Flynn TaggartOct 16
Ron Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)
Kind of frustrating that serval gaming outlets are calling the Oct 28 release of Death by Scrolling a "Windows PC" release while totally ignoring (forgetting) it also includes the native Mac and Linux. We worked hard to fully support all three platforms.
Oct 15 at 8:00pmWeb
Show threadKautionOct 15

@grumpygamer

And God Bless you and your team for that!

Show threadDavid KeckOct 15
@grumpygamer can't wait! gonna play on Linux so thank you for the support!!
Show threadCampbell JonesOct 15
@grumpygamer And we greatly appreciate that, even if the mainstream news outlets don't care 🧡
Show threadIan MalcolmOct 15

@grumpygamer

I’ll be getting it to play on Mac, so your efforts are very much appreciated, as always.

Show threadJure Repinc  Oct 15
@grumpygamer Thank you very much for the native GNU/Linux version. Already have Death by Scrolling on my wishilst and can't wait for the release day.
Show threadMichael LabowiczOct 15
@grumpygamer Linux support on day 1? Instabuy
Show threadMrCopilotOct 15
@grumpygamer Thank you for your service.
cc
@gamingonlinux @linuxgamecast
Show threadBen S.Oct 15
@mrcopilot @grumpygamer @gamingonlinux @linuxgamecast does this mean only Ubuntu is supported, or does it mean that Ubuntu is considered "minimum" lol
Show threadCeremusOct 15
@HunterZ When Valve did SteamOS originally it was based on Ubuntu, so all of the store listings for games that had Linux or SteamOS support defaulted to the Ubuntu OS because that's what they were officially supporting. They've basically never changed the listing, even though the Steam Deck and SteamOS v3 running on it has nothing to do with Ubuntu.
Show threadMadagascar_SkyOct 15

@grumpygamer

Was it difficult to develop for these other platforms? Wouldn't it be easier to use something like proton?

Show threadgluttoOct 15

@grumpygamer

I'll be a Linux user. Much thanks, sir.

Show threadFediThing Oct 15
@grumpygamer Thank you for supporting Linux 👏
Show threadZack SternOct 15
@grumpygamer that sucks. I hear mastodon loves Linux
Show threadCosmic ClericOct 16
@grumpygamer I wonder if some entity gives them something to purposely ignore the others.
Show threadRobert Kist 🇦🇹🇸🇬Oct 16

@grumpygamer Nice! Thanks for making a Mac build!

Let's prove the game "journalists" wrong. Mac users do more with their computers than just Photoshop and people use Linux for other stuff than just administering networks.

Show threadjfcaronOct 16
@grumpygamer I can't believe no one has made a joke about your typo. I wanted game outlets featuring serval journalists, or maybe a gaming blog *for* servals?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serval#/media/File:Leptailurus_serval_61666728,_crop.jpg
Serval - Wikipedia

Show threadBwahFoxOct 16
@grumpygamer as a linux user, thank you.
Show threadpowerLuserOct 16
@grumpygamer the is the first I’m hearing about your hand, but I’m definitely give have to look into it because of that. Seriously awesome of y’all
Show threadJan Lehnardt Oct 16
@grumpygamer 🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖
Show threadthe esoteric programmerOct 16
@grumpygamer oho, more native linux games, awesome! does it work in a raw wayland setup?
Show threadCogito ergo mecagoendiosOct 16
@grumpygamer Thank you for that! sadly I have experienced this many times. A portion of windows gamers react with hostility at any mention of Linux support as if it were an insult to them. I guess the news sites sorta cater to that. For example comments applauded the cancellation of the Batman Arkham Knight Linux port or the end of the Rocket League native Linux version because "now those dev hours will be used to fix bugs for normal people instead of useless Linux crap".
Show threadkjpaxOct 16
@grumpygamer Now we just need the AAA developers to follow suit. There is no reason, with the budgets they throw at development these days, that they can't support other platforms. Especially for their anti-cheat software.
Show threadDevOct 16
@grumpygamer We LOVE you Ron! ♥️🤗
Show threadjanOct 16
@grumpygamer and thank you for that!
Show threadMarcOct 16
@grumpygamer welcome to the unfortunate fight @gamingonlinux has had to have for almost a lifetime. That and calling Windows "PC"
Show threadLiam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Oct 16

@mdiluz @grumpygamer

I lost that war a long time ago.

I would reply to every press team who did it, asking them to be clearer if they meant specifically Windows. Most didn't reply, some replied to note their actual refusal to change their wording.

Made worse in a way by Steam Deck / Proton, because now I have to clarify at times about Proton or Native Linux - and usually PR teams have no fucking idea the Steam Deck is Linux.

Show threadLiam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮Oct 16
@mdiluz @grumpygamer Also funny that some news sites still say things like "Valve's Proton OS" 🤦‍♂️
Show threadDelta K.Oct 21

@grumpygamer Because everyone knows that "Windows" means "PC", duh

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