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by pjmlp 259 days ago
No they won't, they already tried before with companies like Loki.

Android games done with NDK are made with the same APIs available on GNU/Linux, studios don't make them available on GNU/Linux as it isn't worth the additional development costs in QA and support.
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ta9000 258 days ago
Luckily for us most modern engines allow for devs to support all three platforms. With more Linux users, game devs will have more incentive to put in the extra work.
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pjmlp 258 days ago
They do, studios don't bother because it doesn't bring back the additional costs spent in QA and support.
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quinndexter 258 days ago
Your second comment describes the market as it currently is. Your original hypothetical posits a vastly different market.
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pjmlp 258 days ago
It is the same market, selling games at prices that cover development costs for each platform.
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