Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

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Originally Posted by TheGrunch

The only sticking point I can foresee for simmers is Linux/Mac OS drivers for TrackIR, because the lack of interest from NaturalPoint is obvious.

This is a minor issue. They lack the interest, because majority of sims target Windows platform. If there were more ports of popular sims, NP would probably have to provide support for Linux or loose to LinuxTrack (which works with Webcams and TrackIR devices) or something similar.

The real issue is porting of games. It is not a trivial and cheap task. Valve can boast about linux porting, because lots of their games were created with intention to provide multiplatform support. This is not the case with majority of other older games, in which there is a more tight coupling between game parts and OS specific APIs.