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OpenGL is supported by all middlewares and is native to Linux the way Metal is native to Mac. And Mac isn't getting ports of AAA games either. If supporting Me
by ntoskrnl 4y ago
OpenGL is supported by all middlewares and is native to Linux the way Metal is native to Mac. And Mac isn't getting ports of AAA games either.
If supporting Metal means Mac matters, then supporting OpenGL means Linux matters. If Linux having no ports means it doesn't matter, then Mac having no ports means Mac doesn't matter. Either opinion is defensible, but at least be consistent.
- pjmlp 4y agoMany studios use Macs for the artists responsible to produce those AAA titles, Linux not even that unless we are talking about Hollywood studios that used SGI workstations and don't give a damm about what Linus thinks about NVidia. You want consistency? What about GNU/Linux not getting any of the OpenGL ES games from either Android or iOS from the last 10 years.
- ntoskrnl 4y agoArtists now? You're moving the goalposts to outer space. What about the websites for those AAA titles that certainly run linux, which has 90%+ of the server market share? It's clear now you're just here fanboying for your favorite company, so I'll end it here and leave you alone with your thoughts, the only place where the Mac is considered a gaming platform.
- pjmlp 4y agoYou're the one moving goal posts, artists are part of AAA game development the last time I checked. Should I have explicitly mentioned game developers to make you happy? We are talking about the desktop here, I am the first to admit defeat in UNIX having won the server room, at least until it doesn't get replaced by unikernels and serverless running in type 1 hypervisors. My favorite companies for gaming are SEGA, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, see how you get it all wrong? Enjoy Proton, don't let it crash too often.