Borderlands 2 shows up under Linux games, is installable but not startable

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3477 · opened 2014-09-07 by ghost · updated 2014-10-10 · 6 comments · github

?ghost 2014-09-07 github

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On my account (etromora) Borderlands 2 shows up under "STEAMOS + LINUX" and is installable, but no files are being downloaded and upon trying to start it fails with the error:
Attempting to use a Windows only path root on non-Windows platform for game 49520

Borderlands 2 is not (yet) supportet under Linux so it shouldn't show up in the Linux section.

TTele42 2014-09-08 github

Duplicate of #28.

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-09-08 github

I've passed this on but as it's an app info problem and not a Linux client issue it won't be tracked directly here.

TTele42 2014-09-09 github

@Etromora for what it's worth, game developers do this so that they can launch a private beta branch of the game.

MMrSchism 2014-09-09 github

Sometimes, it's not even a private beta. Indie Game's beta branch was open, but it took a while for people to figure out what was necessary.

HHalf-Shot 2014-09-14 github

It's not a bug.
Aspyr know about this and have said they will get a person onto it. The game is in internal beta and is expected soon.

MMrSchism 2014-10-10 github

Closing. Dupe of #28, they fixed it shortly before launch, and the game has been released to platform.

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