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Crytek Ports CRYENGINE To Linux Support Ahead of Steam Machines Launch

Posted by Unknown on from the getting-crowded-over-here dept.

probain was the first to submit news that Crytek has officially announced the port of their CRYENGINE game engine to Linux and will be demoing it at the Game Developers Conference next week. Quoting: "During presentations and hands-on demos at Crytek's GDC booth, attendees can see for the first time ever full native Linux support in the new CRYENGINE. The CRYENGINE all-in-one game engine is also updated with the innovative features used to recreate the stunning Roman Empire seen in Ryse – including the brand new Physically Based Shading render pipeline, which uses real-world physics simulation to create amazingly realistic lighting and materials in CRYENGINE games."

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  1. Cryopreservation? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could this result in cryopreservation becoming mainstream and generating massively increased lifespans for people who are wealthy enough to afford it? Would you trust a for-profit corporation to not pull the plug on you in 30 or 40 years when the new board of directors takes over?

    1. Re:Cryopreservation? by Sockatume · · Score: 5, Funny

      I genuinely want to know what you think you just read.

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    2. Re:Cryopreservation? by SpankiMonki · · Score: 4, Funny

      Could this result in cryopreservation becoming mainstream and generating massively increased lifespans for people who are wealthy enough to afford it? Would you trust a for-profit corporation to not pull the plug on you in 30 or 40 years when the new board of directors takes over?

      Not to mention that this greedy corporation has an unfair market advantage: they've already developed the necessary defrosting technology to re-animate all those wealthy frozen clients,. The government really should look into the activities of this "Steam" business.

  2. Re:Is gaming on Linux actually going to take off? by NotDrWho · · Score: 2, Funny

    It almost seems like it's finally going to happen

    Not on your distro. Sorry.

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  3. Re:A 10 year old rendering engine? by Spad · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, this is CRYENGINE not CryEngine.

    It's basically CryEngine 4, but they decided to drop the number and capitalise the lot, apparently because of how big a departure it is from CryEngines 1 through 3.

  4. Re:I think it's time we all said... by Immerman · · Score: 4, Funny

    So long as the cost is paid by Microsoft in the form of decreased OS market share, I don't see the problem.

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