Steam PC Cafe Program: We are going to officially ship a new PC Cafe Program so that players can have a good experience using Steam in hundreds of thousands of PC Cafes Worldwide.

I believed it when I see it. All games at cyber cafe (CC) with Steam program here filled with damn DoTA and Counter Strikeses. Not forget, League of Legends.

At least illegal CC sometimes got PS2-era PC games library even do nowadays most of them mainly for online gambling.

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Quoting: orochi_kyoThere are more than 3k games with gold status on Protondb, 3000 games you cannot play before without tweaking Wine, others were always unplayable, and you all are whining because a sh!tty Battle Royale game doesnt work, anymore? LOL, cant care less if KIDS are wasting their time playing this cancer called Fortnite, Single player games still have a niche and as I can play those games story or single player modes Im ok with it.
Single players games are strong yet, because since everyone else in playing Fortnite/PUBG some devs doesnt even try to make multiplayer games anymore, they go single player.
Too much whining, that is why some devs prefer to make WIndows games only, yeah Windows gamers are a bunch of whiners too but at least they are a much bigger market than us.

I'm agree and understand your frustration, but I'm not big fan on your choice of words.

At the end of day, money speaks. Currently, multiplayer games actually more profitable than single player. With lootboxes, microtransactions, you data to sell ads, "accidently" banning user account after spend some amount of cash so that stupid user making a new account, and many shitass things I don't want to say it here about online games.
Single player? If the game terrible, you're game end up to be pirated as example.

So, which way developer would choose today?
I'm not a big fan of suddenly those games I owned can't be played anymore. But, that's how the gaming world rolling today. Multiplayer games is cash cow.

BTW, my view on Windows 10 been locking up changed now... Win 10 being locked up is good for Linux in long run. So, all the greedy developers' client and multiplayer anti-cheat cannot work anymore without MS blessing.

p/s: Please Microsoft, BUILD THAT DAMN " WALL" AROUND WIN 10 GARDEN!!.

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Quoting: IceTorch

Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: tonRI wishlisted the game on Steam, isn't considered as "Linux request"?

I bet the vast majority haven't set their platform preference on Steam, which would make a wishlist show up as an unidentified platform.

Actually - this is exactly what my developer console is showing me.

So, I voted manually here... +10000 :D

BTW, Thank you so much for supporting Linux.
I got 1 little humbly request.. Take your time IceTorch.

Do it as perfectly possible according on you peoples' own pace. Don't rush out. Linux gamers are known as most patient among gaming community, as long the game isn't broken and the developers not slagging Linux or inciting war on DRM-Free.

Again guys... Thank you soo much! :D

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I wishlisted the game on Steam, isn't considered as "Linux request"?

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First, let's put aside on Epic/Tencent hatred for a while.

To be honest, many anti cheats (read: always-online-DRM) used on online games either free or paid are always designed and tested on Windows based PC almost entirely and sometimes, exclusively. This is one of the reasons why I'm still going to cyber cafe sometimes to play online games with my friends.

Quoting: Eike

Quoting: einherjarHmm, sad. Without Multiplayer Games working Cross-Plattform, Linux is o Nogo for nearly every gamer....

I'd bet that most players aren't playing online multiplayer to begin with. (I read even Call of Duty has more offline than online players.)

I'm partly disagree with your 'bet' because no thanks to Fortnite/PUBG, it's becoming a trend where most of mainstream AAA gaming publisher/developers are going towards gaming-as-services model because it's making money. Especially F2P model (or better name, P2W).

I'm not saying ol'skool DRM-Free offline game are not extinct. Infact it's getting thriving, especially quality of Indie nowadays getting better and better.....

.....not forget it's double-edge sword, more and more quantity of poop indie games.

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Ahh, thanks again Tnct. Now I found another better way to sorting out whose developers not worth my support. You know, the best voting paper is my banknotes.

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After read on Twitter about Radeon VII last 1-2 days, I can say people who disappointed with Radeon VII, especially the price are Nvidia fans who were wish cheaper AMD = Nvidia dropping price. Their 'excuse' are no RTX = 1080Ti, better buy 1080Ti.

Personally, I waiting the AMD announcement on low/mid-range GPU. All NVidia cards are out of my reach. Even 1030 is still expensive nowadays, after crypto-currency craziness crashed.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: mao_dze_dunIt's absolutely painful to read how detached from reality some people are. This is why we can't have nice things on Linux. From b*tt-hurt comments about why the Epic store doesn't have a Linux version planned to absurd conspiracy theories. We should set a Patreon goal called "aluminum foil", so that we can buy the lot of you material to make nice hats.

The Epic store is absurdly barebones. Epic thought they could get away with a very cut down version of a game store, but reality slapped them in the face pretty fast. So now they need to integrate a crap ton of stuff Steam has, to make users happy. Anybody who is not completely insane would prioritize that over a Linux version, because there are more Windows gamers who care about achievements, than there are Linux gamers overall. It's basic math. I am 100% sure Linux support is happening. Don't forget - we're still waiting on GOG Galaxy, which is why I only play GOG games on Windows.

I'm not even going to comment on the whole Tencent conspiracy theory. Somebody even mentioned the Chinese government. Seriously guys?

You're very rude.
We have many nice things on Linux, but to the extent we can't, it has nothing to do with people commenting on forums. Talk about detached from reality. Yes, yes, I know it was meant as hyperbole, but if you're going to criticize people's lack of realism it's bad form to lead with total lack of realism.
Continuing on with lack of realism, the reality is they say Linux support isn't on the roadmap. Why then are you saying it's somehow a ridiculous conspiracy theory for people to be talking like Linux support isn't on the roadmap? I would think (although these Epic guys admittedly don't seem to be captains of communication) that if Linux support had been on the radar but got bumped to lower priority because they suddenly realized they need features, that still would mean Linux support was on the roadmap, just at a low priority. If they say it's not on the roadmpap, that would mean they haven't seriously considered it. Sure, maybe someday it'll happen, but if they're not planning for it I don't see why we should be.

Tencent . . . if, as someone says upthread, Tencent own over 40% of Epic shares, it's hardly a conspiracy theory to expect Tencent's objectives will have some influence on the behaviour of a company they control. Rather, it would be bizarre to imagine otherwise. Why would Tencent's ownership be so stupid as not to make use of one asset to advance the profitability of other holdings if they had the opportunity? This is not mysterious voodoo; the suits call it "synergy".

All in all, I'd say your snide swipe at, uh, basically everyone here, is way farther from reality on every point you make than the people you're insulting.

Well, speaking about Tencent. They do have one weird problem.
If they manage their products/companies/subsidiaries directly, all those stuffs will be poop.
If the products/companies/subsidiaries are independence from their control, those stuffs will be thrived.

Example? Garena. (currently, it's a poop)

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Come on people, at least you'll get a fresh new game everytime your account being hacked and/or stolen.
/s

As Linux gamer, I'm not worrying much. Their customer service is awefully a joke.

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First of all, Happy Holiday/Merry Christmas to all of you GoL readers/users/commentator/troll/bot/etc.. December is the most busy month for my not-so-new job, so no time to commenting on GoL. Hell, even to play PC games also hard as need on-call almost 24H/7d.

So, here my 2018 Linux in review.....

YAY
Steam Play/Proton, nuff say

First of all, I didn't expect Valve were goes for "flowers" when others goes "nuclears" (a.k.a open their own store/client). To include Wine/Proton as part of Steam instead of need to install Wine/Lutris/DXVK etc., which is too complex for most new Linux adoptee, caught hearts and minds of Windows gamers to at least trying Linux. Proof? look at Steam stats.

In my part, finally I can play The Sims 3 (the only EA game I like) without technically leaving Linux (in eyes of Steam/Valve). The Sims series game (especially The Sims 2) is one of Windows game I missed the most when I adopting Linux 5-6 years ago.

Good side Crypto-Mining : "Dipping toes" on Linux PC
Note: Not Linux gaming but Linux related..
Some people I know (family, relative, friends, colleagues, etc.); knows that I am using Linux PC primary. Then, when crypto-mining boom on late-2017, some of them become crypto-miners. Some miners here are using Linux rig. I'm not say I'm Linux expert but when only one they know who knows Linux is me, all my friend ask for my help to set their mining rig.

So, I take that opportunity to "preach", promoting, answering, etc. about Linux to them. I cannot say whether it a success or not, but I can say some of them kinda dipping toes/testing water on Linux.
Ok, we can say it kinda success probably.

Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Because Linux gamers need to be "bursting emo" too... Especially other devs/game studios broke their promises on Linux support :P

Descenders
I like it first, and then I loving it more because MXGP3........... (look at "NAY"; MXGP3 ).
I wish it has bicycle mods/editing tool. Maybe I can mod the bike to become "lajak" bicycle. :P

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Update 1.32 (Revisiting Germany)
SCS Software nailed it as usual. Germany map no longer look like remastered ETS1/GTS anymore. Look much more realistic in terms of ETS2 map world.

Dirt Rally
I know technically in Linux gaming world, it is 2017 game. But, I really enjoy playing it.

Slipstream
It's itch.io 's game of the year! (Because the only game I bought this year on itch :P). I love arcade-y feel on that game.

NAY :(
Developers pulling/pulled out Linux support
So far right now, none of my Linux's game library (both Steam and itch) are losing official Linux support. Still, the rate of devs suddenly stop/pulling out support on Linux especially after Steam Proton launched makes me worry more. Steam Play is double edge sword. I hope with increasing Vulkan "literacy" among developers, it may slows down or better reverse this worring trend.
Note: I still play Windows only games, mostly Asian MMORPG games with my friends. Albeit rarely now.

MOAR CLIENT.... again
Note: My opinion here is totally outside Linux world.
I'm for more competition, against monopoly generally (except for some cases). BUT, in PC gaming world, I do not like "consolefication" of PC gaming. No need to mention any names here. But, if you "talking the talk", you need also "walking the walk". Don't complained on others done some "shit" when you also doing on that same "shit" too.
I don't want to comment much. Hate to incite heat debate on GoL.

Bad side Crypto-Mining : Overpriced PC components
I really do want to replace my PC this year but no thanks to crypto-mining, everything is super expensive. And no thanks to recession which forecasted nex year, I may stuck on this Sandy Bridge for a very long time. :(

MXGP3
(from "YAY"; Descenders)...... is kinda disappointing. I wish VP may polished it more. Still, as Linux gamers and motorcyclist, thank you VP!

Dota 2
Too much update but still not getting any better (or any worse). Just wasting of data quota only.

Epic Car Factory
Just imaigine how disappointing are you when beta version is much better than final one. BUT, I would not never ever refund it. Just shown them my Linux gamers love (and hope the game getting better).

2018 Conclusion
- This year, Linux gaming destined to be as nothing special as usually past years....

- ... but Steam Play/Proton is game changer. Either you love them, hate them or just neutral, Valve showing again and again they're serious and never abandoned Linux gaming.

- It's too early to comment on how these now store clients may affect Linux gaming. Still, it's very unhealthy sign.

- Developers pulling out Linux support still a problem for Linux gamers.

- Off topic: Reccession is around the corner. Be ready people. Keep your money close and calculator closer...

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