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Re:Valve put their 'Pressure Vessel' container source for Li... by dleslie on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:08AM (#24942999)
IIRC, Steam still does not allow a developer to release a Linux-only title.

It may seem like a minor or fair limitation, but the ability to release Windows-only titles is a key component in maintaining the dominance of Windows as a gaming platform. Letting developers release on Linux first might go a long way to increasing adoption.

I can imagine releasing on Linux a few months early, dealing with the issues not caught during development, then launching on Windows.

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Re:Valve put their 'Pressure Vessel' container source for Li... by faho on Friday October 30, 2020 @11:56AM (#24943550)
They do, there already was one!

At the time it was called "Don't Be Patchman", apparently it changed its name and was ported to Windows and macOS.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/378410/Patchman_vs_Red_Ci...

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Re:Valve put their 'Pressure Vessel' container source for Li... by dleslie on Friday October 30, 2020 @12:16PM (#24943784)
That's excellent news.
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