Its time for a change! Its time for Linux!

[Mroctavious]

Hello my name is Octavio and I just installed Ubuntu in my pc its a very nice OS it has a great hardware architecture and I enjoy using it more than windows. (You guys should try it )
There is a way to make it run in Linux with wine but not at 100% please SE make a version for linux users or make a version for Steam OS.

Thank you =D

[indira]

good luck with that. if it not a managed OS there not making games for it because too easy to pirate. and they have to go by the GPL which means they might have to release source code.

[Metabug]

...and they have to go by the GPL which means they might have to release source code.

lolwhat? lies. Nothing forces to use GPL/LGPL/MIT/whatever. The main problems are different APIs and lack of DirectX support.

[Evangela]

Not interested.

[Ahzarhuuk]

More people need to use Liunux first.

[Noahlimits]

They'd never make it on Linux before Mac. It's all about the $$$.

[LloydShade]

A reason why games don't work on Linux is because Linux is not uniformed. There are countless versions of Linux. Among each versions, such as Ubuntu, there are A LOT of sub-versions. Some of them receive longer term support from Ubuntu, but most are unsupported (meaning you deal with any issues you face yourself and only blame yourself if you screw up).

Also, one thing Linux does is every now and then, the Operating System is remade from scratch to improve itself. With being open source and such, then every Linux can benefit.

Making a game for PC is already a nightmare. EVERYONE has a different hardware. It might be the same PC model, but some pieces might be different. Some build their PCs from scratch, some buy them. Some play on laptops, some on desktops. A game on a PC usually involves a lot of testing to make sure as many players are able to play them as possible. The only constant is Windows operating system. You got only 3 major versions to consider: Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. XP is about to bit the dust, so a lot will not test it anymore. All three versions are base on the same core programming, which allows a better uniformity. This means that because of Windows, you can only state simple hardware requirement, such as graphic card, RAM and processor. With Linux, you need so much more both hardware and software and you need to do it yourself.

Now, just imagine developing a game for Linux. Countless operating systems and countless hardware settings. You just can't test that much possibilities. So you have to restrict. If Linux is to be stable enough for game developers, that means more restrictions for Linux and Linux is an unrestrained operating system. In other words, for games to be released on Linux, you need Linux to stop being Linux. Linux will then stagnate as games would no longer work properly if not. If Linux stagnate, then it will just become another Windows-like operating system.

Finally, SteamOS is based on Linux. If it get properly commercialized, then Steam will keep it the same, almost regardless of future innovations Linux might bring. At some point, it will only be SteamOS and won't have much to do with Linux. This means just a new player in the operating system market. If SteamOS is kept free, then it doesn't generate revenues, only expenses for support and development. Will Steam be able to afford it? Will Steam be able to compete against Windows and Apple? I don't know. I don't think so, but I don't know. I do think it is more likely that if SteamOS does something truly good, then Windows and Apple will copy it.

[Ryios]

When razor launches Project Christine, it might change how pc gaming works and could lead to a revolution in modular PC design, which could make it possible for hardware to be more controlled. This would open the door for a new Gaming OS just for modular PC's which could forever change the face of the PC and PC Gaming and maybe even replace consoles.

The future will tell!

http://hexus.net/tech/news/systems/6...sign-unveiled/

[Tiggy]

There is nearly no money in a Linux version of the game. There is no possible way to justify the expense of developing a version of the game for it.

[Ryios]

If companies adopted OpenGL over DirectX out of the gate, they could build games for all 3 platforms in one shot with a little conditional compilation with encapsulation. E.g. They build a FileSystem/Sound layer for Linux, Windows, and Mac from day one, then use conditional compilation to build the game for all 3 plats. It wouldn't cost them much more if they did it from day 1. And OpenGL is arguably as good or better than DirectX. Microsoft is even considering supporting WebGL in IE 11 and has rumored a tablet with Windows and Android installed. They could be changing their ways in the future.