I am trying to understand the problem that Lutris is there to solve. I thought it was the problem of avid Linux gamers being crushed under the weight of their massive digital game libraries, but I am not sure now.

First, does Lutris require a account? If so, why? I fail to understand why an application which serves to assist in managing my game collection requires an account on some remote site.

Second, at least one person here mentioned that it cannot automatically import your existing games. I thought this would be the number one most important feature. If you have hundreds or thousands of games, you do not want to import them into Lutris one-by-one.

If I am incorrect in my understanding of these features, I apologize. But if I am right, then I ask, how do people use Lutris? If you have a huge library, how do you get it into the database? Alternatively, is there another program that can manage a huge game library, and present a nice interface for selecting a game to play?

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I have found, using i3 as my window manager, that I have no problems switching to a different desktop even with a game running full screen. Just thought I'd mention it for those who have difficulties with alt+tab. Though it's a tiling window manager so there's that.

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I don't think gaming on Linux is going anywhere, and I don't think we should worry about buying a game on Steam Play causing developers to be lazy and avoid Linux. Don't forget, Linux is everywhere. All Android games are running on Linux, and using OpenGL. Google's Stadia will further bring Linux game development to the forefront.

If a developer doesn't want to develop for Linux, buying their game for Steam Play is not likely going to influence them one way or the other.

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This looks like fun. Though the puzzles are different, it kind of looks a bit like Portal, and a bit like The Talos Principle.

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It looks like the primary problems people write are that the procedurally generated layouts do not make for an exciting game, and that the enemies aren't exciting to fight. Perhaps adding so many more room types will help with the former, but it may be nice to hand craft one layout. Maybe new gamers could play that one first, and if they want to replay, the procedurally generated layout can be used.

Still, if the fighting isn't all that great, people will be hard pressed to spend $20 on it.

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Oh, that's my mistake. They were talking about the backend server's power, not whatever you use in your home. I didn't think that was what they were talking about, because of course the backend would be powerful. It needs to be very powerful to support everyone using it at the same time. That backend power seems mostly irrelevant to me.

Quoting: hagabaka

Quoting: MaathNow, didn't they say the console itself is more powerful than an Xbox and a PS4 combined? Do they need all of that power just for streaming? Perhaps the console will be able to run programs locally.

I was under the impression that it would not be a console, but just a controller which works with a computer/smart phone or ChromeCast and a cloud platform.

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Google, for all their faults, have done a lot to improve open source software. Just running so much of it alone really helps to exercise the code and squash bugs.

If the back end is running Linux, not just the console, then I can see this improving libraries at least, and possibly some developers might be encouraged to also release on the desktop. Though I wonder if their justified fear of the support and the multitude of distributions, while Stadia is one platform, would keep them away.

In the end, I don't think all other forms of gaming will cease. When DRM became popular, non-DRM games were still being made. When loot boxes became popular, games without them were still being made. So it will be with Stadia. Non-streamed games will still be made.

Now, didn't they say the console itself is more powerful than an Xbox and a PS4 combined? Do they need all of that power just for streaming? Perhaps the console will be able to run programs locally.

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It's like cloud streaming, but without the cloud. As the owner of a personal NextCloud server, sounds like a win to me.

Edit: I feel like I'm posting on the wrong news article.

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It is unfortunate the level of ignorance and animosity exhibited by the general public regarding Linux gaming.

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I wonder why Valve is putting so much effort into supporting Linux. My theory is that, currently, Valve and Microsoft are in direct competition, since Microsoft also develops games and I guess they even have a digital storefront. They could really use their ownership of the primary platform to make things difficult for Valve, and really other developers like Epic.

So, to have Linux support seems like having an alternative in your back pocket, preventing Microsoft from overreach.

Just a theory.

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