Comments on: The problem with Linux is, there are no games http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Vahagn http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-41862 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:52:40 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-41862 “Published 2007/04/06 Linux , Ubuntu”

Three years passed. Nothing have been changed.

]]> By: High-end and low-end desktop games « Motho ke motho ka botho http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-35367 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:01:24 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-35367 [...] looked over my old post about games, and I’m considering things like Astromenace and vDrift, but those require a little more [...]

]]> By: Zerothis http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-33411 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:10:07 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-33411 amazon.com, search “Spore”, participate in the discussion titled “Linux?”. If enough people do, EA is sure to notice.

]]> By: dimeotane http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-5189 Fri, 18 May 2007 01:40:11 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-5189 bravo! nicely done! and with a usb joypad and all the emulators you can game your heart out!

]]> By: Gareth Pye http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-2254 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:07:10 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-2254 Gamers will not like linux currently, theres no two ways around that. The games they want to play are too rarely available on linux. Even if one or two of the games they want to play are, chances of them all being available are low.

People need to figure out how to market games that are designed for Linux, and the guys putting games onto live cds so they make your pc seem like a games console have the idea right. Linux people will like them as decent games, everyone else will hate rebooting the pc to use the game, but they can play.

]]> By: Danny http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1944 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:43:24 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1944 I know there are some good games for Linux out there, but I think the problem is that there’s not enough games for linux. It’s that there’s not enough Linux out there to put games on. The it is widely known there are more Linux (especially Ubuntu) desktops than OSX, companies will take notice, and start writing things for it. THAT is the key to getting more games on Linux: Get more Linux out!

That said, I would have thought games would be the prime pusher for Open Source software. Many gamers get into game design. When the push by gamers comes to making their own games, and they become widely known (like World of Warcraft), the communities will have some really good games out there.

I like Flight Gear! Excellent Sim.

]]> By: Samo malo » Arhiva » 3-in-1 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1937 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:30:32 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1937 [...] kraj, pogledajte ovaj simpa post o Linuxu i igrama… Čitamo se [...]

]]> By: Einherjan http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1900 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:29:17 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1900 I do not think there is anything wrong with OpenGL gaming, or Linux gaming. I think the problem lies with gamers these days. All they care about is flashy graphics and not so much the story. If the story, and gameplay is fun that is ok with me, I could live with out with good graphics.

]]> By: Ilya Lichtenstein http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1897 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:54:20 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1897 Except it takes a CS degree to install ANYTHING in Linux.

I consider myself a fairly competent geek, but every time I try Linux(Yes, even Ubuntu), the struggle with dependencies and simple things failing to compile makes me run back to OS X.

]]> By: Dirk Gently http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1890 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:32:04 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/the-problem-with-linux-is-there-are-no-games/#comment-1890 There us an answer to get the best of both worlds…use Linux for your PC and buy a console like an XBOX 360 or PS3 (or even a Wiii if you want a novel exercise machine) for gaming. Linux was always designed to be a workhorse PC, it’s adaptation to an overall desktop use is still patchy although Ubuntu have taken a huge step forward on that score.

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