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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 9 comments | 13 Aug 20 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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lordleft ◴[13 Aug 20 20:04 UTC] No.24147974[source]▶
Imagine if Microsoft did this on PCs. a) prohibiting the installation of non-windows store software (sideloading) and b) insisting that all purchases done via apps give them a 30% cut. I think this is a ridiculous practice on the behalf of Apple.
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recklesstodd ◴[13 Aug 20 20:20 UTC] No.24148292[source]▶
Valve is anticipating such move in a near future and investing in gaming on Linux.
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immigrantsheep ◴[13 Aug 20 20:35 UTC] No.24148605[source]▶
AFAIK Valve already tried the whole Linux as a gaming platform thing and gave up completely a few months ago.
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1. brnt ◴[13 Aug 20 20:50 UTC] No.24148890[source]▶
Where did you get this silly idea? Linux gaming has never been stronger than now, thanks to Steam's Proton.
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2. dvtrn ◴[13 Aug 20 21:12 UTC] No.24149268[source]▶
Where did you get this silly idea?

Valve's decision to no longer support Ubuntu as a first-class distribution, a year ago, probably. Though that's just one distribution, not Linux as a whole.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/06/steam-announces-that-its...

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3. kllrnohj ◴[13 Aug 20 21:24 UTC] No.24149471[source]▶
Worth noting that that's obsolete. Canonical has since walked back on 32-bit apps being available in Ubuntu, and as a result Valve as brought Steam back to Ubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/06/valve-confrims-steam-lin...
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4. paxys ◴[13 Aug 20 21:26 UTC] No.24149506[source]▶
The fact that they are starting to put resources behind Proton instead of Ubuntu/SteamOS is in fact a clear indication that they have given up on games written natively for Linux.
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5. dvtrn ◴[13 Aug 20 21:27 UTC] No.24149521{3}[source]▶
Oh would you look at that! Thanks for the correction
6. brnt ◴[13 Aug 20 21:28 UTC] No.24149550[source]▶
Windows as a library, what's not to love? This gamer cares whether the games run, not about nativity.
7. three_seagrass ◴[13 Aug 20 21:50 UTC] No.24149866[source]▶
That's still Steam bringing games to Linux though, right?

Whether or not it's native or wine doesn't change the fact that Steam is pushing into Linux. They've shifted the responsibility from pushing linux support on the developer to providing linux support themselves.

8. p1necone ◴[13 Aug 20 22:37 UTC] No.24150448[source]▶
Linux needs to attract gamers before game devs will widely support Linux. It's a chicken and egg problem that proton neatly sidesteps.

Valve will have a much easier time improving proton than they will forcing devs to make Linux compatible games for little monetary reward.

9. m-p-3 ◴[13 Aug 20 22:46 UTC] No.24150571[source]▶
In order to attract more developers to develop on Linux or at least make it work through Proton, Valve is taking the path of least resistance. Proton seems to be a good step toward that end.