corsicanguppy , 7 months ago

So supporting Linux means they need to test on at least all currently maintained versions of maybe the top 20 or so distros

It absolutely does not mean that.

Pick a steam deck, support a steam deck, 3 major releases. If the SD runs on enterprise Linux that’s a 10 year support window.

That’s a perfectly viable plan - much like “releasing on x box” - and with an understandable market clearly delineated. Everything else can be “hey try, but don’t call us” and we’d all still try.