Monday, October 30th 2017
F1 2017 Makes Official Comeback to Linux on November 2
Feral Interactive today announced that F1 2017, the official game of the current 2017 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, will be released for Linux on November 2nd. Developed and published by Codemasters for Windows and consoles, F1 2017 is the most compelling F1 game yet, and the latest to be brought to Linux by Feral.
F1 2017 grants players unprecedented access to not only the on-track excitement of F1, but also the off-track dealings and vehicle development that goes along with it. The ten-year Career Mode includes practice programmes to help players hone their skills, an expansive Research and Development tree to provide greater control over the development of their car, and the ability to tune engines and gearboxes over the course of the season.
Along with stunning locations and vividly-realised team members, these features combine to provide the most complete F1 experience ever to come to Linux, with all the drivers, teams, circuits and cars from the real-world F1 2017 season.
"F1 2017 is an electrifying recreation of the current season, offering a deep, engaging and yet very accessible F1 experience," said David Stephen, Managing Director of Feral Interactive "We are thrilled to be bringing it to Linux."
F1 2017 for Linux will be available from the Feral Store and Steam for $59.99/£44.99/€54,99.
System requirements will be confirmed closer to release.
A minisite for F1 2017 is available now, and a trailer is available on Feral's YouTube channel.
F1 2017 grants players unprecedented access to not only the on-track excitement of F1, but also the off-track dealings and vehicle development that goes along with it. The ten-year Career Mode includes practice programmes to help players hone their skills, an expansive Research and Development tree to provide greater control over the development of their car, and the ability to tune engines and gearboxes over the course of the season.
"F1 2017 is an electrifying recreation of the current season, offering a deep, engaging and yet very accessible F1 experience," said David Stephen, Managing Director of Feral Interactive "We are thrilled to be bringing it to Linux."
F1 2017 for Linux will be available from the Feral Store and Steam for $59.99/£44.99/€54,99.
System requirements will be confirmed closer to release.
A minisite for F1 2017 is available now, and a trailer is available on Feral's YouTube channel.
14 Comments on F1 2017 Makes Official Comeback to Linux on November 2
What API is the original Windows version based on?
Haven't tried their recent ports for Deus Ex: MD, Tomb Raider, and others, but so far I was happy with their work. Very playable ports with very reasonable performance penalty.
And yeah, they moved to Vulkan.
Also, ID previously said that they have no plans for Linux port. They can barely keep up with all the bugs in Windows version...
There are few more reasons worth mentioning:
- All Linux advocates left the company. The ones who's still on board are a bunch of corporate profit-driven pricks.
- Unlike all idTech engine versions, the QC game engine only supports DX11 (e.g. requires a wrapper, which will kill an already awful performance)... No OGL, no Vulkan...
- Bethesda won't let them.
Have a dual boot with Win10 + Zorin distro. Have to still use Windows because of my quake addiction.
I have beating all 3 STALKER games, MoH: Airborne, Playing through the first witcher, and palyed CoD4 Multiplayer all on wine and have not had any issue with mouse controls.
@silentbogo missed your response, I ended up looking into it after ward and that is sad. Doom multiplayer even works great in wine. As long as games use opengl or vulkan performance is usually comparable.