Path of Exile VS Linux

Dear GGG Team,


Are you planning to make the game directly available for Linux Mint and Ubuntu?
It would be very nice to support a these free OS' as a free to play game.

The Linux community looks forward to see your efforts doing this.

Let me know about your thoughts.


With best wishes,
RagingWeasel

This has been asked before. Don't get your hopes up.

I think the linux port would be too expensive to GGG, it simply wouldn't be worth it

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Zubo_i wrote:

I think the linux port would be too expensive to GGG, it simply wouldn't be worth it

Linux Supporter Pack CONFIRMED!

- 500 points;
- Penguin Armour Set;
- Penguin Weapon Effect;
- Penguin pet;
- Penguin Portal
- Atlas of World Poster signed by Chris Wilson and Linus Torvalds.

Not buying without Penguin Footprints and Penguin Wings/Cloak.

This was asked before 3.0 in Q&A. They answered that they do not see enough profit considering expenses.

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RenanLamante wrote:

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Zubo_i wrote:

I think the linux port would be too expensive to GGG, it simply wouldn't be worth it

Linux Supporter Pack CONFIRMED!

You forgot about new Linux distro based on PoE!

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RenanLamante wrote:

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Zubo_i wrote:

I think the linux port would be too expensive to GGG, it simply wouldn't be worth it

Linux Supporter Pack CONFIRMED!

- 500 points;
- Penguin Armour Set;
- Penguin Weapon Effect;
- Penguin pet;
- Penguin Portal
- Atlas of World Poster signed by Chris Wilson and Linus Torvalds.

I would love to have feature specific supporter packs, especially this one!

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RenanLamante wrote:

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Zubo_i wrote:

I think the linux port would be too expensive to GGG, it simply wouldn't be worth it

Linux Supporter Pack CONFIRMED!

- 500 points;
- Penguin Armour Set;
- Penguin Weapon Effect;
- Penguin pet;
- Penguin Portal
- Atlas of World Poster signed by Chris Wilson and Linus Torvalds.

quoted as potentially costing tens of thousands potential hundreds, and requiring a good whack of money in keeping it updated for all it's distros...your supporters packs would do nothing to encourage them.

What may have encouraged them is how well the xbox port went, if there was a large playerbase on that then they might consider a ps4 port which would bring them part if not most of the way to being able to port it to linux without to much extra expense.

The problem is that there is no real incentive. Sure there are people who would prefer to use Linux. But if they are gamers, they are already used to having a Windows box. Making a Linux port will not open a significant market, and would most likely cost them money. It will never happen.

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Sinthetick wrote:

But if they are gamers, they are already used to having a Windows box.

The 'problem' is, that as long as games dont run (well enough) on other operationg systems, people who WANT to CANT get rid of that old, annoying bastard called 'windows'. (which is - again to be said - out and lost within barely 3 years from now)... Developers should start to rethink, soon.