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Understanding that this is conjecture, I'm wondering if the list of games that have steam controller configurations are indicators of games that they are planni

Understanding that this is conjecture, I'm wondering if the list of games that have steam controller configurations are indicators of games that they are planning on running directly on the steam box itself. i.e. running native on linux

valarauca1 13y ago
I'll just go down the list and try to hit each item. Counter-Strike: All versions are already linux supported. Half-Life 2: Most are ported, the game engine is ported to linux. Team Fortress 2: Ported to linux. Left 4 Dead 2: Used as the original test bed of steam for linux [1], I'm unware of if it has been ported. Portal 2: Game Engine Ported, unaware of game's state. Natural Selection 2: Developer has plans too, but game engine needs Direct3D layer. Claims it can be over come. [2] Bioshock Infinite: Has no plans to be ported to linux, but has been ported to mac [3]. Civ V: Apparently supports PC/Mac/Linux/Unix according to its amazon page. Serious Same BFE: Ported. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Can run in linux via wine [4] if you trust that source, seems sketchy. But the publisher isn't linux friendly. [5] or maybe it is [6]. We don't know for sure, this is a developping story. Metro LL: Is ported. DiRT3: Uses Games for Windows Live. There's a few non-legal hacks to get it working but nothing offical. BoardLands 2: Unreal Supports Linux [7], but there are no developer statements A:tDD: Ported Skyrim: Is actually Unsupported by their Developers (they've moved on to other projects). So porting it now seems unlikely. [8] At this point we can say Controller =/= Linux Support. [1] http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/ http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/ [2] http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/spark-engine-questions-and-answers-1-2/ http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/spark-engine-questions-and-answ... [3] http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?221791-Please-port-Bioshock-Infinite-to-Linux!&p=3056926#post3056926 http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?221791-Please-port-Biosh... [4] http://community.callofduty.com/thread/200382760#.UqstR7TyRHY http://community.callofduty.com/thread/200382760#.UqstR7TyRH... [5] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MTA http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MTA [6] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MjE http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MjE [7] http://www.unrealengine.com/licensing/faq/ http://www.unrealengine.com/licensing/faq/ [8] http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/846962627045969760/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/8469626270...
- simoncion 13y ago
  NS2 is currently ported and works on Linux. They have an OGL, D3D9, and D3D11 renderer for the game: http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/reinforced-expansion-released/ http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/reinforced-expansion-released/ (Search for "OpenGL")
  - TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
    But it's AFAIK unplayable because of abysmal performance and random crashes.
    - supergauntlet 13y ago
      So it's just like the Windows version?
    - simoncion 13y ago
      Yikes. It is unplayable on ATI cards on the latest Ubuntu. I'll try rolling a Gentoo install to see if the latest work on Mesa makes any of that shit better. FWIW, the OGL renderer works fine on Windows, albeit more slowly than the D3D9 renderer.
- N0RMAN 13y ago
  the latest Counter-Strike version (Global Offensive) isn't ported to linux yet.

valarauca1 13y ago

I'll just go down the list and try to hit each item. Counter-Strike: All versions are already linux supported. Half-Life 2: Most are ported, the game engine is ported to linux. Team Fortress 2: Ported to linux. Left 4 Dead 2: Used as the original test bed of steam for linux [1], I'm unware of if it has been ported. Portal 2: Game Engine Ported, unaware of game's state. Natural Selection 2: Developer has plans too, but game engine needs Direct3D layer. Claims it can be over come. [2] Bioshock Infinite: Has no plans to be ported to linux, but has been ported to mac [3]. Civ V: Apparently supports PC/Mac/Linux/Unix according to its amazon page. Serious Same BFE: Ported. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Can run in linux via wine [4] if you trust that source, seems sketchy. But the publisher isn't linux friendly. [5] or maybe it is [6]. We don't know for sure, this is a developping story. Metro LL: Is ported. DiRT3: Uses Games for Windows Live. There's a few non-legal hacks to get it working but nothing offical. BoardLands 2: Unreal Supports Linux [7], but there are no developer statements A:tDD: Ported Skyrim: Is actually Unsupported by their Developers (they've moved on to other projects). So porting it now seems unlikely. [8] At this point we can say Controller =/= Linux Support. [1] http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/ http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/ [2] http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/spark-engine-questions-and-answers-1-2/ http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/spark-engine-questions-and-answ... [3] http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?221791-Please-port-Bioshock-Infinite-to-Linux!&p=3056926#post3056926 http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?221791-Please-port-Biosh... [4] http://community.callofduty.com/thread/200382760#.UqstR7TyRHY http://community.callofduty.com/thread/200382760#.UqstR7TyRH... [5] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MTA http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MTA [6] http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MjE http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU0MjE [7] http://www.unrealengine.com/licensing/faq/ http://www.unrealengine.com/licensing/faq/ [8] http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/846962627045969760/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/72850/discussions/0/8469626270...

simoncion 13y ago
NS2 is currently ported and works on Linux. They have an OGL, D3D9, and D3D11 renderer for the game: http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/reinforced-expansion-released/ http://unknownworlds.com/ns2/reinforced-expansion-released/ (Search for "OpenGL")
- TsiCClawOfLight 13y ago
  But it's AFAIK unplayable because of abysmal performance and random crashes.
  - supergauntlet 13y ago
    So it's just like the Windows version?
  - simoncion 13y ago
    Yikes. It is unplayable on ATI cards on the latest Ubuntu. I'll try rolling a Gentoo install to see if the latest work on Mesa makes any of that shit better. FWIW, the OGL renderer works fine on Windows, albeit more slowly than the D3D9 renderer.
N0RMAN 13y ago
the latest Counter-Strike version (Global Offensive) isn't ported to linux yet.