15k for linux/mac, I can understand that as it will require more development, just a shame its at the 130k mark, which is still a long way to go.

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Quoting: Hyeron... That would plummet within weeks/months

of course, but it would not go back to the old % as some will stay.  It would give windows gamers a reason to install linux for games and thus growing the market (and that is what this editorial is about) because then the % will be interesting enough for other parties.  And right now it simply is not

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Quoting: BumadarWhat linux basicly needs to get big in gaming is what consoles have, a AAA title just for that platform, something people will switch over for, right now every commercial big title coming to linux will have a Windows and/or Mac release before or at the same time, so why would Windows gamers switch over ?

I just thought: If Valve would release Half Life 3 say 3 months earlier on Linux ...... then you would see a Steam/Linux increase you could only dream off :)

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n30p1r4t3,  

edit: removed distro part as that probably gone derail the discussion

as for unity3d, I think your a bit harsh on the gfx part, shadowrun looks really nice as do several other games on it, from https://aec-apps.com/app/app/unity-3d [External Link]


I do believe, but I don't know for sure, that unity3d is cheaper and thus used more in all levels (from AA titles to indie) and the lower levels often spend less on gfx because they have a more limited budget and you get the idea that Unity3d can't do fancy gfx

As for why don't the others join, well why would they ?  Steam right now is showing them that its just a small 1-2% in users and thus an even smaller % in buyers, so as long as that does not change then there is no need for them to port over their engines to a much less uniform platform then windows and Mac.   

What linux basicly needs to get big in gaming is what consoles have, a AAA title just for that platform, something people will switch over for, right now every commercial big title coming to linux will have a Windows and/or Mac release before or at the same time, so why would Windows gamers switch over ?

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on the other hand..... steam came out, everyone was wheeeee !!! and installed it, next thing....... ummm okay some old titles but nothing really new, so it probably is lack of interest.   Would be intresting to see if it spikes when a humble bundle with steam keys comes out :)

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still really gets better and better with each release.

:) on the vanity camera

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I still miss grimrock, they totally ignoring both steam forum and their own forum, very disappointing

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I had a blast with the tutorial and my first small maps, I would not dare to compete against the pro's as my lua and math skills are not that big, but very addictive little game cq challenge !

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how did, or how goes, the greenlight ?

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if Transistor had "linux" next to it I would go for the big package as that looks really really good.  But right now they just say [External Link]: 

We expect Transistor to be released in early 2014. We have not yet decided on which platform or platforms the game will be available for.

did not know about indiegamestand, just checked that... 900 sales on that vs 2600 on humble in that short time, bit sad :/

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