Quoting: ShmerlDevelopers should just use Mumble which is open source. No need for any closed middleware for what is already available as FOSS.

I have been reading some misinformation on generic PC gaming sites the past few months that Mumble stopped development in 2017 because "everyone uses Discord now." If generic PC gaming sites are saying that, I'd imagine quite a few people believe it.

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Quoting: pbWhat makes me wonder is:
- the boxed editions will come with a Steam key, so...
- we might see an unprecedented interest in the boxed edition over the digital one, and...
- the game will probably weigh about 100GB, and...
- Valve will need to pay for all that bandwidth without getting anything in return, since the keys can be generated for free.

Actually, I read on multiple sites yesterday that the boxed editions will come with an Epic Games Store key, not Steam.

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Overall, I think this is bad for Linux in the short term. However, overall this may be good for Linux in the long term.

Valve needs competition. Steam is a bloated mess that hasn't changed much in ten years. Now I know the past month or so, people are saying "Exclusives aren't competition, competition would be releasing the games on all of the stores." Sorry, it doesn't work that way. If developers released their games on both Epic Games Store and Steam, people would still use Steam even though Steam is a terrible storefront flooded with asset flipped games and hentai games. Human beings are lazy, entitled, and complacent because of inertia. The only way change is made is by dragging people, kicking, screaming, and clawing, towards where you want them to go. That's why Epic Games Store needs exclusives, to drag gamers, kicking, screaming, and clawing. It's the only way to compete against Valve.

Finally, when enough people are using Epic Games Store, Valve may finally see the light that developers are extremely unhappy with Valve and that some gamers are as well. Then they may finally decide to compete and change Steam for the better, which would benefit Linux gamers as well.

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I already pre-ordered the DLC two weeks ago. I can't wait.

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This is one of the main reasons why I no longer support crowdfunding video games beyond the first tier. I'll pledge to a video game crowdfunding campaign to get developer updates and show the developer that I have interest in the game, but I'll wait to actually buy the game after it releases.

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