I quite doubt Google would be running Android on the server for gaming purposes. What for? Android can't run existing Linux games (thanks to its completely incompatible Surface Flinger) and normal glibc Linux works much better with Wine.

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Quoting: kuhpunktAs long as they don't enforce Streaming only I'm fine with it as an alternative. If people want to use it... fine. But I would never want to rely on that.

Yep, we'll have to wait and see if this will be spoiled by exclusivity or not.

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Quoting: kuhpunktI mean they could literally just use Proton, since it's open source.

Yep, or whatever their flavor of Wine would be. Proton is still somewhat Steam specific.

If Google can push more developers to use Vulkan, it will be a big plus already.

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Quoting: kuhpunktI guess that's why they either ported AC to Linux or use something like Steam Play. I seriously doubt that Google wants to use Windows/pay for their licenses. That's where Vulkan comes in.

Rather I'd expect straight Wine+add-ons in such case. Google doesn't need Steam itself for their backend. Throwing in enough hardware, they can produce good performance for a lot of even Windows only games (using Wine).

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Quoting: elmapulnot having an linux version, but the windows version is DRM free
and:
having an linux version but with drm.

what would you chose?

I stick to DRM-free only, so the first option. Such things actually are not that uncommon unfortunately. There are a number of games that have a Linux version, but it's Steam only, and it has only Windows one on GOG. It's good that at least Windows one is available DRM-free, so I'd prefer that, to not having that option at all.

I.e. for example I can play Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II in Wine (GOG release), while Linux version by Aspyr is limited to Steam. If not for the Windows release at least, I wouldn't have played it at all.

At least some other Aspyr games for Linux came out on GOG. But for instance all Linux games by Feral are Steam exclusives. So even when some of them get DRM-free release on GOG for Windows, Feral refuse to release Linux versions there. It's regrettable, but at least those Windows versions can be playable in Wine.

Example: https://www.gog.com/game/xcom_enemy_unknown_complete_pack [External Link]

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Quoting: elmapulubisoft never relase their games DRM free, streaming is just an stronger drm for then, but if they still make the game avaliable offline, then, nothing will change.

Well, then good riddance. I don't care about any recent Ubisoft games. They did release some older games DRM-free: https://www.gog.com/games?search=Ubisoft [External Link]

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Quoting: stretch611Do you honestly think that Ubisoft or Bethesda would start writing linux games?

If Steam discount makes sense for them, I don't see why not. It's not an ultimatum. It's an incentive. Those who don't care - get standard rate. Those who release for Linux get a bigger cut.

For someone like Bethesda especially who have good Vulkan expertise in-house it makes even more sense. They don't see Linux as profitable enough? Give them an incentive to release for it.

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Google pushing big publishers to make Linux/Vulkan games? That's big. As long as Google won't make an exclusivity requirement. It will make perfect sense for these publishers to release their Linux versions in digital stores for Linux gamers.

Personally, I'll only find such gaming acceptable if these games will be released DRM-free alongside their "streaming" releases. Otherwise it will become DRM squared.

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Valve should have put Linux version release as a requirement for such discounts. It would incentivize big developers (who have money) to make Linux versions. Win win for everyone.

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Soundtrack sounds good :) Was that supposed to be a pummel horse there?

I'll wait for DRM-free release.

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