Broken promises: Games that never made it to SteamOS and Linux
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Broken promises: Games that never made it to SteamOS and Linux
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Announced ports never arrived, without any official explanation.
Linux gamers shouldn’t buy games before they’re actually released for Linux or SteamOS. Lots of games—including big-name, AAA games—have gotten a wave of good press by announcing forthcoming support for Linux and SteamOS, which then never materialized.
There are lots of great games you can play on Steam Machines and Linux. That’s why it’s so disappointing when developers cancel announced ports or, worse yet, go silent and stop talking about them.
These developers didn’t deliver on their promises
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which Valve announced was “Coming to SteamOS” with a huge banner on the Steam store, was perhaps the biggest tease of all. That banner was taken down just a few hours later, and Valve never said anything further on the matter. CD PROJEKT RED, The Witcher 3’s developer, has refused to comment on Linux and SteamOS ports. Support would’ve seemed natural considering The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is available for SteamOS and Linux, but it doesn’t look like it’s happening.
Batman: Arkham Knight was another huge AAA game promised for SteamOS and Linux. But the SteamOS, Linux, and Mac ports were officially cancelled after a botched Windows release that saw Warner Brothers hand out a lot of refunds to upset PC gamers. “We are very sorry,” a Warner Brothers representative posted on the Steam forums. “If you have pre-ordered Batman: Arkham Knight for Mac or Linux, please apply for a refund via Steam.” Now that’s how to do a cancellation right.
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Steam Machines haven’t taken the world by storm
Many developers probably thought Steam Machines and SteamOS would be more successful when they made these promises, although some also thought their own games would be more successful, and had to scrambled when they weren’t.
Still, it’s a shame that developers so frequently back away on their promises. It’s a lesson to gamers everywhere: Don’t buy a game based on something the developer promises to release in the future, especially when it’s something as easily and frequently cancelled as support for Linux and SteamOS.
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Not completely the same thing but I'm annoyed that Unreal Tournament and Unreal Tournament 2004 aren't available on Steam for Linux. I'm not a gamer but I'd buy them both -- the reason I am annoyed is because I know I can run my CD copy of Unreal Tournament GOTY Edition if I mess around enough but, for some reason, the developers can't package it for Steam.
Although they have never said anything about TS2016 (Train Simulator) being ported for Linux, I still keep a watch for it. I have not been able to get it to work w/wine properly (I think it's my Graphics card) and I go into convulsions if I have to use IT (win). I doubt they will go to the trouble anyway. I doubt it's as popular a game as the others they may have. It's the only reason I still have Windows on my system (40gb drive with a link to a 100gb partition on my 750gb). I agree w/stated opinions on Valve/Steam.
One day I hope to see M$ Windows gone/canceled/etc. With Linux taking up slack. A pipe dream I suppose.
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