Well are Linux users really willing to pay for software similar to Window users? I really don't think so. So if I was a developer, do I sell the Linux version cheaper to get the Linux user willing to buy it knowing he/she can get it cheaper then anyone else? Isn't one of the Motto's in Linux that software should be free . Developers have bills to pay, families to raise, hobbies to have fun in - I doubt many developers will want to spend hours, weeks, months or years on projects to give it away to a person who thinks all software should be free while smoking a joint.
That is why Valve was working on free software but a back door for profits by having content providers/store where people can support (really buy so the developers/producers make some money to pay the bills). This may still work - you buy a steam box, many games are really free. You just have to download them - all or most will have content not only from the developers but also from the users being part of making the game better selling tidbits (many tidbits do add up) where the store takes a percentage of the sells and gives it back to the developers. A very interesting model that could fit well in the Linux universe.
Wow! Linux users believe software should be free while smoking a joint? What a grand generalization! If we're going to generalize to such extremes I thought joint smoking was the realm of PS4 and Xbox users! The whole idea of Linux is that software should be open, not necessarily free - Android runs the Linux kernel and Android users have no problem paying for apps by the truckload - Hell, your washing machine probably runs the Linux kernel and I bet that wasn't free! In fact Linux is the most widely used Kernel/OS globally, it literally smashes Windows by a country mile as there are far more devices that require the use of an operating system than simply desktop computers alone.
....Only recently I bought MakeMKV as it works so well at doing what I want it to do, so disappointing that I must be outside the realm of a joint smoking parasite!
Once again, this discussion isn't specifically about the merits of Linux as a gaming platform, although there is absolutely no reason whatsoever why it wouldn't make a great gaming platform - I'm sure if it was wrapped up in a Playstation 5 people wouldn't bat an eyelid at it's capabilities in regards to rendering and shifting polygons around the screen! This discussion is about Vulkan as a multi platform API, and once again, there is no reason whatsoever why x86 gaming, or any form of electronic gaming for than matter needs to be tied to Microsoft - There are no negatives to more choice, not even for Microsoft users.
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