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Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by climb_stealth »

flatiron wrote: post #20

I was just playing it on a haswell machine running Arch. But I was on stadia so I was cheating :) That being said I like stadia. No hardware investment, play anywhere. Works on Linux Chromium. No downloads or patches. I don’t typically revisit games so I’m not really concerned that in 5 years it may go poof.

Hmpf, play anywhere seems to only apply if you are in one of the supported countries [0]. I was getting my hopes up but it appears Australia is not supported at this point.

[0] https://support.google.com/stadia/answer/9566513?hl=en

> United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by gruez »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #16
scintill76 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it illegal, or contract-breaking etc., to run the "trial" forever?

EULAs are not contracts.

> EULAs are not contracts.

Literally the first sentence on wikipedia:

>An end-user license agreement (EULA, /ˈjuːlə/) is a legal contract entered into between a software developer or vendor and the user of the software

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-user_license_agreement

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by OJFord »

Rebelgecko wrote: post #25
manderley wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The alternative is "games don't run on Linux at all". The Linux desktop market is tiny as is, the alternative isn't developers suddenly investing in native Linux ports. Even the more popular Macs OS gets severely neglected.

Presumably Stadia is using a native Linux build

You can also watch someone else play on Twitch with a native built browser.

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by kevin_thibedeau »

gruez wrote: post #32
kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

EULAs are not contracts.

> EULAs are not contracts. Literally the first sentence on wikipedia: >An end-user license agreement (EULA, /ˈjuːlə/) is a legal contract entered into between a software developer or vendor and the user of the software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-user_license_agreement

Contracts have negotiated terms. You can't redline an EULA.

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by wp381640 »

9wzYQbTYsAIc wrote: post #19
Mengkudulangsat wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do Microsoft even still "care" about Windows these days? I speculate they will eventually make it freemium to hook new users so they grow up and subscribe to their real cash cow - Office.

According to their 2018 reporting, Windows and Xbox is actually making more money than Office. In reality, they have an almost even three way split between Productivity, Azure, and Personal. https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/02/19/heres-how-microsof...

5 years ago they changed their reporting segments and buried Windows in with devices because they knew which way it was heading

Low-margin high-volume sales of Xbox and Surface etc. really distort that segment to the point where it's almost useless to attempt to derive what Windows is worth anymore

This reflects Satyas move and shifts away from Balmers attempts to claw onto Windows as a profit center

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by detaro »

Mengkudulangsat wrote: post #17
scintill76 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it illegal, or contract-breaking etc., to run the "trial" forever?

Do Microsoft even still "care" about Windows these days? I speculate they will eventually make it freemium to hook new users so they grow up and subscribe to their real cash cow - Office.

They probably care if someone does it large scale, but for individuals it seems fairly clear that they'd prefer people running a current Windows they didn't pay for over them sticking with an outdated version or switching elsewhere.

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by 29athrowaway »

29athrowaway wrote: post #14

This is a person running the game on Linux, on an NVIDIA card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBH0iY-Jx6U According to the video description the low framerate is due to the streamer OBS setup rather than game performance. Some people report that the game works better with the 455 version of the NVIDIA driver.

I am running the game now on Linux without issues. Had to select Proton experimental as the Steam play version to make it work.

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by aleph- »

29athrowaway wrote: post #37
29athrowaway wrote: post #14

This is a person running the game on Linux, on an NVIDIA card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBH0iY-Jx6U According to the video description the low framerate is due to the streamer OBS setup rather than game performance. Some people report that the game works better with the 455 version of the NVIDIA driver.

I am running the game now on Linux without issues. Had to select Proton experimental as the Steam play version to make it work.

Where as I can't get it to run at all with proton 13.4 and nvidia-450

Where's proton experimental?

Re: Cyberpunk 2077 runs on Linux through the Proton compatibility layer

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Post by tracker1 »

robcohen wrote: post #28
flatiron wrote: post #20

I was just playing it on a haswell machine running Arch. But I was on stadia so I was cheating :) That being said I like stadia. No hardware investment, play anywhere. Works on Linux Chromium. No downloads or patches. I don’t typically revisit games so I’m not really concerned that in 5 years it may go poof.

it is pretty impressive, but the lag really kills games for me.

probably depends on the game, for things like this, probably less of a detriment.
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