Quoting: Brisse

Quoting: kuhpunkt

Quoting: Guest

Quoting: kuhpunktDude, what are you even talking about? XD

Since you're typing in English, I assume you understand English, so you're going to have to be a bit more specific as to what you're confused about.

Everything.

VR isn't that expensive anymore. SteamVR is a standard. And then you start talking about communism.

For some of us it is expensive. I certainly couldn't afford it.

It's been on the market for several years now. You could have saved up some money. And I assume you have a gaming PC. How much did you spend on this? And of course it's going to get cheaper. Technology always does.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: kuhpunktDude, what are you even talking about? XD

Since you're typing in English, I assume you understand English, so you're going to have to be a bit more specific as to what you're confused about.

Everything.

VR isn't that expensive anymore. SteamVR is a standard. And then you start talking about communism.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: kuhpunktWhy do you keep saying that it's a gimmick? And at the moment it has a limited audience, but to get out of that niche you need games like HL:A.

It will never get out until it's cheap and standardized. Right now it's neither. Steam still shows specific VR headsets that a game is compatible with, which is insane.

When capitalism starts functioning in a good way instead of a greedy way with VR, if that ever happens, or the hardware starts being developed by a communistic or non-price-gouging system, or wealth inequality is actually tackled so we can all afford shit, then perhaps the peasant majority can finally partake in VR entertainment too.

Dude, what are you even talking about? XD

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: kuhpunktWhy do you keep saying that it's a gimmick?

Because in my opinion, it is. I've tried VR, and my impression was the same I had with 3D television: neat but not essential and certainly not worth the additional expense and hassle to set it up.

3DTV doesn't allow anything that 2DTV doesn't offer. VR does. And you set it up once. There's hardly any hassle.

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Quoting: stuff

Quoting: Mountain ManMeanwhile, Valve is giving us some gimmicky VR bullshit...

Meanwhile Valve is making a potentially revolutionary new game...
Others studios would be fine making something like Black Mesa and selling it as an HD remake. Don't tell me you would prefer an "official" Black Mesa (=remake) over a totally new Half Life experience. I'd rather see 10 failed games that a least try something new then the 100th remake or reboot. I hope you are not one of those people who complains about Call of Duty being the same game over and over again.

A totally new Half-Life experience, yes; a totally new Half-Life experience exclusively for a niche audience that has bought an overpriced hardware gimmick, no.

And Black Mesa is more than just an HD remaster. There are some similarities to the original Half-Life but a lot of differences, too, enough to make it feel like a new experience.

Why do you keep saying that it's a gimmick? And at the moment it has a limited audience, but to get out of that niche you need games like HL:A.

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Quoting: 14Did this come with the Orange Box many years ago? I was surprised to see that I already owned it.

No. It was in a Humble Bundle a while ago, though. Maybe you got it there?

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Quoting: Mountain ManMeanwhile, Valve is giving us some gimmicky VR bullshit...

It's neither gimmicky, nor bullshit.

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Quoting: 1xokI wonder if this is really the 20-year-old source engine.

Almost sure it's the 2013 version.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: kuhpunktIf you don't buy it, the publisher will see it and think that Linux ports aren't worth doing, because they don't sell.

If you buy it, the publisher will see that it sells on Steam and that this is where the money is. It's one unit sold less on the Epic Store.

Think about the signals you're sending.

You could also say: If you buy it, the publisher will see that the exclusivity deal did pay, and that the rest stills buys it a year later on Steam.

It's not my standpoint, but it's not invalid either.

Yes, but not buying it now on Steam (for Linux) would make the situation worse, wouldn't it?

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Quoting: celphy

Quoting: Lolo01Clearly a purchase for me when it comes out on Linux.
Apart from the Feral ports, we don't have too many AAA's lately.

Quoting: celphyPretty torn over here. EGS's exclusivity is a no-go for me.
But I'd like to support a Linux version ASAP.

Well, Exodus is no more an exclusivity.

Let me clarify that:

A developer that has decided to enter into an exclusivity deal with Epic is not someone I want to support.
In the end they are placing money over consumer interests and hoping it works out in their favour.
I personally don't want it to pay off so I'd rather not buy those games.

If you don't buy it, the publisher will see it and think that Linux ports aren't worth doing, because they don't sell.

If you buy it, the publisher will see that it sells on Steam and that this is where the money is. It's one unit sold less on the Epic Store.

Think about the signals you're sending.

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