Comments on: There is Good Gaming in Ubuntu! http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/ Resources, help, how to's and tutorials for Ubuntu Linux users! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:27:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-3731 UbuntuLinuxHelp Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:45:01 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-3731 @Joshua I think it's the other way around, this is NOT a Linux issue. It's an issue where developers are not supporting it! There are about 6 kids living down the road that play Nexuiz (on Linux boxes), across the Net. These kids also play Quake (I think) on Linux too. On a whim, I tried Nexuiz on Linux, and got full surround sound, 3D, the whole shebang. So... I agree with you in the sense that it's the "mentality" of many hardcore gamers (as others above have suggested as well). <strong>Bottom line: The fault is with developers not supporting Linux.</strong> @Joshua

I think it’s the other way around, this is NOT a Linux issue. It’s an issue where developers are not supporting it! There are about 6 kids living down the road that play Nexuiz (on Linux boxes), across the Net. These kids also play Quake (I think) on Linux too. On a whim, I tried Nexuiz on Linux, and got full surround sound, 3D, the whole shebang.

So… I agree with you in the sense that it’s the “mentality” of many hardcore gamers (as others above have suggested as well). Bottom line: The fault is with developers not supporting Linux.

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]]> By: joshua http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 joshua Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:16:35 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-3728 i develop software for both windows and linux . as easy as linux has become it still isnt ready for hardcore gamers. ubuntu is one of the best dist. of linux i am always excited to see what they come up with next.But until software developers decide to support ubuntu it will always be inferior to windows gaming. Some hardware still isnt supported. i use cedega and wine but ive never installed something on there that didnt need to be tweaked. most gamers are not big comp gurus and they want to next next next themselves into utopia. i develop software for both windows and linux .
as easy as linux has become it still isnt ready for hardcore gamers. ubuntu is one of the best dist. of linux i am always excited to see what they come up with next.But until software developers decide to support ubuntu it will always be inferior to windows gaming. Some hardware still isnt supported.
i use cedega and wine but ive never installed something on there that didnt need to be tweaked. most gamers are not big comp gurus and they want to next next next themselves into utopia.

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 UbuntuLinuxHelp Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:48:05 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-1041 @David Russell - Elephant? :) @David Russell – Elephant?
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]]> By: David Russell http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 David Russell Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:45:07 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-1040 I notice you didn't mention the elephant in the room - ATI graphics cards. I notice you didn’t mention the elephant in the room – ATI graphics cards.
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]]> By: Why I Quit Windows and Switched to Linux | Ubuntu Linux Help http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Why I Quit Windows and Switched to Linux | Ubuntu Linux Help Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:05:54 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-918 [...] support Linux (saying Linux does not support games is a big load of horse pooh). Just read “There is Good Gaming in Ubuntu!” or “Top 12 Best Games for Ubuntu Linux - #1 Tremulous” and you’ll [...] [...] support Linux (saying Linux does not support games is a big load of horse pooh). Just read “There is Good Gaming in Ubuntu!” or “Top 12 Best Games for Ubuntu Linux – #1 Tremulous” and you’ll [...]

]]> By: UbuntuLinuxHelp http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-453 UbuntuLinuxHelp Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:41:55 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-453 I agree with you cavalen. I suspect it's a matter of short-term thinking. It appears to me that larger gaming companies might be looking at short-term profit, ie: "how can we turn a fast profit, in the shortest period". I think they might not be truly evaluating the trend towards Linux based OS's and open source in general. Of course there might be another scenario... Perhaps they've looked far enough ahead. Perhaps the future is fully opensource. Maybe there's no support because there's no profit using the existing business model? Maybe they don't want to change that model? Maybe they should. I agree with you cavalen. I suspect it’s a matter of short-term thinking. It appears to me that larger gaming companies might be looking at short-term profit, ie: “how can we turn a fast profit, in the shortest period”. I think they might not be truly evaluating the trend towards Linux based OS’s and open source in general. Of course there might be another scenario… Perhaps they’ve looked far enough ahead. Perhaps the future is fully opensource. Maybe there’s no support because there’s no profit using the existing business model? Maybe they don’t want to change that model? Maybe they should.
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]]> By: cavalen http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-451 cavalen Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:30:47 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-451 Hey .. good games, but a lot of people just complain because they can't play Call of Duty 4 or Crysis in Linux .. The problem is that Linux is not supported by most of the gamming companies. Hey .. good games, but a lot of people just complain because they can’t play Call of Duty 4 or Crysis in Linux ..
The problem is that Linux is not supported by most of the gamming companies.

]]> By: Vadim P. http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Vadim P. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:50:45 +0000 http://ubuntulinuxhelp.com/there-is-good-gaming-in-ubuntu/#comment-412 My 8600GT can't really confirm that it's lacking any games either. Some people are just too windows-minded and expect ubuntu to be windows + more or something. My 8600GT can’t really confirm that it’s lacking any games either. Some people are just too windows-minded and expect ubuntu to be windows + more or something.

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