Originally posted by pal666
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All that being said, you have to account for the fact that:
* Linux is a very small demographic of gamers
* A great majority of Linux gamers are not using AMD hardware
* The majority of AMD Linux gamers already have sufficient driver support to play almost every native title on Steam
* What AMD Linux lacks most in is VR, which doesn't really matter since there aren't really any Linux titles. If you argue "well there won't be any titles until proper driver support comes along" to my knowledge, Nvidia and amdgpu-pro are Linux VR compatible. In the past when AMD driver support was lacking, publishers still released Linux versions and just stated they were Nvidia-only. So in other words, the lack of AMD's open-source driver support is not a reason for VR titles to not be ported. AMD FOSS+Linux+Steam+VR is a very niche market.
* I'm not aware of any AMD Linux users who want to use Steam on Linux but don't/can't due to driver issues. I'm sure there are r600 users who would qualify for this, of which I highly doubt Valve will cater to.
So I stand by my point - I only see this as a financial loss to Valve. But again, I'm certainly not opposed to their decision. As others have stated, Valve has oodles of cash anyway. I'm personally very happy about this new hire and I'm excited to see what they accomplish.
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