Epic really doesn't want my money at all I guess. Between the constant ads I receive for their launcher and fortnite. At least one of which isn't actually available for my operating system(not sure about fortnite), their lack of support for the operating system I use and their aggressive anti-competitive behaviour, I find them to be a distasteful company and don't feel like supporting them in any way.
Epic Games is killing Linux support for games and software it acquired
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Re: Epic Games is killing Linux support for games and software it acquired
#12All 10 Linux gamers howled in rage at this news...
If there was a market for Linux games Epic wouldn't have pulled Linux support. There is no money in Linux gaming, so many companies have started to pull back on supporting Linux after years of experimenting.
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#13Well, so much for the argument that having a player that can put pressure on Steam will help make things more flexible for developers. Such a shame.
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#14All 10 Linux gamers howled in rage at this news... If there was a market for Linux games Epic wouldn't have pulled Linux support. There is no money in Linux gaming, so many companies have started to pull back on supporting Linux after years of experimenting.
Slightly, but only slightly exaggerated. It's not cost-effective to support a platform with such small user-base, especially when it is a crapshoot of specs on the order of 90s PC gaming.
Probably much simpler just to make a solid Windows build that plays nicely with WINE.
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#15Okay, I get it making the rounds on Twitter, but now it's hit Hacker News? Jesus i'm overwhelmed
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#16I seem to recall Sony being sued in a class action for yanking linux support from the PS3 after it was released, and losing. I hope the same happens here.
AFAICT those Epic-acquired games will still be available on Steam if you purchased them there – though they might not get updates, fixes, etc.
But Rocket League is primarily multiplayer? How is that gonna work?
Re: Epic Games is killing Linux support for games and software it acquired
#17All 10 Linux gamers howled in rage at this news... If there was a market for Linux games Epic wouldn't have pulled Linux support. There is no money in Linux gaming, so many companies have started to pull back on supporting Linux after years of experimenting.
Slightly, but only slightly exaggerated. It's not cost-effective to support a platform with such small user-base, especially when it is a crapshoot of specs on the order of 90s PC gaming. Probably much simpler just to make a solid Windows build that plays nicely with WINE.
The Steam hardware survey doesn't really support your claims about Linux hardware specs vs Windows: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw...
Let alone MacOS, which is more supported than Linux but has comparatively much poorer hardware stats.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
Slightly, but only slightly exaggerated. It's not cost-effective to support a platform with such small user-base, especially when it is a crapshoot of specs on the order of 90s PC gaming. Probably much simpler just to make a solid Windows build that plays nicely with WINE.
The Steam hardware survey doesn't really support your claims about Linux hardware specs vs Windows: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw... Let alone MacOS, which is more supported than Linux but has comparatively much poorer hardware stats.
According to your link, 0.81% of Steam users are running Linux. And they're spread out over a number of distributions, with the largest share at 0.20% for Ubuntu 18.04. Seems to support the claim that it's a very small and fragmented user base.
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#19While I don't normally make too big of an issue when games lack Linux support, Epic games seems openly hostile to the platform as seen by removing support where it already exists.
I have invested the time in setting up a Windows VM w/ PCI passthrough in order to play some games with friends. So I am not a hardline free software user or unwilling to use Windows for playing games.
But when a distributor and developer is openly hostile to the platform even as it's gaining traction among other developers (Valve, Google, etc), I am certainly willing to not buy their games anymore as a somewhat political stance. There are plenty of games that run on Linux for me to spend my time and money on.
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#20It makes me feel old to remember buying physical media that will still work today, 30 years later. My fictive grand kids will be able to play those games long after the worms have gnawed my bones. Whereas my library of virtual assets will probably evaporate into ether before I'm even retired.
I wrote that and now I just got a "Your UltraViolet Movies and TV Shows Are at Risk" mail. Sigh.