If this game is so good, why isn't it released for Ubuntu or Linux in general?

I think there is a tutorial on these forums for running it on wine.

This game isn't on Linux because nobody likes Linux. :<

That's the stupidest argument I've ever heard..If games are good they play on linux? Give me a break.

Because Linux isn't a very large fraction of the PC market.

Unfortunately, warrenkc, it doesn't make much business sense to spend time/money making a Linux version of a game. The vast majority of gamers use Windows so that is what they develop for.

But that isn't to say that Sins CAN'T run on Linux. Single player does run reasonably okay under Wine. For more details on that check out https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/171844

Obvious flame-bait. No one's _that_ stupid.

Read the box carefully. You will notice a label that says "games for windows". There, question answered.

Seriously, I'm a big fan of Linux, but does it make sense for game developers to spend time and money developing for a platform that holds around 2% of the market share? I wish it were otherwise, but it's not.

I want Linux and I absolutely hate windows. I have over 150 games (I actually counted ~40 games ago) for my PC, and they all run on windows or DOS. Even with emulation software for Linux, I won't be able to run a rather large portion of those games.

It's a vicious cycle for me: I want Linux, but my games won't run on it and devs won't make games for Linux. That feeds into it's self to no end.

Yeah, it sucks. Linux is great/better for pretty much everything but games. Games are pretty much the only reason I still have Windows on my box. I use Ubuntu for everything else. Ah well, maybe someday things will change.

But really, the OP is suffering a delusion if he thinks the measure of whether or not a game is good is if it also has a Linux port.

Joking aside, the most foolproof solution would be to make a windows partition on your computer solely dedicated to windows programs. It doesn't have to be much, maybe 20gb if you have XP and a couple games. With today's harddrive sizes, that should be pocket change.

Because nobody cares.

Yeah, my own response to this question has been pretty much covered by other posts. I'm thinking the original post's author doesn't have a business background or experience.

-- Retro

please give us a chance to play Soase multiplayer games with Linux- or is this impossible for any reason?

Yes, it's called DirectX>OpenGL

There's a REALLY GOOD reason: the company would have to pay to test SoaSE completely on other operating systems now, and again for any future patches or upgrades that they release. Investing that much money to let a very small fraction of computer users join MP when they could instead use the standard operating system to do so isn't good business. I'd rather they spend the money on improving Sins in general.

-- Retro

I figured the reason was because most of the people that use linux don't play games on it.

I'd also love to see a linux version.
ID software manages to do it with their stuff and it sells well enough to justify the money spent on it (barely). So at least they don't have any losses because of it
The problem is that Sins is using DX and not OpenGl (like Doom or Quake do) so the Linux port would be a lot harder to do. I'd still love to see a linux version.

With the recent success of Ubuntu it might even make sense economically. And with more and more governments migrating to linux for security and cost reasons it might also be a good thing to "invest in the future" by being linux-ready today and not being forced to play catch-up in a few years when everybody wants to make linux games.

Because if you can use Linux, then chances are you use Windows for everything else anyway.

It never fails, game is released, basement dwellers start asking for a Linux port.

Just dual boot to the Windows OS you have on your machine and stop crying. You know you have one so why post this idiot tripe in the first place.

Stupid hippies.

Please do not feed.

-HM

Rofl.

*hands HM a cookie*   

I am a BIG openSUSE Linux 10.3 advocate. I am running it on and talking to you via a HP Pavilion dv9000 this system that will not run WinXP or WinXP64 unfortunately.This system was build for Vista Only. So, I run SUSE 10.3 and then run Vista in a Virtual partition "Virtual Box". Everything works fine in the SUSE Distribution Webcam, touchPad, touchpad volume control, Wireless and wired LAN's. This duo core cpu and 2gb of ram and the nvidia 8600 is much more the Linux needs.
I don't think Windows would have change its boot configuration in Vista if it did not see Linux as a treat. Like most of you I use Linux and only windows for games.
But I have been with linux since its inception and boy it has really taken off. The developers have already seen the writing on the walls, Linux is a more robust platform in terms of true multi-threading and easier to develop to then Windows. And being a developer myself Dx is not a problem not one at all.

So resistance is futile you will be assimilated your cheep equipment and new will all service THE LINUX.

After saying all that what will really get them on our side is that Linux is FREE!!!. hahhah ha hh!

It's a bit of a Catch-22 though. They don't play games because there are so few Linux ports - and there are few Linux ports because people don't play games on Linux (or that's the perception many people have). If all new games were available for Linux, I wouldn't have Windows on my rig at all.



I'm not sure what you mean here, but what you've written makes no sense. If you can use Linux, you generally only use Windows for games, not everything else.



Never hurts to ask (bu the OP needs to get a bit of perspective). If developers see there are enough people out there that would buy a Linux version, then maybe they'd start making them.



Probably because if games were available from the outset for Linux, then we wouldn't have to waste space with a Windows dual boot.



Aw, play nice. We prefer to be called geeks or nerds...

For your own safety, do not feed.

-HM