Suhiira;n7054040 said:
But it's still maybe, at best, a 2-3% increase in sales. And I say 2-3% because that's the percentage of Linux web browsers using the internet ... look it up.
Gilrond-i-Virdan;n7055630 said:
Web browsers usage is not helpful, because most of those people aren't gamers.
They won't lose money developping a port only for a handful of "possible" sold game
(because, let's face it, people will crack it), seeing how they supposedly planned Witcher 3, then canceled it, like
"nope, never gonna happens" that's enought for kinda knowing they won't even bother talking about a linux port.
We start with like 2,3% using linux, that's already really small.
Then only like barely 1% would "maybe" want this game.
Now, how many of those 1% would really buy that game?
Would you work for free during your week ends if your boss would ask you?
No, because it's a pain in the ass and no one like to give a hard work for nothing.
So, either you won't have a port, either you'll have a bad one made by a tier-company that don't care at all about the game "because we won't hire a top tier port-company for a support that will have something like 0,1% rentability".
It's not a mindset blocker, it's just that no one use Linux, nada, zero, no one.
At least, most people, as you said, use it for having a secure work station.
But, people looking for games mostly aim for Windows, just because it's the common game platform and it's easier for everyone, kind of a standard.
Why do you think you have barely any games on Mac? Well, it's the same, most Mac users don't care for video games, so it's not a "demand" thing or whatever, it's just not interesting.
Would you got sell legwarmers in the desert?
Sure, you'd probably sell a few to some freaks, but that's not worth the troubles...
Tho why can't I get a port for my Jaguar64?
I mean, there's that petition and stuff, plus CDPR never said that they'd never port it to Genesis or Jaguar64?
Did they? No!
That mean it still can happens.