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:ExtremeTech: Why Gaming Sucks On Linux
ExtremeTech: Why Gaming Sucks On Linux
Nov 2, 2006, 00 :15 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (6162 reads)

(Other stories by Jim Lynch)

"Despite last week's article about running World of Warcraft on Linux with CodeWeavers' CrossOver, I can't help but feel a sense of despair when I think of gaming under Linux. It seems that over the last few years, with a few exceptions, things have gotten worse rather than better. Frankly, I've had it with gaming under Linux. It's not worth the time or the effort.

"You might remember that a while back a company named Loki Games tried to make a business out of porting Windows games to Linux. Loki had an ambitious idea and did deliver some good games for Linux. But could it pull it off? Could Loki show that there was a real market for games under Linux...?"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
>>I've had it with gaming under Linu ...   Get a PS3 and do Linux on gaming instead.   
SM
Nov 2, 2006, 00:38:40
 
hardware manufacturers need to make bett ...   linux games   
binary
Nov 2, 2006, 01:05:20
 
Get a PS3: No installation/configuration ...   Re: Get a PS3 and do Linux on gaming instead.   
Adrian
Nov 2, 2006, 01:32:53
 
The PS3 game system coming out by Sony i ...   PS3 and porting of games   
Joe Almeida
Nov 2, 2006, 01:42:08
 
One word on why it SUCKS..... Transgamin ...   Why Gaming Sucks On Linux   
kyle
Nov 2, 2006, 05:13:03
 
Remember Elite on C64, Spectrum, etc? We ...   OoLite rocks   
Jo
Nov 2, 2006, 07:41:01
 
> The PS3 game system coming out by Sony ...   Re: PS3 and porting of games   
Robert Osfield
Nov 2, 2006, 11:08:41
 
You DO know there are no rechargeable li ...   Re: Re: Get a PS3 and do Linux on gaming instead.   
Rascalson
Nov 2, 2006, 11:37:26
 
> The OpenGL implementation is non stand ...   Re: Re: PS3 and porting of games   
Frank Earl (aka Svartalf)
Nov 2, 2006, 12:56:56
 
One word on why it SUCKS..... Transgamin ...   Re: Why Gaming Sucks On Linux   
stan
Nov 2, 2006, 13:04:02
 
> One word on why it SUCKS..... Transgam ...   Re: Why Gaming Sucks On Linux   
Frank Earl (aka Svartalf)
Nov 2, 2006, 13:12:10
 
> hardware manufacturers need to make be ...   Re: linux games   
Byran Lee
Nov 2, 2006, 22:05:03
 
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