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>>evolve+(OP)
I thought for a moment from the title that Valve has finally started funding game developers to make content from SteamOS, but no, this is just another case where Valve pays some contractors for open source projects and force developers to foot the bill for verifying compatibility.

>>charci+IV2
I'm sure those developers hate getting a larger install base for free.

>>Throwa+dW2
It's not just a larger install base. Those users may require extra support, those users may tank your reviews, those users may have a worse looking game or one that crashes a lot that can result in reputational damage.

>>charci+J03
Then developers should fix their games and make sure the software they are selling actually works as advertised. End of discussion.

I don’t quite understand the logic behind your argument. Are you advocating pro-monopoly? Should developers only release games on Windows by default unless other platforms decide to pay up? That’s ridiculous, utterly consumer-hostile.

>>ohdear+w83
They are advertising that it works on Windows. Developers in an ideal world shouldn't have to worry about unsupported configurations. I'm advocating that developers should only have their games judged by supported configurations.

>Should developers only release games on Windows by default unless other platforms decide to pay up?

Other platforms could be profitable enough that developers could target and support them on their own volition.

>>charci+Vq3
I don’t think anyone can seriously hold up the PC gaming platform as a paragon of “supported configurations”. The stupid number of tiny things that can cause a PC game to fail on a supposedly “supported configuration” is beyond ludicrous. To the point where I’ve personally given up running Windows completely because it’s less reliable at actual running the game I care about than Proton is.