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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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[–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 2 days ago

I remember it well. I think the biggest difference between OS/2 then and Linux today is that OS/2 wasn't all that much better than Windows in any easily understood way for the average non-technical user.