I've gotten the hardware survey twice. Ones on Linux client. Once on Windows client in a wine environment.

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Streaming from Linux did not always resize the resolution to match my laptop. Also, most games had some sort of issue. To The Moon was even upside down and mirrored.

From Wine to another Linux box always properly resized the resolution but there was no sound however there were no input issues as had been the case in Linux to Linux.
[/quoteI wouldn't personally consider that a "normal" use case, or the intended use at least.

Aside from that, WINE isn't written with streaming in mind (at least not yet).

According to the FAQ on the Steam Group page streaming from any Steam platform to any other is the eventual intended use. Though I doubt that Wine to Linux will be officially supported.

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I had hit or miss functionality. I do not have any Windows boxes at the house. So I tried Linux to Linux and Wine (both 32-bit and 64-bit) to Linux.

Streaming from Linux did not always resize the resolution to match my laptop. Also, most games had some sort of issue. To The Moon was even upside down and mirrored.

From Wine to another Linux box always properly resized the resolution but there was no sound however there were no input issues as had been the case in Linux to Linux.

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As of last night all but Papo & Yo were on Steam 4 Linux. A reboot of the Steam client was required before HOARD would work.

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I'm waiting to see the prices and hardware specs to determine whether to build my own or buy a Steam Machine.

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I would like anything but FTL or the games from the Humble Bundle with Android 8. 

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Hmm... I think I will need to reinstall the prototype. This is one of the half of the Fortnight Prototypes that actually run in Wine.

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Quoting: Quote from Hamish

Quoting: Quote from adolsonI'm not sure what you're referring to. Are you saying that the <2% of Linux gamers on Steam, for example, are accounting for 10+% of the revenue for a bunch of games? So, say, random game, Monaco. 10% of Monaco sales are from the <2% of Linux users?

Yes, it is very probable that 2% percent of Steam's user base can account for over 10% of purchases on certain games. If that does not make sense to you, I suggest you brush up on your statistics. Linux users are prejudiced to buying Linux supporting games more than users of other platforms, obviously.

Quoting: Quote from adolsonAnd I bet most of the Linux users who know who he is and wanted his game had already bought it. What he learned from that, is what Activision already knows. If his games are good, I'd be willing to buy them. Maybe I already own them/it and I don't even know.

Your entire suggestion here is that most Linux users buy non-native games. Which may very well be true, but you have done very little to back up that assertion, other than mentioning Humble promotions where most of the people involved were probably trying to make a statement to the developers or to the Humble Bundle people more than anything else, through misguided means or not.

I for one do not do this, or buy non-native software in general, so if you are basing your opinions on just a few anecdotes from people you know my actions still have equal weight compared to theirs. Unless you have a broader field of evidence to show.

Tripwire the makers of Killing Floor have said that 10% of their sales after posting to Mac AND Linux were to those platforms. That's combined Mac and Linux versions not just Linux.

http://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/red-orchestra-2-and-tripwires-future-titles-to-come-to-linux.2501 

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Quoting: Quote from liamdawe

Quoting: Quote from tuxisagamerA tidbit not covered in this article is that SteamOS will be downloadable when the prototypes ship. I was expecting this. But its nice to have confirmation.

Well it is in the quoted segment ;)

Oops, you're right. Apparently work has fried my brains.

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