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Why there are few native Linux games compared to Windows or even Mac? (fedia.io)

submitted 2 days ago by ryujin470@fedia.io to c/gaming@beehaw.org

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Does the existence of Wine compatibility layer discourages the creation of native Linux games?

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[–] MindlessZ@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago

The short answer is in many cases it's just not worth it. Maintaining a Linux build is not free and the possible market share gain is fairly minimal. Add to that the possibility you get it for free through proton and your reasons for investing the dev effort shrink.

I've heard an argument for maintaining Linux builds because Linux users will provide better bug reports but that mindset is unlikely to ever survive in a big studio