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Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers

(arstechnica.com)
433 points Sporktacular | 4 comments | 04 Aug 23 00:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.729s | source
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joshe ◴[04 Aug 23 05:08 UTC] No.36995710[source]▶
Finally Linux will get the same respect Mac gets from gaming publishers.
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deaddodo ◴[04 Aug 23 05:11 UTC] No.36995728[source]▶
As in: "If we built it in OpenGL/Vulkan, we will attempt to compile it on Mac; and if it works, release it in a mostly untested form"?

At least Vulkan is a first-class citizen on Linux, so the aforementioned issues are even less headache-filled.

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troupo ◴[04 Aug 23 05:47 UTC] No.36995917[source]▶
And yet, game developers don't care about Vulkan since it's non-existent on actual gaming platforms that bring in money
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jhasse ◴[04 Aug 23 08:16 UTC] No.36996987[source]▶
Red Dead Redemption 2 has a Vulkan renderer. Doom and the new Wolfenstein games, too.

Also the Nintendo Switch supports Vulkan.

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1. troupo ◴[04 Aug 23 09:03 UTC] No.36997348[source]▶
Yes. Some games have a Vulkan renderer (probably because they can afford to).

This is a good table for Vulkan support across platforms: https://www.ravbug.com/graphics/

And on Linux your best bet is to run DirectX through compatibility software like what SteamDeck does.

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2. brmgb ◴[04 Aug 23 11:14 UTC] No.36998320[source]▶
It's 2023. Pretty much everyone is using Unreal Engine, Unity or Godot for the bravest. Custom renderers are a thing of the past. The reason game developers don't release on macOS and Linux is the costs of testing and supporting the platforms, not the availability of the renderers.
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3. account42 ◴[04 Aug 23 11:26 UTC] No.36998434[source]▶
Your site lists Linux Vulkan as "Support in 3rd party drivers not guaranteed" when its supported by every driver relevant for gaming. The same comment is there for Linux OpenGL which is just plainly absurd. Not a site anyone should use as a reference.
4. pjmlp ◴[04 Aug 23 14:54 UTC] No.37000880[source]▶
Specially since Android games, developed mostly with the NDK (C/C++/OpenGL ES/Vulkan/OpenSL), could be easily ported to GNU/Linux, yet studios don't even bother.