misconfiguration wrote:
EvilMonkeySlayer wrote:
Linux simply isn't at the level of Windows for gaming and frankly i'm not sure if it ever will be.
If you're a gamer then Linux isn't a realistic option.
Cedega (based on an old version of the WINE source but heavilly updated to focus on DirectX) and WINE still have loads of work that needs doing.
Plus you will see a big performance hit on games by using WINE/Cedega. Also, if you have an ATI card forget Linux. ATI drivers suck on Linux.
I completely agree with you about the ATI cards, but don't blame Linux. Blame the device manufacturers but how much have you used Wine/Cedega, did you just look this stuff up? One thing I have noticed about things that are said about wine/cedega is always the same old shit, it's like chain letter that will never end.
With some careful configuration and time you can get any game to work, I'm even playing BF2 on my clans server right now; I had to manually update PB but hey it's working. The platform is much more stable than windows can even dream of (KERNEL can handle 4 BILLION times more traffic than windows kernel). Stop reading what others have to say, it's funny that my CPU usage is at 2% while I game, any game I played before is officially ported on my Linux box.
I'm an avid gamer I have been for year's Linux is very realistic for all gamers. Linux gaming won't gain any notoriety when people like you with defeatist attitudes and no patients to learn and get things working properly have a say in it.
Sorry, but it isn't.
Dude, i've been a Linux user since the 2.0 kernel. So somehow I think I can comment on this.
At first I was an avid WineX user (hell, I quad-booted at one point.. Win 98, Win 2k, Linux (various distros) and BeOS) but at the end of the day game compatibility is still a big issue with Cedega. The moment you step outside of the supported games list you're in for a world of hassle.
And as you yourself said "With some careful configuration and time you can get any game to work", which kind of defeats the whole point of gaming. By the way there are a smeg load of games that will not work regardless of how much tweaking you do, which again defies the whole point of gaming which is meant to be pick up and play
.EDIT: I occasionally do tech support for people I know and I can tell you here and now.. a lot of them have what I consider very minor problems yet for them they can't figure out how to solve them under Windows.
If they can't figure out that they need to install a new driver etc then what the hell are they going to do when trying to get a game working under Linux with wine or cedega?
Font problems? Adding a windows DLL to Wine so it will run a game correctly? Compiling and installing a new kernel... and so forth.
Your argument falls down the moment a normal user plays a game under Linux.