Hey,
I'd like to start YET ANOTHER thread asking.. Who here has already pledged for Elite: Dangerous, and would consider upping their pledge on the chances there'll be a Linux version? (I fall into this category.)
Who here would actually *considering* pleding if there was a chance of someday being a Linux version of Elite: Dangerous?
So far, That Other Space Sim(tm) (aka Star Citizen) has at least 20% of their communiting voting for a Linux version as their "stretch goal"
(http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/poll-additional-stretch-goals/)
TL;DR? 20% want Linux, 8% Want a mac version.
I realize that Windows would be the lion's share of the sales of Frontierangerous, but I'd certainly say it'd be worth it to *consider* a Linux version at *some* point. That'd certainly be enough for me to increase my pledge.
If you look at the Humble Indie Bundle's sales numbers, you can see that the Linux gamer market is worth at LEAST as much as the Mac gamer market, if not more so.
(http://cheesetalks.twolofbees.com/humble/) -- humblebundle sales statistics by OS.
It's for certain Linux gamers would appreciate Elite: Dangerous more than Mac gamers would. Anyone gaming under Linux is most likely a giant science fiction fan to begin with, and would appreciate the deep technical nature of Eliteangerous.
Anyway, I didn't see a thread asking specifically about the odds. I thought I'd make one.
Linux isn't written by a company. If we, the players, don't ask about it, we'll never ever see it.
There's a Linux thread in every game forum these days, this isn't the only Linux thread on frontier.co.uk.
^_^
Cheers,
-m
I'd like to start YET ANOTHER thread asking.. Who here has already pledged for Elite: Dangerous, and would consider upping their pledge on the chances there'll be a Linux version? (I fall into this category.)
Who here would actually *considering* pleding if there was a chance of someday being a Linux version of Elite: Dangerous?
So far, That Other Space Sim(tm) (aka Star Citizen) has at least 20% of their communiting voting for a Linux version as their "stretch goal"
(http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/poll-additional-stretch-goals/)
TL;DR? 20% want Linux, 8% Want a mac version.
I realize that Windows would be the lion's share of the sales of Frontierangerous, but I'd certainly say it'd be worth it to *consider* a Linux version at *some* point. That'd certainly be enough for me to increase my pledge.
If you look at the Humble Indie Bundle's sales numbers, you can see that the Linux gamer market is worth at LEAST as much as the Mac gamer market, if not more so.
(http://cheesetalks.twolofbees.com/humble/) -- humblebundle sales statistics by OS.
It's for certain Linux gamers would appreciate Elite: Dangerous more than Mac gamers would. Anyone gaming under Linux is most likely a giant science fiction fan to begin with, and would appreciate the deep technical nature of Eliteangerous.
Anyway, I didn't see a thread asking specifically about the odds. I thought I'd make one.
Linux isn't written by a company. If we, the players, don't ask about it, we'll never ever see it.
There's a Linux thread in every game forum these days, this isn't the only Linux thread on frontier.co.uk.
^_^
Cheers,
-m
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