So, I noticed the other day that Steam has removed the Linux tab from the main screen in the application. At first I thought this was wonderful, it meant that there were enough games for Linux that there was no need for a separate tab. But than I began to dig deeper.
What I found was somewhat disappointing. Where as before they were reporting over 500 games available on Linux, now they have just over 320. What I'm hoping this really means is that Valve just stopped listing additional DLC as separate games. Worst case scenario is that with new versions of the game, developers have been pulling there support for Linux versions of their titles.
And that is what I fear most as a daily Linux user, is companies abandoning their support. So many things have started out and shown great potential, then just died. Meego Linux, or any of a hundred different distros that have fallen out of favor. Linux on the PS2. Any number of abandoned open-source video games. They've all just been left for dead. So if you are a Linux gamer reading this, show businesses that there is money to be made on Linux as a gaming platform. Buy a game! Send the developers of your favorite title not on Linux or a title you wish to play but can't because it isn't offered on the webfooted OS and ask them to port it. Let's start changing the gaming ecosystem and show the gaming world that we have buying power, too.
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