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Are you saying that Linux has the facilities for supporting more games now than Windows XP or do you mean that Linux has more games than Windows XP had? Someon

Are you saying that Linux has the facilities for supporting more games now than Windows XP or do you mean that Linux has more games than Windows XP had? Someone here yesterday stated that only about 15% of Steam games run on Linux. I'm not sure how accurate that is, but honestly even as a casual gamer I couldn't imagine having access to that low a percentage of games. If I were running games on Linux I would have missed out on Rocket League which is now probably one of my all-time favorite games. So, I guess I just don't see the point of using Linux for games at all. The phrase "cutting of your nose to spite your face" comes to mind because I can't think of one reason that isn't purely ideological. Anyway, the info about the Windows 10 upgrade has been out for some time. I managed to cleanly upgrade all of the machines that I wanted to without hassle.

Aldo_MX 11y ago
He was probably talking about Wine, not about Linux per se.
anonbanker 11y ago
50 percent of new games on steam have a Linux port now. Your numbers are old.
- WorldWideWayne 11y ago
  I said "games on steam" not "new games on steam". Looks like it's actually about 20% - https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/2tctl1/is_there_anyway_to_see_percentages_of_how_many/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/2tctl1/is_there_anyw...
  - anonbanker 11y ago
    The numbers you cite are six months old. Linux/SteamOS has 2,628 games, up from 915 six months ago.
    - WorldWideWayne 11y ago
      http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=#sort_by=_ASC&category1=998&os=linux&page=1 http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=#so... 1395 it says, but i could be searching incorrectly. My main point though is that I don't want to miss any of them, so I run whatever I want instead of limiting myself to one platform for ideological reasons. I love Linux, but just not for games and desktop stuff.
      - anonbanker 11y ago
        http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=&sort_by=_ASC&os=linux&page=1 http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=&sort_by=_ASC&os=... 2,629 games. You were searching incorrectly.
        WorldWideWayne 11y ago
        No, you are searching incorrectly because you didn't select "Games", just "Linux". If I do the same for Windows I get 13,112. So 2,629 is still only 20% of that.
        anonbanker 11y ago
        We were discussing Linux numbers. Why would I select games for all systems? There's a neat drop-down at the top menu where you can select games for each category. You chose "Linux" AND "Linux/SteamOS", which artificially lowered the numbers. I'm not sure that was on purpose, but it was a rather convenient nerfing of the numbers. Further, despite your attempt to move the goalposts, my original statement still stands: 50% of current releases have a Linux port.
        WorldWideWayne 11y ago
        You did say that "my numbers are old" after quoting your 50% number for a completely different statistic. So you moved the goal posts, not I. But the search links speak for themselves, thanks. Not sure who you're trying to convince here. (Thanks for putting your spin on it though - it's always entertaining to watch people twist numbers so that they sound good for their argument. 50% of current releases (probably of mostly crappy indie games) certainly sounds much better than 20% of existing titles.) I guess I'd also like some evidence for your 50% number, which nobody has seen yet. Anyway - enjoy having half the games that I do because of your fanatical ideology!
- theandrewbailey 11y ago
  Even with that, "about 15% of Steam games run on Linux" applies to the large, existing body of software on Steam. Many of those have been around for 10+ years.
  - anonbanker 11y ago
    you should probably add "natively" to your quote. WINE makes those numbers far higher.
bryanlarsen 11y ago
Linux has more games I currently care about than Windows XP. That's a small list and doesn't consist of much more than Civ 5, Cities Skylines, Witcher 3. Witcher 3 doesn't run on XP. Reasons to use Linux for gaming: - I save $100 by not buying Windows - I don't have to worry about administering two OS's - I don't have to ever wait for Windows updates. I boot into Windows so infrequently that it upgrades pretty much every time I do so. - I don't have to shut down all my work programs and windows that I have open in Linux to reboot into Windows Frankly, it's the last one that's the biggie. My computer often has virtual desktops, windows, editors, VM's and browsers open for 3-5 different projects, and it's just annoying to start those up again.

Aldo_MX 11y ago

He was probably talking about Wine, not about Linux per se.

anonbanker 11y ago

50 percent of new games on steam have a Linux port now. Your numbers are old.

WorldWideWayne 11y ago
I said "games on steam" not "new games on steam". Looks like it's actually about 20% - https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/2tctl1/is_there_anyway_to_see_percentages_of_how_many/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/2tctl1/is_there_anyw...
- anonbanker 11y ago
  The numbers you cite are six months old. Linux/SteamOS has 2,628 games, up from 915 six months ago.
  - WorldWideWayne 11y ago
    http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=#sort_by=_ASC&category1=998&os=linux&page=1 http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=#so... 1395 it says, but i could be searching incorrectly. My main point though is that I don't want to miss any of them, so I run whatever I want instead of limiting myself to one platform for ideological reasons. I love Linux, but just not for games and desktop stuff.
    - anonbanker 11y ago
      http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=&sort_by=_ASC&os=linux&page=1 http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=&sort_by=_ASC&os=... 2,629 games. You were searching incorrectly.
      - WorldWideWayne 11y ago
        No, you are searching incorrectly because you didn't select "Games", just "Linux". If I do the same for Windows I get 13,112. So 2,629 is still only 20% of that.
        anonbanker 11y ago
        We were discussing Linux numbers. Why would I select games for all systems? There's a neat drop-down at the top menu where you can select games for each category. You chose "Linux" AND "Linux/SteamOS", which artificially lowered the numbers. I'm not sure that was on purpose, but it was a rather convenient nerfing of the numbers. Further, despite your attempt to move the goalposts, my original statement still stands: 50% of current releases have a Linux port.
        WorldWideWayne 11y ago
        You did say that "my numbers are old" after quoting your 50% number for a completely different statistic. So you moved the goal posts, not I. But the search links speak for themselves, thanks. Not sure who you're trying to convince here. (Thanks for putting your spin on it though - it's always entertaining to watch people twist numbers so that they sound good for their argument. 50% of current releases (probably of mostly crappy indie games) certainly sounds much better than 20% of existing titles.) I guess I'd also like some evidence for your 50% number, which nobody has seen yet. Anyway - enjoy having half the games that I do because of your fanatical ideology!
theandrewbailey 11y ago
Even with that, "about 15% of Steam games run on Linux" applies to the large, existing body of software on Steam. Many of those have been around for 10+ years.
- anonbanker 11y ago
  you should probably add "natively" to your quote. WINE makes those numbers far higher.

bryanlarsen 11y ago

Linux has more games I currently care about than Windows XP. That's a small list and doesn't consist of much more than Civ 5, Cities Skylines, Witcher 3. Witcher 3 doesn't run on XP. Reasons to use Linux for gaming: - I save $100 by not buying Windows - I don't have to worry about administering two OS's - I don't have to ever wait for Windows updates. I boot into Windows so infrequently that it upgrades pretty much every time I do so. - I don't have to shut down all my work programs and windows that I have open in Linux to reboot into Windows Frankly, it's the last one that's the biggie. My computer often has virtual desktops, windows, editors, VM's and browsers open for 3-5 different projects, and it's just annoying to start those up again.