Can Linux Succeed As A First-Rate Gaming Platform?

[gens]

Michael, since you already have the massive amount of benchmark data on lots of systems
could you put together some charts showing what is the best kernel/(ati, nvidia)driver/wine(?) version for games(like xon for example)
for some average rig ofc, not the latest and greatest
im sure you know from experience what matters for those tests

cheers

[remm]

With the success of Android gaming, and Mesa going for good OpenGL ES support along with Steam availability, it is relatively evident "classic" Linux will see decent ports and an acceptable marketplace for them. On the (open) hardware front, there seems to be little hope beyond Intel graphics though.

[russofris]

Can Linux Succeed As A First-Rate Gaming Platform? Yes. The only pieces of the puzzle that remain are the graphics drivers and the games. Sony has already demonstrated that Darwin can be used as a gaming platform, even when encumbered by finicky hardware and a closed ecosystem.

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[Fazer]

PC gaming service Rock Paper Shotgun tried to answer a similar question - http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...ames-on-linux/. The outcome was positive.

[birdie]

Of course, as soon as Linux becomes a viable software platform for developers.

Right now Linux has some major problems to solve.

[kwahoo]

The original poster's view is that for his system(s) he sees about 50% better performance with Windows 7 over Lubuntu (the LXDE Ubuntu) and that he sees errors/warnings/crashes when trying to install or run a Linux game

EOT

PS I've seen the Loch Ness monster.

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Can Linux Succeed As A First-Rate Gaming Platform?

There's been a discussion that organically started within the forums concerning whether Linux is a "very weak system for gaming", with a variety of reasons being expressed by a number of different Linux users. There's now more than 100 comments on the topic, but do you think Linux can succeed as a first-rate gaming platform?..

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE3MDM