I bet he has a Steve Ballmer like thinking “Linux is cancer” and cannot think beyond his preconceptions.
Comment on Black Myth: Wukong shows very clearly Valve are selling a lot of Steam Decks
Beaver@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
It’s ironic that Tim Sweeney is against Linux as it would give Epic more independence from Microsoft. Doesn’t he want to avoid “gatekeepers” like Apple and Google.
oce@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
that_leaflet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They did sponsor/donate to someone who got the Epic Games Launcher working through wine. Don’t remember the exact details and can’t find a link though.
dustyData@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think it was a one time grant for lutris or something, not Wine. It wasn’t out of their good heart or ethical fibre. It was also a one time thing 5 years ago for so little money that it wouldn’t cover even a single developer for a single year.
GoodEye8@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
In his mind Epic doesn’t need independence from Microsoft because Microsoft isn’t taking a cut of his Fortnite money. Microsoft is bad but Apple and Google take it to the next level. Imagine if Microsoft needed companies to verify their software and with that verification Microsoft can take a cut of every purchase done in that software. So if Steam was verified games sold in the steam software would cost more than opening up a steam website and buying from there. That is Google and Apple in a nutshell. That is actually the case with Twitch subs, they cost more in the Twitch app because of the fee Google adds.
lengau@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Valve are one of the major reasons that Microsoft’s attempts at the iOSification of Windows failed. Their investments in Linux are directly aimed at preventing what Apple is doing.
Tim Sweeney is a freeloader depending on companies like Valve to protect him from these threats to his company.
SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
He just wants the keys