Civilization V Might Be Heading To Linux

[fettouhi]

Whatever to the rumor that Batman:arkham City was comingf to Linux? I remember Michael showing of picture of it running on Linux. Also did anything materialize from Blizzard regarding Linux at all yet?

[Detructor]

it's the 22nd, game is not there, so -> case closed.

But what really bugs me is, that in those videos where Valve presented the Steam console, you can see Civ 5 a few times...so either they are running Windows on those machines or there is a Civ 5 version out there that runs on Linuxoid systems.

[mmstick]

it's the 22nd, game is not there, so -> case closed.

But what really bugs me is, that in those videos where Valve presented the Steam console, you can see Civ 5 a few times...so either they are running Windows on those machines or there is a Civ 5 version out there that runs on Linuxoid systems.

It's too soon to say that. It's only 8AM on the 22nd where I live here in the US.

[tga.d]

But what really bugs me is, that in those videos where Valve presented the Steam console, you can see Civ 5 a few times...so either they are running Windows on those machines or there is a Civ 5 version out there that runs on Linuxoid systems.

Or they're referencing the streaming feature they mentioned.

[Detructor]

Or they're referencing the streaming feature they mentioned.

streaming feature? Wait...is that that same stuff they[=some publishers] talked some years ago about? Having a server that renders everything and your computer 'just' displays everything and forwards the input to the server again? I thought everyone agreed that that was/is bullshit?!

[tga.d]

streaming feature? Wait...is that that same stuff they[=some publishers] talked some years ago about? Having a server that renders everything and your computer 'just' displays everything and forwards the input to the server again? I thought everyone agreed that that was/is bullshit?!

It was part of the official announcement.

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/

ctrl+f Streaming
This is over lan from another one of your computers, but it's the same idea, and could probably be extended to remote servers in the future.

[AJenbo]

streaming feature? Wait...is that that same stuff they[=some publishers] talked some years ago about? Having a server that renders everything and your computer 'just' displays everything and forwards the input to the server again? I thought everyone agreed that that was/is bullshit?!

It's still in buisness:

http://www.onlive.com/

[Detructor]

It was part of the official announcement.

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/

ctrl+f Streaming
This is over lan from another one of your computers, but it's the same idea, and could probably be extended to remote servers in the future.

okay, I get what they are trying to achieve with that...but I still don't like it.

[edoantonioco]

so, does this was all false?

[borsook]

so, does this was all false?

For now probably yes. But it was perfectly with Steam's in-home streaming. On the other hand, Valve talk about playing Civ5 on SteamOS a lot, so maybe sooner or later it will be ported.