Phoronix visits Valve

[Hamal]

Originally Posted by elvis

Obviously desire != reality, but it's pretty clear that Valve's Linux strategy is more than a passing fad at this point.

It will be interesting to see if the other game-engine developers also begin investigating Linux support given these findings.

Even if developers choose not to reverse-engineer existing titles, having a good chunk of future titles available on Linux would be a god-send.

I know of four major game engines off the top of my head. IdTech, Source, Unreal Engine and Crytek. Has anyone heard of these developers dipping their toes in the Linux waters?

[cleary]

Originally Posted by Hamal

It will be interesting to see if the other game-engine developers also begin investigating Linux support given these findings.

Even if developers choose not to reverse-engineer existing titles, having a good chunk of future titles available on Linux would be a god-send.

I know of four major game engines off the top of my head. IdTech, Source, Unreal Engine and Crytek. Has anyone heard of these developers dipping their toes in the Linux waters?

iirc, All unreal engines up to and including Unreal 2004 worked on linux (and the games came with linux installers).

ID software have done heaps on linux as well, selling major titles with linux installers (Doom 3 is the most recent I can remember), as well as open sourcing their old titles (eg quake3 arena -> openarena)

Source stuff is happening now

Crytech I don't think have ever looked into it. I did try the original farcry under wine many years ago, but it was missing lots of important textures... like ladders :/

[FOXH0UND]

God, every steam game ever, that would be bliss.

[lithos]

Originally Posted by Hamal

I know of four major game engines off the top of my head. IdTech, Source, Unreal Engine and Crytek. Has anyone heard of these developers dipping their toes in the Linux waters?

All of 'em except Crytek create Linux-portable engines. Unreal, particularly, is a platform slut.

[FalconGT]

Originally Posted by elvis

Left for Dead 2 is currently faster on Linux/OpenGL than Windows/Direct3D:

Looking forward to a release in the future. I'd even be keen for a OCAU L4D2 night if anyone is game.

[tin]

Originally Posted by cleary

ID software have done heaps on linux as well, selling major titles with linux installers (Doom 3 is the most recent I can remember), as well as open sourcing their old titles (eg quake3 arena -> openarena)

I picked up Quake 3 LINUX edition in it's collectable cookie tin box from Crazy Prices a few months after Q3 came out... Wow that's a long time ago now.
I was actually quite surprised to see Linux versions in retail packaging at the time.