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Originally Posted by AirHog71
I don't see any real need to use Win8 on my home system right now, but thats just me.
What I am interested in however is what the simluation developers of today are deciding to do over the next few years. Because I think we're in a similar time when MS-DOS was the choice for gaming and then Windows 95 was released. As we all know MS-DOS died off in a few years.
If critcal mass is reached i.e. enough users flocking the new WinRT/8 UI, developers will be forced to sell thier games through the Windows App Store. This will spell the end for the likes of STEAM because under their App Store policies, an application is not allowed to install an executable, which is basically what STEAM does. This is why STEAM is moving to Linux and they're devloping their own Linux based gaming console.
Is it possible that Linux will become the OS of choice for flight sims?
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I think there's a lot of misinformation going around about Windows 8. No one is forced to develop games or sell their software through the Windows App Store. Games can still be installed and run through Steam or by standalone installs exactly the same way they are done on Windows 7. The app store stuff is a side feature of Windows 8.
When I was running 8 at home and work, I almost never interacted with the Metro interface. I didn't have anything adding a start button to it either.
As far as Linux goes, it would be great if Steam takes off and more companies port old titles and develop new titles for Linux. Flight sim developers will probably have to wait until a significant Linux gamer population exists. The Windows-based flight sim community is already small enough; splitting off another segment of users running Linux may not have enough return on the development investment.