Battlefield-developer DICE overweegt Linux te gaan ondersteunen

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[Time Published October 13, 2013 at 12:01PM]

[ < - - Content ] DICE zou 'zeer graag' de overstap willen maken naar Linux om zo games als Battlefield op het opensource-besturingssysteem uit te brengen, zo laat de creative director van de ontwikkelstudio weten. Ook zou de populariteit van Linux kunnen 'exploderen' met slechts één 'killergame'. [ - - > ]



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Linux only needs one 'killer' game to explode, says Battlefield director

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[Time Published October 13, 2013 at 07:40AM]

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"We strongly want to get into Linux for a reason," Gustavsson said. "It took Halo for the first Xbox to kick off and go crazy — usually, it takes one killer app or game and then people are more than willing [to adopt it] — it is not hard to get your hands on Linux, for example, it only takes one game that motivates you to go there."

"I think, even then, customers are getting more and more convenient, so you really need to convince them how can they marry it into their daily lives and make an integral part of their lives," he explained, sharing that the studio has used Linux servers because it was a "superior operating system to do so."




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