Planetside 2 for Linux? - Page 3

crux · 2012-08-02, 07:42 PM

This might be stupid but I found this on twitter yesterday.

@iroll4
"@j_smedley Blizzard and Valve flagships support OpenGL and thus alternatives to Win8; why not SOE? Thanks, and looking forward to PS2!! "

@J_smedley -(SOE president)
"@iroll4 stay tuned

"

I might be out on deep water, but this exchange could be a hint at support of linux.
It could also just be wishful thinking from me.

Goku · 2012-08-02, 09:18 PM

I think we would see this game on the PS4 before linux personally...

Tatwi · 2012-08-05, 11:47 PM

I will be actively pusuing this with Xubuntu 12.04 64bit. Smed mentioned that they will have a MacOS client down the road, so I'll either get the Windows client to work in Linux or the Mac client to work in FreeBSD. Or both.

NumbaOneStunna · 2012-08-06, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by crux

This might be stupid but I found this on twitter yesterday.

@iroll4
"@j_smedley Blizzard and Valve flagships support OpenGL and thus alternatives to Win8; why not SOE? Thanks, and looking forward to PS2!! "

@J_smedley -(SOE president)
"@iroll4 stay tuned

"

I might be out on deep water, but this exchange could be a hint at support of linux.
It could also just be wishful thinking from me.

Yeah, the Alternative to Windows 8 is Windows 7.

Ait'al · 2012-08-09, 05:21 PM

The alternative to windows are screens! I would think the possibility of creating options would be enough for everyone. It's not like if they do a linux distro they can't get help keeping it up on the linux end. Might compensate for itself. This is a F2P game afterall. Embrace the advantages! 8p Might lead to things you wouldn't think it would.

Edit: Other alternative is metal bars also!! 8o

KimJongLulz · 2012-08-11, 02:09 AM

Well im kinda concerned about service pack if anything..

I can't get Windows Vista to update to SP2 for the life of me....done just about everything...but it seems to be XP/Vista/7. Wonder if they have plans for 8 and mac.

fb III IX ca IV · 2012-08-12, 02:30 AM

Well, they are planning Mac support after launch, requiring them to support OpenGL, which can be reused for linux. It all comes down to enough Linux users stirring up a ruckus to make SOE think it is worthwile. In reality it is doubtful, as gamers who use linux still have a windows partition for gaming.