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Savage to Support Linux
focitrixilous P writes "Gamespot writes about the upcoming hybrid strategy game Savage: The Battle for Neweth, which will provide a full Linux edition on the same disk as the Windows version. The title blends real time strategy with action titles, along one player to act as a general while others do the actual fighting."
This can really only be a good thing; I can't see anything negative about it, especially considering how many adverts Slashdot already has.
The negative is that, present company excluded, there really isn't a market for Linux games. Hell, there is hardly a market for Linux desktops. So any company that expends resources making a Linux version of a game is likely going to lose money on it. A better business decision would be to make a Mac version (which it doesn't seem they've bothered doing), an established desktop platform that is eager to pay for quality games. Every Linux game that comes out before Linux is mature enough to support a game market means a string of horror stories on why games shouldn't be developed for Linux. If I was in charge of a game company, I'd fire anyone who suggested a Linux version be done before a Mac version.
I don't think Savage would ever support a red commie diaper doper baby OS such as Linux.