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I would love that, however iirc targeting Stadia doesn't give much benefit to targeting desktop Linux. I may (and hope I am) be wrong though.
by Shared404 6y ago
I would love that, however iirc targeting Stadia doesn't give much benefit to targeting desktop Linux.
I may (and hope I am) be wrong though.
- takeda 6y agoI'm worried that since E3 trailer was published from E3 XBox conference, would it imply that maybe they got some motivation to not release it on Linux?
- shmerl 6y agoI think Stadia gives a major benefit - the heavy lifting of making the Linux version itself will be already addressed by releasing for it. I.e. they'll have the Vulkan renderer and all their middleware will work on Linux. So making a proper desktop release is a much easier effort once Stadia version will be done. Of course I don't see Google doing anything to encourage proper desktop Linux releases, so I don't think they are actively helping anything. But indirectly, it is positive. As long as CDPR even care to do it, releasing for Stadia will make it easier for them.
- Shared404 6y agoI just vaguely remembered seeing something stating that the stack on Stadia is noticeably different than the stack on desktop. However, upon doing further research, I can't find any credible sources supporting that. It's obviously a boost to Vulkan, as you note, and that's a boost to Linux. Sounds like a win to me! (Even if they don't release on Linux, developers supporting Vulkan more seems like a Good Thing.)