

what Bethesda has been getting away with through the years is amazing... The signature abysmal face models have even made it into Oblivion IIRC? But the main problem is shoddy incoherent gameplay - judging mostly based on extensive hours spent in Morrowind. You can't base a 100+ hrs sprawling game on atmosphere alone. Yet that what they do. Oh and have we mentioned BUGS yet?))

I dunno. You say "getting away with through the years", like they're utterly dropping the ball somehow. And yet, no other developer is making games like this. Total freedom. First person. Massive RPG mechanic. Engaging side quests. Believable worlds.

Their vision is gigantic. So, sure, some gamers, myself included, cut them a massive amount of slack. And of course, mods can fix almost any sin.

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Quoting: Cyril

Quoting: scaineGreat to see this get the same kind of love that Morrowind has enjoyed with OpenMR [External Link] though.

Sorry to be that guy, but it's OpenMW. :P

Ooof. I was two cans of Punk down when I wrote that. Forgive me my mortal sins! :)

Edit: At least I LINKED to OpenMW! Phew!

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This was one of the first few games that made me "wow" at the potential future of PC games. Free-roaming, first person, RPG progression with quests, guilds and more. Amazing freedom. Obviously, the game kind of suffered as a result - I remember often wondering what the hell I was meant to do next! In fact, I got that feeling quite a lot in Morrowind too, I think. It wasn't until Oblivion that they made the primary quest more prominent.

Great to see this get the same kind of love that Morrowind has enjoyed with OpenMR [External Link] though.

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