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Message: [QUOTE="Abarbarian, post: 14275557, member: 18695"] [URL='https://steamcommunity.com/games/221410/announcements/detail/1696055855739350561'][SIZE=5][B]Introducing a new version of Steam Play [/B][/SIZE][/URL] [URL='https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/08/22/valve-changes-everything-windows-exclusive-games-now-run-on-steam-for-linux/'][SIZE=6][B]Valve Changes Everything: [/B][/SIZE][/URL] [URL='https://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/linux/steam-play-brings-windows-games-to-linux/1/'][SIZE=5][B]Steam Play brings Windows games to Linux [/B][/SIZE][/URL] The full list of Windows-based games compatible with the beta is below. [LIST] [*]Beat Saber [*]Bejeweled 2 Deluxe [*]Doki Doki Literature Club! [*]DOOM [*]DOOM II: Hell on Earth [*]DOOM VFR [*]Fallout Shelter [*]FATE [*]FINAL FANTASY VI [*]Geometry Dash [*]Google Earth VR [*]Into The Breach [*]Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 [*]Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 [*]Mount & Blade [*]Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword [*]NieR: Automata [*]PAYDAY: The Heist [*]QUAKE [*]S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl [*]Star Wars: Battlefront 2 [*]Tekken 7 [*]The Last Remnant [*]Tropico 4 [*]Ultimate Doom [*]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade [*]Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm [/LIST] I gave the Steam Play a whirl on my Arch set up and it runs ok. I made the alterations to allow me to try out games not on the starter list. I had to start and shutdown Steam several times before all my Windows games were available from Arch. Once the Windows games were available I decide to try out some games I have in play at the moment. Alan Wake ---- runs well, has saves from Windows games Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY ------ does absolutely nothing at all Dead Space --- Seems to start up ok, no saves from Windows games,plays first set scene with great graphics, but will not let the player move, so it is a nearly playable Half Life Episode 2 ---- plays fine and has saves from Windows playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl ----- plays well, tried to add on a mod but the game then refused to start, standard game runs just fine Serious Sam HD The Second Encounter ----- runs well, seems to be some slight crackling on the sound, no saves from Windows game The Book of Unwritten Tales ------ plays well and has saves from Windows games So it looks like this initiative from Valve will be a winner. As you can see from the few games I tried most ran well and I would imagine a whole heap of my other games will too. This is great as I will not have to start up Windows 7 so often. The only down side to this is that you have to install the games for linux as well as Windows so you end up using twice as much space. That is if you want to play the game on both platforms. If syncing saves between platforms works then I think this is a great idea. it is almost time to wave goodbye to Windows forever.............................. [IMG]http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/public/style_emoticons/default/Muahaha.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/public/style_emoticons/default/breakfast.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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