Quoting: jensMy paranoid mind unfortunately says me that market growth is not a natural thing, thus won't happen just like this over some given time ;).

There can be things to advance the market, but avoiding using Wine (or Lutris) isn't one of them :)

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I think you should stop being paranoid about what counts as what. Developers who want to know the potential of the Linux market can already do it, Proton or not. And legacy publishers who don't grok Linux won't care no matter what, so forget about them. They'll come around with the natural market growth.

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I'm surprised some are stupid enough to pay anything to those who make Denuvo, let alone such crazy prices. And no respect for developers who make such garbage.

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Quoting: orochi_kyoBut they are very explicit about this, its a online "middleware", nothing related to graphics or sound. Now the online coop is promised since 2015 why they took 4 years to realize LINUX/MAC didnt have support for their netcode?
I know people wants to be positive about this, but this is already very fishy. Only time will tell.

We'll see I guess, but I'm not likely to buy it even if it will come out DRM-free.

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Quoting: orochi_kyoJust think for a moment and what kind of "Middleware" affects Linux/MAC development but not PS4/Switch? DRM!!

Can be any kind of junk really. So I wouldn't rush to assume it's DRM. Remember when Tex Murphy: Tesla Effect cancelled Linux release because they used some junk Bink that didn't work on Linux?

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Quoting: ssokolowI also backed Underworld Ascendant before I stopped backing things, and contacted them when they said that. They assured me that they still intend to come to GOG, that the Steam-downloadable version doesn't require Steam to run, and it's just delayed, so I'm willing to put my outrage on "snooze" for a while.

Yeah, I know they are trying to get it out on GOG, but that didn't go far yet. See this thread [External Link]. I also asked about possibility of itch.io release for backers, but something didn't work out there as well, due to game size.

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Quoting: Alm888Well, there is no denial that BandCamp is awesome, that's for sure! :D
But my situation is reversed. Most of the time games ship their soundtracks in OGG/Vorbis format (due to easily available royalty-free decoding libs) and shove crappy MP3's as standalone soundtracks (they just assume that's what general audience wants). FLAC is too disk-heavy for my taste.

That's where crowdfunding helps somewhat. Since backers can request DRM-free FLAC release in advance, and developers usually listen. There is no real reason for them not to release in FLAC. The reason some execs are against it, is because some huge stores like Amazon don't sell lossless, so in their mind "no one needs it".

Problem is, that while they provide the download it can come from some weird places. It already happened to me with The Bard's Tale IV and We Happy Few. At least the former let me download it from Backerit, but weirdly couldn't manage to provide it from GOG for which I got backer key. And We Happy Few was even worse. They gave me a... Steam key for the soundtrack! Despite game being redeemed from GOG. A bummer, so I simply won't select any tiers with OST anymore.

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Quoting: orochi_kyoJust reading comments on kickstarter page, some people could be right... this middleware could be DENUVO and Im pretty sure their next announcement will be delaying the GOG version or even cancelling it.

That would be strange, given that GOG already lists the game [External Link]. It means they agreed to release it DRM-free there.

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For some reason data for Vega 56 / 64 cards stopped showing up since October / November:



Also, AMD RX 590 is missing (but that's fairly new).

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Quoting: liamdaweAdded a pretty basic version of this, should help.

That helps, thanks!

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