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Playtron plan to launch PlaytronOS, a Linux-based system for gaming
19 March 2024 at 7:40 pm UTC Likes: 1

So we have seen the mission statement, the marketing slides.
Now we wait and see if they do more than just a mix of Lutris, Heroic and Linux with a bit of duct tape.
I'd love to see more platforms in OpenSource being supported , MS Gamepass,Rockstar, countless others where the OpenSource community hasn't solved the puzzle yet.
Just getting money out of community projects is lame.

Command & Conquer The Ultimate Collection launched on Steam (and other classics)
8 March 2024 at 5:27 pm UTC Likes: 3

A proper Remake for C&C Generals would be great.

Heroic Games Launcher v2.13 brings GOG support improvements
12 February 2024 at 2:27 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: kftXMay I ask why IndieGala and not Humble? I honestly didn't even realise IndieGala still existed haha
It is a community project and every developer works on what he prefers. Maybe it is easier, maybe there is no community member that has games there?
I personally only got steam keys from humble in the past, so it might just not be worth the time :)

Heroic Games Launcher v2.13 brings GOG support improvements
12 February 2024 at 11:57 am UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: fearnflavio
Quoting: fenglengshunNice. Heroic remains the GOAT for me. Hope yo see more store supports again at some point.

Yeah! IndieGala, EA and Itch.io are being cooked right now, soon we will have more news about them.

The list of remaining targets is shrinking^^ Can only think about MS Gamepass, Battle.net and Ubi being major platforms to do.
Huge thanks to the team for tackling all the hard , probably unpaid , work.

The new Skate from EA will be coming to Steam
6 February 2024 at 8:07 pm UTC

Quoting: constReplicating a proprietary and potentially encrypted communication protocol that could change any time is a horrible task. Imagine you spend weeks on it, it works, news gets out and they simply roll out some minor changes that break everything, again and again. They want us to use their launchers because they profit from them.

Could happen but i don't think so. After the horrible messes ive seen in applications and games quality isn't the first priority. As long as the code works, it's fine. I don't think it is worth the effort to keep changing both games & launcher just to mess with third party launchers.
Also, the income is based on games sold and who cares about the launcher?

The new Skate from EA will be coming to Steam
6 February 2024 at 7:21 am UTC

Quoting: CalinouEA app isn't DRM-free (just like Ubisoft Connect). This means Heroic developers would have to bypass it somehow, which is unlikely to happen for many reasons.
What does DRM mean other than the game, launcher and Webservers talk with one another to see if you own the game and are allowed to start it?
It does not have to be bypassed, as that would be piracy, it has to be replicated like login and downloading.
Never do anything the original wouldn't do or you are getting into trouble with their owners, like ea in this case.

The new Skate from EA will be coming to Steam
5 February 2024 at 2:31 pm UTC Likes: 5

Remember HeroicLauncher Meme ?



Maybe they can get it done in time?

Wine 9.1 released starting off another year of development
28 January 2024 at 7:39 am UTC

Query Multiple Objects in Ntdll, it can become quite spammy.

Battle.net crashing would be nice to see fixed.