Well yeah, if we are talking about mainstreaming linux gaming
The whole point of promoting linux gaming is to have them native on launch date. Launching linux port year after title launch date just won't do. Gamers won't choose linux over windows knowing they will have to wait whole year while their friends play those on windows instantly after launch. And because of that linux games market share ain't big enough to be even considered by big companies. And here's our loop that cannot be broken just by ideology and only by telling big companies that we want their games native for linux on their launch.
Thats why the whole Leszek's talk is titled ideology-aside - He approaches the problem technically showing the industry that porting the game can be done at low cost and be considered profitable.
Anyway sorry for making the topic about ideology, I've got trolled a little by schmerl and his anti-DRM talk.
The whole point of promoting linux gaming is to have them native on launch date. Launching linux port year after title launch date just won't do. Gamers won't choose linux over windows knowing they will have to wait whole year while their friends play those on windows instantly after launch. And because of that linux games market share ain't big enough to be even considered by big companies. And here's our loop that cannot be broken just by ideology and only by telling big companies that we want their games native for linux on their launch.
Thats why the whole Leszek's talk is titled ideology-aside - He approaches the problem technically showing the industry that porting the game can be done at low cost and be considered profitable.
Anyway sorry for making the topic about ideology, I've got trolled a little by schmerl and his anti-DRM talk.
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