Valve's Source Engine Coming To Linux

[Svartalf]

+ Postal 3 is supposed to be coming to Linux and uses Source.

I do believe that I've mentioned this on several occasions in several threads...

It's not a foregone conclusion (see UT3...sigh...) but they'd be saying there were issues if it wasn't mostly there for them.

[Svartalf]

@Svartalf:
I guess this depends if you "want to". But that's the point where I don't see it with them. They never really liked Linux at all so I'm not that positive on their will to get it done. I'm sure you could pull that off :P

Heh... Since they're not tied to DirectX in the slightest with Source (couldn't be if you're on the PS3 with Orange Box...which is what I was trying to say there... ) then it's more a matter of them wanting it or one or more of their licensees wanting it as to whether or not Source will run on Linux- there's really nothing keeping them from doing it other than business/personal decisions at this point for Linux or MacOS.

Considering that at least one of their licensees has indicated that they're releasing for Linux and hasn't changed that tune to date, the odds are decent that we'll at least see ONE source based title.

As for me pulling that off, I might try... But the plate's full right at the moment, so it'd have to wait a small amount.

[Dragonlord]

@Svartalf:
I guess this depends if you "want to". But that's the point where I don't see it with them. They never really liked Linux at all so I'm not that positive on their will to get it done. I'm sure you could pull that off :P

[ad_267]

It's already been done. DirectX doesn't live on PS3, and I distinctly remember getting to play Portal for the first time ever in the last year- and it wasn't on a Windows machine... And D3D doesn't always take hunks with it- I have done several ports that way already- and it's rarely as bad as you're making it out to be...

+ Postal 3 is supposed to be coming to Linux and uses Source.

[Svartalf]

DirectX. Gold Source had an OpenGL renderer but as far as I know Source is DirectX exclusive. Now it is possible to rip that out but doing so usually takes a large chunk of meat with it :P

It's already been done. DirectX doesn't live on PS3, and I distinctly remember getting to play Portal for the first time ever in the last year- and it wasn't on a Windows machine... And D3D doesn't always take hunks with it- I have done several ports that way already- and it's rarely as bad as you're making it out to be...

[Wyatt]

So, does it run any better in Wine now? At the very least, I hope that is improved.

[dopehouse]

DirectX. Gold Source had an OpenGL renderer but as far as I know Source is DirectX exclusive. Now it is possible to rip that out but doing so usually takes a large chunk of meat with it :P

I don't think that DX is a dependency, cause the Source Engine is highly modular. So it wouldn't be that hard like the dependency in Steam with the IE crap stuff.

[Dragonlord]

True, but this is still a step toward severing their dependence on M$ which could mean they are branching out to other OS's. Do you know of any dependencies Source has that are only available on Windows?

DirectX. Gold Source had an OpenGL renderer but as far as I know Source is DirectX exclusive. Now it is possible to rip that out but doing so usually takes a large chunk of meat with it :P

[Max Spain]

Steam maybe (in this case) but not Source. The two are different beasts and have different dependencies.

True, but this is still a step toward severing their dependence on M$ which could mean they are branching out to other OS's. Do you know of any dependencies Source has that are only available on Windows?

[Dragonlord]

Steam maybe (in this case) but not Source. The two are different beasts and have different dependencies.