No, I must disagree. Producers and distributors are well aware of Linux. As someone who has worked to sell Linux and its desktop apps into distribution and major retail channels for 5+ years, I must tell you that the problem to having more Linux games is a three fold: 1) Based purely on sales reporting numbers from major retailers, the Linux operating system sells great, but Linux applications do not -- including games. 2) Major retailers are reluctant to carry Linux games (and other apps in quantity) because Linux people are not purchasing in the number they need to justify their square foot per sales cost. 3) Linux people like FREE stuff -- look at all the stuff (games, apps, etc) bundled with SuSE, Red Hat, or Corel when you actually lay-out $29.95 for their retail box product. Do you really wanna spend $49.95 on a game when you can buy a Linux distribution with 1,000 + apps? Game companies, and the marketing "weasels" within these organizations would love to extend the life and sales of their titles on other OS's besides Windows. However you won't ever see Linux games in quantity unless and until -- as a Linux-user -- you go into CompUSA or Fry's or Hastings and actually buy Linux products off their shelves. So if you want to support Linux gaming and see more titles available for Linux, support Loki or any other Linux app/gaming company by actually buying product.
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No, I must disagree. Producers and distributors are well aware of Linux. As someone who has worked to sell Linux and its desktop apps into distribution and major retail channels for 5+ years, I must tell you that the problem to having more Linux games is a three fold: 1) Based purely on sales reporting numbers from major retailers, the Linux operating system sells great, but Linux applications do not -- including games. 2) Major retailers are reluctant to carry Linux games (and other apps in quantity) because Linux people are not purchasing in the number they need to justify their square foot per sales cost. 3) Linux people like FREE stuff -- look at all the stuff (games, apps, etc) bundled with SuSE, Red Hat, or Corel when you actually lay-out $29.95 for their retail box product. Do you really wanna spend $49.95 on a game when you can buy a Linux distribution with 1,000 + apps? Game companies, and the marketing "weasels" within these organizations would love to extend the life and sales of their titles on other OS's besides Windows. However you won't ever see Linux games in quantity unless and until -- as a Linux-user -- you go into CompUSA or Fry's or Hastings and actually buy Linux products off their shelves. So if you want to support Linux gaming and see more titles available for Linux, support Loki or any other Linux app/gaming company by actually buying product.