Vulkan

Vulkan is the OpenGL replacement that allows multicore CPU usage. I think this is pretty cool. Basically, before we could do something like this
glBegin(GL_TRIANGLES);
glVertex3f(0, 0, 0);
glVertex3f(1, 0, 0);
glVertex3f(0, 1, 0);
glEnd();

But with Vulkan, we can do this in parallel. Basically using following code:
vkBegin(VK_TRIANGLES);

....
thread1: vlVertex3f(0, 0, 0);
thread2: vkVertex3f(1, 0, 0);
thread3: vkVertex3f(0, 1, 0);
....

vkEnd();

So what do you think? Personally I think 2015 will be great for Linux gaming.

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VR would immerse much more than a display.
Imagine a VR simulation of a single-player (CoD/World of Tanks/WoW) when you win all(or just don't die in) battles(a la Contra 1 vs all) with simulated "realistic gamers" and gain all possible rewards. Now imagine you can add friends to play in your fantasy. Or a private sex fantasy simulator.
Eventually there will be a direct brain interface(e.g. ultrasound patent by Sony) with tactile feedback, perfect visuals and synchronization. 3D sound (like AMD True Audio in Thief) with 3d projection to visual cortex + virtual haptic(tactile) feedback+ turning off brain sense inputs = Matrix.
Game industry wouldn't be able to compete with that. All games would look like primitive caveman drawing vs photographs.
They are in the last decades of profitable games.