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Re: [LUG] Linux as a gaming platform? reprise - bbc news

 
On 02/08/12 12:37, Roland Tarver wrote:

On 07/26/2012 01:15 PM, paul sutton wrote:

Sorry for the top post here
I have added this to the thread as it seems directly related to the thread. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18996377

to quote one part

"

Mr Newell, who worked for Microsoft for 13 years on Windows, said his
company had embraced the open-source software Linux as a "hedging
strategy" designed to offset some of the damage Windows 8 was likely to do. 

"We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,500 games on Steam to
run on Linux as well," said Mr Newell."

Raises a few other issues too

Paul

On 23/07/12 14:21, Daniel Robinson wrote:

I play games, it's the main reason why I use windows 7 today.
For years I've wanted Linux to be my OS of choice but it was this
whole "games are made for DirectX" issue that has kept me using
Microsoft Windows.
If game developers used an open platform for writing their games
on I'm pretty sure most gamers would use the open platform.
Most of my gaming friends for instance all use the same hacked copy of
Windows 7 to play their games on including myself and I'd think people
would prefer to have free software on their PC as opposed to hacked-ware. 
I don't know why more work isn't being done to create a better
platform for games within the community. If anything... I blame Cadega!!! 

Kind Regards


Daniel

On 20 July 2012 18:50, Roland Tarver<roland.tarver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:roland.tarver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>  wrote:

     On 07/20/2012 04:01 PM, paul sutton wrote:

         All the more reason to make sure we keep plugging the
         alternatives and
         the advantages of freedom,  the fact steam is being ported to
         linux
         (while controversial )  is a good thing for gamers and
         something to tell
people if they mention games, First instance its being ported to 
         ubuntu,  but hopefully then to other distros.

         Paul


     Indeed. A am not a gamer (mainly due to time and other things of
     greater interest), but what do gamers think....

     Could linux be a good platform for games? (using less system
     resources?, leaving a greater proportion for the game itself?).

     Are proprietary games on linux good for floss? good for linux? I
     am not certain the answer is straight forward. What do you think?

     Cheers roly :-)
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/08/left-4-dead-2-runs-faster-on-linux-than.html 

Proof of some of our suspicions (in a good way lol)

Cheers roly :-)
I dont know if you've seen but apparently steam runs faster on linux than window.....cant find link... 
Tom te tom te tom

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