The biggest reason why gaming on Linux and Steam OS still sucks

Gaming on Linux and Steam OS has come long way over the last couple of years with it now being more viable than ever to play on the Windows alternatives.

While there are plenty of games that are available and run just fine on Linux, with over 1,843 games available on those systems at last count.

The biggest problem are the games that aren’t there, according to a report by PCWorld.

“The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which Valve announced was “Coming to SteamOS” with a huge banner on the Steam store, was perhaps the biggest tease of all.”

“That banner was taken down just a few hours later, and Valve never said anything further on the matter. CD Projekt Red, The Witcher 3’s developer, has refused to comment on Linux and SteamOS ports.”

It’s the same story with the Batman: Arkham Knight, Street Fighter V, Evolve, Project CARS,, and Rome Total War II ports – all were due to release on Steam OS and Linux and all were cancelled or have failed to release.

Why?

“Many developers probably thought Steam Machines and SteamOS would be more successful when they made these promises, although some also thought their own games would be more successful, and had to scrambled when they weren’t.”

“Still, it’s a shame that developers so frequently back away on their promises. It’s a lesson to gamers everywhere: Don’t buy a game based on something the developer promises to release in the future, especially when it’s something as easily and frequently cancelled as support for Linux and SteamOS.”