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  1. 06-12-2012 07:32 AM #1
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    I think Final Fantasy XIV should be ported over to Linux sometime after 2.0. Why? There are very few games made to work with it without the need of another program to emulate it. It would open up the opportunity to get more players in the game!

    Do you guys think there is a chance of Square Enix doing this?
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  2. 06-12-2012 07:36 AM #2
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    Probably not, isnt the userbase of linux still fairly small in comparison to Windows?
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  3. 06-12-2012 07:38 AM #3
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    I was looking at Ubuntu's site, and apparently over 20 million people use it if I'm remembering correctly. Not sure how many use Windows.
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  4. 06-12-2012 07:40 AM #4
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    Over 400 Million people use Windows, and this was in 2005ish. Also "porting" the game to Linux would be yet another rewrite of the game almost.
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    They already had enough problems creating engines working with Direct X/Direct 3D. I don't think they have anyone experienced with OpenGL.
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    Keep in mind, of those 20million users, a significant use both Windows and Linux on the same computer. There is a abysmally small number of people who use any form Linux as their sole operating system.
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  7. 06-12-2012 07:55 AM #7
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    ..A... A whole rewrite? O.O
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  8. 06-12-2012 07:55 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rau View Post
    Keep in mind, of those 20million users, a significant use both Windows and Linux on the same computer. There is a abysmally small number of people who use any form Linux as their sole operating system.
    Don't worry, that number is going to go up dramatically when Steam is out on unix.
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  9. 06-12-2012 07:58 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolfie View Post
    They already had enough problems creating engines working with Direct X/Direct 3D. I don't think they have anyone experienced with OpenGL.
    This. Its not a simple port, they need to remake the engine basically. SE has a hard enough time using DirectX, only more problems would arise when trying to port to Linux, and use OpenGL.
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  10. 06-12-2012 07:59 AM #10
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    The problem with this is the graphics engine would need to be redone. It's based off of direct x and Linux is run on opengl :<. Unless it's like wow where it has opengl and directx mode ^_^ then they don't even need to port it. Just use Wine.

    Edit: just saw someone elses post about opengl :<
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