Sims 4 for Linux

I think the audience using linux is just too small. Besides, I think that everyone uses linux just for programming/fixing their PC problems - like my father, he has linux and windows on the same PC but he only uses linux if there are some problems, - and even if they use it for personal use, fun and etc., I think they're still pretty serious people that the sims or any other franchise would not attract at all. Correct me if I'm wrong.

georgeopolis wrote:
I think the audience using linux is just too small. Besides, I think that everyone uses linux just for programming/fixing their PC problems - like my father, he has linux and windows on the same PC but he only uses linux if there are some problems, - and even if they use it for personal use, fun and etc., I think they're still pretty serious people that the sims or any other franchise would not attract at all. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Some people also like it to work.

The only reason I keep coming back to windows is because you have to jump through hoops to get this game to work on Linux. At the end of the day, I just want the game to work so I can relax and enjoy it.

If TS4 supported Linux, I would jump ship the same minute I found out. I have my discs waiting to install it.

Mstybl95 wrote:
The only reason I keep coming back to windows is because you have to jump through hoops to get this game to work on Linux. At the end of the day, I just want the game to work so I can relax and enjoy it.

If TS4 supported Linux, I would jump ship the same minute I found out. I have my discs waiting to install it.

/this.

Every time I sit on the phone with Microsoft support or reinstall windows, it crosses my mind that if more games supported Linux, I would jump ship.

Mstybl95 wrote:
The only reason I keep coming back to windows is because you have to jump through hoops to get this game to work on Linux. At the end of the day, I just want the game to work so I can relax and enjoy it.

Agreed, I can't wait for more games to make there way onto Linux so I can start making use of my Ubuntu setup more.

The problem is most companies are still making use of Microsoft API's eg: DirectX, Direct3d, DirectSound which only work on Windows. You then have to make use of translation layers such as Gametreemac to get it to work on other platforms, in this case Mac OSX, exactly as they doing with the Sims 3 as appose to just making use of SDL, OpenGL and OpenAL, which is cross-platform out of the box on something like 14 platforms last time I checked.

If they built The Sims4 on these technologies it would literally take the time it took to port a game from weeks and months to days. Not only that porting your game to other platforms has major positive sides for one it exposes errors and bad coding practices in your code which when fixed results in a win win for everyone including the original platform users, in this case Windows users.

Given the consideration they're giving to Mac users, I would find it unlikely they'd branch out to Linux. Not to say I don't think they should, but I don't find it likely.

I tried to help a user in Technical quite some time back who was using Linux and needed some help so I linked to a forum which could help - and the moderator in Tech got all snippy and said Linux is unsupported and he locked the thread. Here's hoping he doesn't see this one.

Isn't this a major point of Linux? Programming for yourself. I know of a few folks that can run sims 3 off of it and I'm assuming the same will happen again with 4. They also seem to be good about sharing so just keep a look out after the release.

What will Windows 10 be? Surely it'd probably be garbage since Microsoft said Windows 9 is too great to be released.

Go figure.

"Trowiciaaa;12846088" wrote:
What will Windows 10 be? Surely it'd probably be garbage since Microsoft said Windows 9 is too great to be released.

Go figure.

It is posed to be the best OS Microsoft has ever released. Reviews of the recently released Technical Preview are promising.

Honestly I don't think Windows 8 is that bad, I just find the whole 'apps' overhaul confusing to me. I tried the OS and missed my "All Programs" feature, but that's what happen when things change.