| Carl Bullard on 19 Jan 2011 03:34:59 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Linux Gaming - Feasible? |
Going to have to second Dan: If I were in your shoes and had to have access to triple AAA games, I would do it under a dual boot situation. I've not tried the other solutions but from every report they're quirky and do not always work. I also can't imagine a VM is up to the task of playing something like Call of Duty. The other option is to just game on a console. I'm finding that most of the modern "must have" PC games are coming out on the XBox 360 as well. This is where the majority of my gaming gets done now. Sorry I don't have any better insight. Carl On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Daniel Toliaferro <d.toliaferro@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Keith, > I have had great success with Source engine games under Wine, but in the end > I always end up going back to Windows for gaming because of little quirks > here and there. I haven't tried virtualization, but I can't imagine the > performance being too good for "AAA titles." > PS: Anybody remember the 3 month long rumor that Steam was coming to Linux? > That would have been awesome. Oh well, at least Ubuntu has the Software > Center. There are a couple commercial games listed, but they're not "top > shelf." > On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Keith W <oomplah@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Greetings folks, >> >> >> >> I’ve been lurking on this Linux e-mail list and others and others for a >> few months, and have decided to stand up, say hello, and have a >> conversation. Hopefully this is not a conversation this list is sick of >> talking about. >> >> >> >> I have a serious illness – I love video games, especially the elaborate, >> commercially developed video games typically only released for Windows. >> I’ve experimented with gaming on Linux via Wine and/or Crossover with >> limited success, and often find myself “giving up” and pulling out the >> Windows CD so I can enjoy these games. I’ve attempted this challenge a few >> times off and on for the last couple years, and thinking about doing this >> again. >> >> >> >> <The Point> >> >> >> >> What I would like to ask the list is what is your experience with >> “Windows” games on Linux? I know I’m not alone with the frustration tied to >> Windows gaming, but I’m curious if anyone can share any success stories or >> their experience with the following. >> >> >> >> WINE - (“Out of the Box”) ß Most frustrating for me >> >> Codeweavers ß Helped “idiot proof” WINE for me, but has limited support >> for games >> >> Cedega – (Apparently now, called “GameTree?” – Never tried first hand – >> List of supported games no more impressive than Codeweavers) >> >> Virtual Machines (VirtualBox/VMWare) ß Is the performance on this any >> good? This my favored option for my next attempt. >> >> >> >> I would very much enjoy ditching Windows for Linux full time. I use it on >> my home servers, firewall, and at work and love it. I would like nothing >> better than to demote windows to a VM running on top of Ubuntu just to play >> a video game or use a stubborn VPN Client/Office type application with no >> hope for linux support. >> >> >> >> </The Point> >> >> >> >> I use NVIDIA graphics (Lesson learned after the very first attempt) on a >> fairly new ASUS gaming laptop. No, I cannot shake my Windows Gaming >> addition for open source alternatives J Aside from Gaming, there is very >> little holding me back from using Linux as my primary O/S at home. I keep >> hearing that it is becoming more and more feasible over time… seeking >> updated news and advise. >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance for reading – Looking forward to any advice, >> experiences, or articles anyone has to offer. >> >> >> >> Regards! >> >> --Keith >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- >> http://www.phillylinux.org >> Announcements - >> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >> General Discussion -- >> http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug