Linux gamers are way better at finding game bugs than Windows users, says game dev

guest · Oct 26, 2021

Linux gamers are way better at finding game bugs than Windows users, says game dev
October 25, 2021
https://www.neowin.net/news/linux-g...g-game-bugs-than-windows-users-says-game-dev/

Here's some news that Linux users and supporters would probably really like. Kodera Software, a game developer for an indie title called ΔV: Rings of Saturn, has posted some interesting findings about bug reporting in the game.

The title has been in early access for a couple of years and the developer has noted that about 38% of all the bugs found in its title came from the Linux Community. This is despite just 700 copies out of the total 12,000 units sold being based on Linux, which is just 5.8% of the entire userbase for ΔV: Rings of Saturn. As such, Kodera praises the typical Linux gamer by saying they report back 650% more bugs.
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Kodera believes that it is because of how an open-source software like Linux and its surrounding community functions and is the reason why the gamers on the Linux platform are also seemingly more adept at finding and reporting bugs back to developers. The developer compares the gamers' efforts with free Quality Assurance (QA) checks.

the thing is, the Linux community is exceptionally well trained in reporting bugs. That is just the open-source way. This 5.8% of players found 38% of all the bugs that affected everyone. Just like having your own 700-person strong QA team. That was not 38% extra work for me, that was just free QA!
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Not just that, the quality and detail for reporting is also exceptionally good in the case of Linux gamers, says Kodera, and some users even get directly involved.

Source: koderski (Reddit)
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Joxx · Oct 26, 2021

So Linux users have higher IQs, are more tech proficient and more committed... I'm surprised

wat0114 · Oct 26, 2021

Joxx said: ↑

So Linux users have higher IQs, are more tech proficient and more committed... I'm surprised
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That about sums it up

Azure Phoenix · Oct 26, 2021

That Reddit thread was very wholesome

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