I'm seriously considering a switch to linux as it looks like fun
BUT what about gaming?
What can be played on linux? Does it involve lots of emulation? Is anyone actively doing it?
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| Author: | LeBeourfCurtaine [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:32 pm ] |
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I'm seriously considering a switch to linux as it looks like fun
BUT what about gaming? What can be played on linux? Does it involve lots of emulation? Is anyone actively doing it? |
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| Author: | Mike=GCHQ= [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:31 pm ] |
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i believe u can get a windows emulator and just play games programmed for windows that way
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| Author: | elbow=GCHQ= [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:52 pm ] |
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WINE (which stands for WINE is not an emulator (damned recursive acronyms)) will let you run windows apps on linux boxes to varying degrees of succes... htttp://www.winehq.com/ and a list of apps that are known to be supported... http://appdb.winehq.org/ |
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| Author: | Shrek [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:53 pm ] |
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dont do it (for gaming)! there are emulators, and other funky programs, but they just arent good enough (as they also open source). everyone (with sence) that uses linux, has a xp partition for games. shrek |
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| Author: | elbow=GCHQ= [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:57 pm ] |
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last I heard people were saying that source engine based games were running at least as good on linux as windows... |
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| Author: | oap [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:30 pm ] |
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Can run some good games natively ie quake series, unreal tournament etc. Css and bf series needs emulation, which is more work but worth it if it all comes together. Think nvidia cards are 'usually' easier to get 3d acceleration working in linux, but never 100% definite that it will work. |
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| Author: | gemma=GCHQ= [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:34 pm ] |
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I think Linux is considered competent at Open GL but not so much with the direct X. I played with Cedega for a while but is wasn't worth the effort really. Don't let gaming be a reason not the try Linux as it excels in other areas. Just install it on an old hd and have a play. |
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| Author: | simon [ Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:39 pm ] |
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Gmar=GCHQ= wrote: I think Linux is considered competent at Open GL but not so much with the direct X. I played with Cedega for a while but is wasn't worth the effort really.
Don't let gaming be a reason not the try Linux as it excels in other areas. Just install it on an old hd and have a play. Setup a network connection and have even more fun playing with it remotely XD Start up the SSH server and down puTTY, use the console from another computer, I used mine like a server that way and just done everything console (I'm still nUb), got rid of that old Linux box now though for a WGT624 Router. But I have plans 1. Build new compy. 2. Stares at wickly compy and says "Yes, you shall be my next serv0r and if you don't accept Linux this time, I shall go find my big lump of metal on a handle, yes... the SLEDGE HAMMER! BWHAHAHA!" 
Something tells me it may just work. 
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