http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#technology-desktop-operating-system [External Link]
+1.2% for Linux ;)

Wow, is Linux really gaining market share? Except for gamers (according to the steam hardware survey) as it seems :->

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Quoting: operaActually one has Linux support indicated.

Right! "Spacious Skies" has.

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They just need to keep spending the resources to keep their in-house Linux expertise in a healthy state.

This little word "just" has such a big meaning...
I'm afraid, now that Microsoft has picked up DirectX again, improved Windows 10 as a gaming platform (with new features probably coming with the next big update), Linux is losing in the long run.
We are mostly late with releases, latest big thing were the Steam Dev Days showing VR on Linux. And everything else was shown on Linux/SteamOS Machines too, that was quite cool and impressive. But Valve isn't showing anything new or upcoming to us. So I'm wondering what do they have in their pipeline, if anything at all... and when.
2016 was a great year for Linux gaming in general, with a lot of big releases. Some of them finally released after being announced a long time ago. But what's coming next? I'm missing big announcements to get hyped for and to look forward to.
There are some kickstarter projects like System Shock or Everspace, but that can't be all. My concern is, publishers and devs might turn their back on us and go for Windows and maybe Mac only again. Even the Feral Radar is pretty empty (except for two upcoming mac only titles) at the moment.

Atm I'm using wine again for a lot of games, like No Man's Sky or Doom. Luckily OpenGL and Vulkan make this possible. But I want more native ports! I'm really afraid of 2017 after 2016 had such a great pace.

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The game I'm really thankful to have on Linux is: Alien: Isolation.
Since I was able to test the first version on gamescom 2014, or even since it was announced, I've been looking forward to a release. And it was so cool that Feral ported it to my favorite OS!

But of course there are other games I'm also thankful to have on Linux ;)

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Indeed sad news. As always when someone steps back from work on stuff related to our beloved operating system. But when the userbase is big enough, chances are good someone else might pick up the code and continue on implementing support for new devices.

I have to admit, I've never used Roccat devices before, as I'm happy with my Apple keyboard and my Logitech MX 518 mouse. I love the quality and ergonomics of the Apple keyboard, and I was surpised how good it is supported on Linux. I could imagine that there are more people on Linux using Roccat keyboards than Apple keyboards. Ok, the Roccat keyboard has more features to support and I hope the best for future support. Too bad Roccat doesn't offer Linux support by themselves.

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Did they already adress the issues with Saints Row - The Third?
iirc there are still some multiplayer issues on Linux?

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Awww man. Another (almost) canceled port.
I don't get it. Why do they think they can make a Linux version in the first place?
Most of Kickstarter projects (except the System Shock remake, Greedy Guns and some other exceptions) don't have a Linux demo to show they have already looked into this topic yet promising a Linux version. And in the end they realize it is to much effort to do the port so it's first delayed, and then canceled.
If a Linux port is announced in the Kickstarter campaign, do they get so much more money that it is worth the risk of never delivering a Linux port and setting up the backers believing in a Linux port?

I didn't back Kingdom Come: Deliverance, but it is a bad sign in general. Of course this doesn't apply to all Kickstarter campaigns, but already too many. And I'm worried about games to come that look promising and interesting, we are spending our money on them because we believe in their promises and in the end are getting disappointed.

I hope for the best for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Please do the port.

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Just recently I've seen this game in a game show, and they were very enthusiastic about this game. It was 10 years (!) in development, 3 people all over the world. And they made a really good game.
Looking forward to get this one on Linux. Instabuy!

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Waiting impatiently for release ;)
Even though I played the alpha on Windows, I waited since beta for the Linux version and haven't played it since then.
It's good to see that they gave us some more detailed informations, as it felt like a lack of communication before. Also on the latest Backer update news on Kickstarter Linux wasn't mentioned at all. So the first comments were questions about the status of the Linux port.
I hope they get used to work with Linux and can fix future issues sooner and more efficient. Otherwise I would be afraid of having the Windows/Mac version being better updated and supported than the Linux version.

I'm still a bit surprised, as the Mac and Linux stretchgoal was reached way before the console stretch goal. But there is now a XBox One version, and still no Linux version.

But it looks like they are really close, some last major issues left, hopefully Epic can help them to get this solved. Or someone else... maybe even Valve can help out. There are also a lot of porters available and capable of helping here. But I guess they won't do it for free ;) So it's difficult. Worst case would be that they cancel the port, because they couldn't fix the last issues. Like what happened to Darksiders.

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Quoting: tuubiAre you sure you didn't say you were a Nigerian prince and you had a nice business opportunity to discuss?

My grandma has full trust in his emails, so why should they be worried? :D



I sent out a tweet to them, maybe that'll reach them ;)

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