Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: poiuzAnd: Since native gaming is basically dead

This is clearly not true and I wish people would stop saying it.
I was expecting something like this to happen with Proton & the Deck, for reasons that seemed to me good and sufficient. But it didn't, and I have adjusted my ideas to reality. Some people seem to be just assuming that their ideas about it must have happened and so they don't need to check.

Yep, Liam posted some numbers on the Discord a while back. There was a slight dip during the year Proton was announced, but thereafter, native-Linux numbers have bounced back to the 1000+/annum rate they were before Proton and continue to rise year on year.

Edit:
Found the numbers from Discord, and stuck them into a spreadsheet.


So although there's a general percentage decline, it's both negligible, and mainly due to the steep rise in Windows titles, not a decline in the number of native Linux titles.

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Fond memories of playing Daggerfall and getting absolutely nowhere in it! I might give it another go and see how much nothing I can achieve second time around!

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That's a massive shame. I admit that I've had Shadow Tactics on my wishlist for years now. I like the sound of the gameplay, but don't really like the setting (ancient Japan, or whatever). And I swear I'm not making this up, but I honestly can't stand Wild West themed stuff either. If Red Dead Redemption isn't going to break that dislike, I guess Desperados was on a beating to nothing.

Give me fantasy or sci-fi any day.

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Those Xbox controller updates for rumble reminded me that I probably should pair my ancient Dualsense controller to my PS5 at some point, before using it again as my main controller on my PC. Unless I'm missing a way to update its firmware straight from Linux? Anyone know?

I only have one odd quirk with it though, tbh, which is that `dualsensectl` reports the battery as 100% when it's charging, instead of its actual value. I have to unplug the controller to get a valid result. Hardly a game-changer, but it would be nice to fix.

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They're definitely competing. It's weird to argue otherwise. They're selling games on a digital storefront in direct competition to Valve, Microsoft, or GOG.

Gamers just don't like how they're going about competing. Devs are a bit more supportive though - that guaranteed money is extremely helpful to a start up, or small indie.

Me? I didn't even make an account on Epic - I didn't want to contribute a single statistic to their shitty marketing engine. And although I know it's not fair, I view negatively any game that made an exclusivity deal with Epic, even when it lands on Steam - I might still pick such games up, but usually only on sale, or in a bundle, such as the Outer Wilds. I'm petty that way, but I just can't help it. It's literally how much I despise Epic as an entity, and Sweeney as a person.

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This was one of the first games that really blew my mind that I was playing it on Linux. Not just novelty either - it's actually superb fun, and I'm not even particularly into RTS style games.

The other big game was Revenge of the Titans, by PuppyGames, which reminds me that they have a big release coming up, Battledroid, which I've not heard a peep about in ages!! It was last covered on GOL back in January 2020. Although that was followed up a few months later by this article which covers how Basingstoke financially crippled them.

Hopefully it's still baking. An MMO is a bit of a step away from their usual shooters.

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I love the transition in the demo from head-bangin metal to an almost chip-tune electro, 90 seconds in. The art reminds me of Dicey Dungeons for some reason, with a bit of Costume Quest thrown in for good measure.

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Very excited for this! Feels like a very different game, but I have a lot of trust in these guys!

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Absolute parasites.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: Pikolo

Quoting: d10sfanThat's a shame, for that game probably means a ton more dlc like what happened to prison architect

Yeah. Paradox games get great support but a flurry of DLC I can never keep up with

Still doesn't leave you with any less game than you would have had if the DLC weren't published. I mean, the game already exists; they probably aren't going to yank bits out of it and repackage them as DLC.

Yep, and there's usually a LOT of DLC which extends the playtime of what you originally bought. I don't understand the negativity around this kind of DLC. Sure, some practices are shitty - withholding content at release, for example, or over-pricing, but Paradox is one of the few DLC-focused publishers out there that do it well.

Across the Obelix is a StS-like that I need to get back into. I played it too early in EA and it wasn't quite ready - lots of complexity, not quite enough depth. Apparently it's top-notch now, and with all acts released, I need to spend more time with it.

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