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More and more games are coming to Linux, for sure (I'm a huge fan of games on Linux!), but Linux still is missing the latest-and-greatest AAA titles... think th

by Alupis 9y ago

More and more games are coming to Linux, for sure (I'm a huge fan of games on Linux!), but Linux still is missing the latest-and-greatest AAA titles... think the Call of Duty's, Battlefield's, Skyrim's, Fallout's, Wolfenstein's... and many many more.

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago
>think the Call of Duty's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=33147 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI... >Skyrim's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=24749 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI... >Fallout's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=32863 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI... >Wolfenstein's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=31803 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI...
striking 9y ago
Wine recently got a DX11 layer, so we're a lot closer to that than before.
- Bl4ckb0ne 9y ago
  Source : https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk
nottorp 9y ago
I find that as I grow older I'm less and less interested in the design-by-commitee AAA crap. The really interesting stuff is mostly in the small fry scene, and those tend to be cross platform. I do have a Windows install specifically for gaming, but I haven't booted it in ages. Edit: my main entertainment IS games.
- taurath 9y ago
  My experience is most of the indy games coming out I’m interested in are windows only. Also really good games this generation like Divinity 2 have no Linux support
  - nottorp 9y ago
    Well it depends what you like. I never tried any of the Divinitys because I'm under the impression that the storyline is unimaginative and just game mechanics mostly don't cut it for me (let's not mention how much time i spend in Minecraft though). My 2nd place entertainment activity is reading, and there are few games that can approach a good book in storytelling.
    - disgruntledphd2 9y ago
      I don't normally click on timestamps to add to a deep thread, but if you like good storytelling, check out Pillars of Eternity. If you're a pen-and-paper nerd, then it might be right up your alley and the storytelling is really well done.
      - nottorp 9y ago
        I was on the kickstarter (same for II) and finished it a while ago, thank you :)
        disgruntledphd2 9y ago
        In that case, thank you for backing! I am currently replaying 1 on POTD, and enjoying every minute (I discovered it too late for the second Kickstarter, unfortunately).
Fnoord 9y ago
> Wolfenstein's The latest ones you meant? Cause Wolf3D, Return To Castle Wolfenstein, and Return To Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory had native clients in early '00s when I played them. RTCW: ET was even completely free (as in beer). I played it for countless of hours!! Back in those days we had a few people porting games over such as Ryan Gordon from Icculus or Timothee Besset (TTimo) from ID who ported, perhaps sometimes even as an after thought because the original floppies or CD (!!) didn't contain the Linux client. We've come a long way. These days, you can just have one application to install a shitload of games (Steam, Humble Bundle) and you can find games for whatever platform you run, pay, install, and run it. With far, far more titles. Add to that: WebGL games are going to work on *NIX out of the box. Like Airmash, for example.

by Alupis 9y ago

Sir_Cmpwn 9y ago

>think the Call of Duty's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=33147 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI... >Skyrim's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=24749 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI... >Fallout's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=32863 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI... >Wolfenstein's https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=31803 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI...

striking 9y ago

Wine recently got a DX11 layer, so we're a lot closer to that than before.

Bl4ckb0ne 9y ago
Source : https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk

nottorp 9y ago

I find that as I grow older I'm less and less interested in the design-by-commitee AAA crap. The really interesting stuff is mostly in the small fry scene, and those tend to be cross platform. I do have a Windows install specifically for gaming, but I haven't booted it in ages. Edit: my main entertainment IS games.

taurath 9y ago
My experience is most of the indy games coming out I’m interested in are windows only. Also really good games this generation like Divinity 2 have no Linux support
- nottorp 9y ago
  Well it depends what you like. I never tried any of the Divinitys because I'm under the impression that the storyline is unimaginative and just game mechanics mostly don't cut it for me (let's not mention how much time i spend in Minecraft though). My 2nd place entertainment activity is reading, and there are few games that can approach a good book in storytelling.
  - disgruntledphd2 9y ago
    I don't normally click on timestamps to add to a deep thread, but if you like good storytelling, check out Pillars of Eternity. If you're a pen-and-paper nerd, then it might be right up your alley and the storytelling is really well done.
    - nottorp 9y ago
      I was on the kickstarter (same for II) and finished it a while ago, thank you :)
      - disgruntledphd2 9y ago
        In that case, thank you for backing! I am currently replaying 1 on POTD, and enjoying every minute (I discovered it too late for the second Kickstarter, unfortunately).

Fnoord 9y ago

> Wolfenstein's The latest ones you meant? Cause Wolf3D, Return To Castle Wolfenstein, and Return To Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory had native clients in early '00s when I played them. RTCW: ET was even completely free (as in beer). I played it for countless of hours!! Back in those days we had a few people porting games over such as Ryan Gordon from Icculus or Timothee Besset (TTimo) from ID who ported, perhaps sometimes even as an after thought because the original floppies or CD (!!) didn't contain the Linux client. We've come a long way. These days, you can just have one application to install a shitload of games (Steam, Humble Bundle) and you can find games for whatever platform you run, pay, install, and run it. With far, far more titles. Add to that: WebGL games are going to work on *NIX out of the box. Like Airmash, for example.