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If Valve discovers that you can get more performance in general out of a Linux rig, my guess is that it won't take long before the entire hardcore gaming commun
by augustl 14y ago
If Valve discovers that you can get more performance in general out of a Linux rig, my guess is that it won't take long before the entire hardcore gaming community runs Linux. That community community is crazy about performance.
In Valve's experiments so far, Linux gets better performance (higher FPS) than Windows. We're talking 280 vs 315 FPS (or something like that), but that's still better.
- davvid 14y agoThis is exactly the marketing angle that (desktop-centric) linux companies can and should take.
- WalterGR 14y agoWe're talking 280 vs 315 FPS (or something like that) The difference is closer to 10 frames a second: 303.4 vs 315. http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/ http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/ but that's still better. True.
- bonch 14y agoIf Valve discovers that you can get more performance in general out of a Linux rig, my guess is that it won't take long before the entire hardcore gaming community runs Linux. The entire hardcore gaming community is not going to switch to Linux on the desktop. The hardcore gaming community plays consoles. PCs long ago lost that battle. Any performance differences between Linux and Windows would be due to drivers, and 3D card manufacturers will improve them. There's nothing inherent to Linux that magically makes it faster at 3D graphics. Not to mention the fact that Valve's tests have not been reproduced. I suspect this is a political move on Valve's part. They want to stick it to Microsoft because of the Windows store competing with Steam.