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> I'm always wishing there were more AAA games I could play natively on aarch64 linux. Porting it might not be the easiest thing in the world, but a source leak
by k_roy 3y ago
> I'm always wishing there were more AAA games I could play natively on aarch64 linux. Porting it might not be the easiest thing in the world, but a source leak opens the door for it.
Except a source code leak is basically the worst thing that could happen with this goal in mind.
It's a far cry from reverse engineering or a company open sourcing it. Most people aren't even going to touch it beyond the curiousity.
- Retr0id 3y agoI'm not hypothesizing about the behavior of others, I'm speaking only for myself.
- fragmede 3y agoWe don't need most people, just a handful of very dedicated volunteers. That's what happened with Thief/Thief 2/System Shock 2's Dark engine, which was patched for modern hardware after its source was leaked by an ex-employee.
- tamimio 3y agoExcept for GTA.. the fan base is HUGE to the point that fans made a whole role play servers just to continue playing an obsolete game, I’m almost certain someone either anonymous or in a country isn’t subjected to US laws will pick it up and do something somehow.