Cool... I guess. (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 1 point 26 minutes ago*

I'm not interested in Epic's malware. Nor will I install a Linux version of GOG. I don't want that proprietary trash.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

    Epic Games as in Tim Sweeney's Epic Games?

    What are the package names so I can block them from installing please

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  • [–] 3 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    EGS has some integration with UE so if you're buying marketplace assets it's easy to keep them updated and to add them to projects. Since UE can compile to Linux if you're running Linux, this is a move that makes Linux a more appealing OS for game development.

    Sure, it's all stuff you can do manually. But the sweeter you make the pot the more regular users you attract to your OS.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 hours ago

    Exactly as in the post. I already have Heroic, so who cares

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  • [–] 23 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

    It is a big deal. If Epic changes some API and breaks Heroic, it is your problem for using an unsupported third party application. If Epic breaks their official client, their QA manager has a problem.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    Apparently unreal engine may work better in linux now, tho.

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  • [–] 31 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

    😭 good golden gods the year of the linux desktop is finally upon us.

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  • [–] 152 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

    Linux versions of Epic games store and GOG galaxy is still a big win for everyone

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  • [–] 99 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

    Not just because it enables more access for everyone, but because it represents a deepening commitment by these companies to Linux as a gaming platform.

    The more companies see Linux as a viable gaming platform, the more consumers will. It's a virtuous cycle, and one that will only help to erode Windows grip on the desktop OS space.

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  • [–] 24 points 10 hours ago (1 child)

    Is gog galaxy for Linux got anywhere or still in deep dev?

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  • [–] 8 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    Consider considering that it has worked very well on macOS for years, it can’t be that much of a leap to get it working on Linux.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

    Installing and running programs is wildly more complicated on Linux than macOS. On macOS there is only one way to do it: a self contained .app bundle. On Linux there are….several incompatible standards. And if you do it a different way than a specific Linux user’s preference, they will loudly complain and tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Even if it works.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    They’ll probably do it similar to what steam does. Steam has learnt a lot there over the years. It’s definitely a pro if it can be easily repackaged, paths configured and they follow the desktop standards, but it will also work without. People will certainly complain if they have to fix stuff themselves

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  • [–] 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 child)

    Installing and running programs is wildly more complicated on Linux than macOS

    noooot really, and you’re already coming in with a full head of steam.

    This is only really true in the strict context of “what can happen in 2026”, and not in the context of if “ what has been historically accomplished up to today, 2026”

    The difference? Pretty much 98% if POSIX apps (including the vast amount of pre-steam gaming, and a lot of current steam games), so don’t let this bitter bitch try to convince you otherwise.

    @ayyy, you can complain all you like about how you don’t understand how macOS works or how it is similar and to LINUX and UNIX, but do it somewhere else that doesn’t waste the rest of our time. The rest of us are trying to come together to solve a problem. It’s clear that your only interest is in driving everyone apart, and that doesn’t solve problems. It just creates them.

    And no one here is interested in that bullshit

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  • [–] -3 points 3 hours ago* (1 child)

    I’m speaking from personal experience. What you and I want and actual reality are two different things. Your belligerent complaining is exactly what I was talking about, and it took less than half an hour for it to happen.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 child)

    What happened?

    What do you imagine just happened? The fulfillment of some fantasy imagined?

    Lol

    “I can’t work in fast food all my life”

    Edit: let dump the pretense shall we?

    State your position and your argument, and we’ll go from there. And I’m happy to dump the belligerence and the assumed contemptuousness.

    The facts assume no emotion

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  • [–] -3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (3 children)

    lmao yep, you’re definitely not being extremely belligerent over nothing just like I was talking about. 👍

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago* (1 child)

    Oh, buddy… Way to drop the ball…

    Not gonna even slap him in the face about Chinese slave factory workers? Children killing themselves?

    Nothing?

    Wow…

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  • [–] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

    Given that we haven't gotten it yet, despite years of promise, it seemingly has to be. Isn't it just a webapp anyway?

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  • [–] 5 points 5 hours ago* (4 children)

    I think version 1.0 and 1.5 on macOS were a Web app, but IIRC Gog galaxy 2.0 was finally native on macOS, which they made a really, really, really big deal about. Although, it wouldn’t surprise me if it’s just a native app framework with a mostly web-reliant backend.

    Given that we haven't gotten it yet

    I can’t speak to their development priorities, but from what I understand, they don’t exactly have a huge dev team over there. I’ve learned to be patient with them.

    But I get where you’re coming from

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  • [–] 12 points 9 hours ago*

    The one big deal about GOG galaxy, at least for me, is that it’s been available on macOS for years, and that they’re doing everything they can to make sure that all games currently available and playable on macOS will also continue to be playable and available on macOS even after macOS no longer supports the x64 architecture via Rosetta.

    If they care that much about keeping Mac games playable even on the new arm/Mx line of chips, then I’m sure they’re gonna put a lot of care into making sure that old games are playable on Linux, although I’m not entirely aware of their development timeline.

    I could not really give a shit about what happens with the epic game store.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 hours ago* (1 child)

    Yes. We have Heroic, Lutris and Faugus and I really appreciate the work the developers have done. However, I'm 91.7% sure that I will move to the native version as soon it is available. In my experience native versions overall works better than third party ones.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 hours ago

    This is generally great news, but even better news would be if it had like 12 users after launching.

    Show Tim Shittey that everyone hates him.

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