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lex-ington |
I wonder how games play within a virtual machine?
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Prototyped |
This could be good, but Phoronix's article is all conjecture, based off a single job posting for a Linux software developer, one of whose responsibilities is to port Windows games to Linux.
http://www.valvesoftware.com/job-SenSoftEngineer.html I don't see any mention of Source in there. The job seems to place an emphasis on server-side skills, so it could well be that they're hiring someone to port the dedicated servers to Linux (not the clients, which are the interesting part for Linux users). As people have noted in the discussion thread for the Phoronix article, Valve already has an OpenGL version of Source for the PS3. (Chances are that is specially written for Cell, though, and may not port over to Linux easily, given the explicit heterogeneous threading model for it.) |
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idgarad |
If this is true this could litterally be the end of M$ dominance. If a major publisher pushed into Linux, and with adaquate momentum, could completely dislodge the Windows monopoly. There is just one small problem, there was a Linux version of Unreal Tournament released and it sales were not on scale with the expected user base. Most people using Linux at this time are using Linux for non-gaming activtity. It's a classical chicken-egg problem but I have to admit I am inpressed that they are interested in making the first move.
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Voldenuit |
Don't forget that going OpenGL also opens up console ports (at least for PS3 and possibly Wii - although modern PC games tend not to scale well onto wii's miniscule hardware).
A Portal game with the wiimote though...I can totally see that. |
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herothezero |
This seems like a waste of resources.
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wingless |
The more games we get on Linux, the sooner we can kick our dependency on Microsoft. I would love to see Linux become the future of PC gaming. I just cant wait for Portal on my Ubuntu x64!
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Skyline57GTR |
It's about a time to play source games on my ubuntu hardy heron. :D
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Anonymous Coward |
Hah, I was thinking I'd get by with integrated graphics on the next Linux box.
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DreadCthulhu |
I have been using Linux on my laptop for quite some time now, and prefer it to Windows for non-gaming task. If Valve does this, I will probably switch over to Linux on my desktop full-time.
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brunascle |
Wine isnt technically a virtual machine. it's a "compatibility layer". a virtual machine is something like VMWare, running a complete OS.
and gaming using a VM doesnt work well at all now, because it usually doesnt offer DirectX or OpenGL support. but VMWare is apparently working on it. edit: could have sworn i hit Reply to a guy below |
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herothezero |
#8, considering we're talking about a user group that prides itself on not paying for software, I fail to see where the possible return lies for Valve.
When your mantra is essentially, "All software should be free," where's the audience for commercial gaming software? |
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Madman |
That would be great, but given the fact that Valve was huggin' DX and ATI so badly, I find it hard to believe.
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