Re: [PLUG] So... Gaming.

[Jonathan Simpson <jsimpson@jdsnetwork.com>]

On 2/13/2013 10:13 AM, Michael Lazin wrote:
> I installed steam for linux and am quite happy with it, I 
> can play team fortress two for free, and I bought half 
> life and counterstrike for reasonable prices, and I am 
> supporting linux gaming by doing so.  Steam will be 
> porting more games to linux.  Their plan for the future is 
> a linux driven steam box.  I am quite happy with where 
> they are going with linux support, and these games run 
> reasonably well on my dual core 3ghz with an nvidia 400 
> series card.
>
> On Feb 13, 2013 10:02 AM, "Doug Stewart" 
> <zamoose@gmail.com <mailto:zamoose@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I wanted to get a quick sense from PLUG users what
>     they're currently doing for PC gaming. I don't have
>     dedicated access to a decent Windows PC for gaming
>     use, though my MacBook Pro has Steam and many of the
>     Mac ports of my Steam games on it. It's decent for
>     those games which devs have seen fit to port over and
>     there's always Crossover to try to shoehorn the
>     port-less games in.
>
>     However, it's gotten to the point (particularly for
>     first-person shooters) where it seems like I'd need a
>     decently-equipped Windows PC in order to run them.
>     What are folks doing to help stave this off?
>
>     PS: I've got a PS3 and a Wii, but I have a TON of
>     back-catalog games grabbed off ridiculous Steam/Amazon
>     sales that are just waiting for the right rig to come
>     along and I really don't want to re-buy them for a
>     console. Plus, keyboard + mouse whups a controller,
>     any day.
>
>     -- 
>     -Doug
>
>
>
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I suggest keeping an eye on humble bundles, too.  Almost all 
the bundles include linux copies (sometimes not great ports, 
but they work) of their games.
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