Crytek adding Linux support to CryEngine

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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/03/crytek-jumps-on-steam-machine-hype-train-announces-linux-support/

 

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Next week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco may prove to be a giant love fest for Linux game support. Today, German developer Crytek (creator of Crysis and Ryse) announced that its GDC presence will include the company's most public strides ever toward the OS that will power those Steam Machines. Crytek's GDC conference booth will come with its singularly named CryEngine game engine on hand, running with "full, native Linux support... for the first time ever."

 

That qualifier applies specifically to the latest CryEngine, powering the likes of Xbox One exclusive Ryse: Son of Rome and Turtle Rock's upcoming co-op game Evolve. The vague announcement doesn't explain whether all current games built with the latest CryEngine will immediately, cleanly port to Linux, and none of the company's GDC panels hint at conversations about such a topic. More importantly, the announcement makes no references to CryEngine 3, whose non-commercial licenses seem far more likely to produce indie-developed fare that will run on lower-spec Steam Machines.

 

tl;dr Linux support, so think steam box. Cryengine3 is not confirmed and thats Star Citizens engine

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Read it as 'Crytek adding Linus support to CryEngine'