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Originally posted by johnc View PostI wasn't just referring to titles though. Right now everything "just works" on Windows but on Linux I have to deal with a lot of tinkering to get stuff working 100%. It's just so much quicker and easier to reboot when it's time to play some games.
I'm not even pointing the finger at Valve, NVIDIA, or game developers. It's just that from the kernel level all the way up to the distro releaser, and every piece of software in between, there really isn't any kind of emphasis on gaming so I wouldn't expect the best experience anyway.
Microsoft has a 15 year head-start here.
First you need to set up video drivers. Windows will in some cases manage to pre-install these but when, and if, it does, they're old and have to be updated. With Windows, you need to visit a website. With Ubuntu, when you launch Steam, Steam itself proposes the drivers for you, you install them, and that's it. It's arguably easier, actually.
Then you need to update your software. For Windows, this is just a matter of hitting Windows Update. For Ubuntu, it's pretty much the same thing. However, Ubuntu's update is quite a bit faster than Windows, and it's also more general. Where Windows Update will only update Microsoft software, the Ubuntu updater will update anything you might have installed.
Then you need to disable mouse acceleration. For Windows, this can be accomplished by finding some really nasty registry hacks - but they work. The MarkC registries work well. For Ubuntu... well it used to be easier but the GNOME idiots messed it up by merging the two sliders, but you can just download a script which runs xinput set-prop '<your mouse name here>' 'Device Accel Profile' -1
Add it to the start-up items and you're done.
And then you need to install your games. For Windows, this usually involves downloading exe setup files. For Ubuntu, this usually involves downloading debian setup files. There isn't really much difference here either.
The experience is very similar. VERY SIMILAR INDEED! Ubuntu does have a slight edge though in that it is easier to maintain after you've set it up. Windows tends to slow down significantly over time, you need to do defragging, and you need to manually update your drivers. On Ubuntu, it's all automatic.
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There has been quite enough evidence that Steam can tell Wine apart from Windows.
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Originally posted by GreatEmerald View PostAnd got counted as Windows users.
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Originally posted by curaga View PostThey didn't support linux for years, yet people ran it on Wine.
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Originally posted by Ishayu View PostHe was talking about present tense. I think Linux is going to be strong in the future, but right now we still have these big AAA studios making lots of Windows exclusives.
I'm not even pointing the finger at Valve, NVIDIA, or game developers. It's just that from the kernel level all the way up to the distro releaser, and every piece of software in between, there really isn't any kind of emphasis on gaming so I wouldn't expect the best experience anyway.
Microsoft has a 15 year head-start here.
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Originally posted by Mike Frett View PostWhen you talk about Games, I know you're talking about AAA titles. But the cost to produce those titles are rising and I'm sorry to tell you, it's not going to last forever; ask THQ. As far as other games, just in case you haven't been looking, Indie games are sprouting up everywhere, poised to replace the big name companies like EA; and most all of them support Linux. What you're speaking of is mostly about Desktop, which is in decline, mobile rules the world now and Android (Linux) is on top; Microsoft can't even compete there.
The times are changing, and a lot of people are in denial. I suggest a strong cup of Coffee to wake yourself up to reality. I left Windows after 15 years of use and I'll never go back to that form of Slavery.
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They didn't support linux for years, yet people ran it on Wine.
No doubt there will be some people crazy enough to run it on BSD, Haiku, some old Win/Mac, etc.
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Originally posted by curaga View PostWhat about the rest? "Other other"?
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