Apples had this problem for years, until certain very popular games began to release simultaneously with Mac and Windows. Over time, if you gain enough market share, software vendors naturally will support your OS.
Yes
No
Apples had this problem for years, until certain very popular games began to release simultaneously with Mac and Windows. Over time, if you gain enough market share, software vendors naturally will support your OS.
I've had the idea before that game makers could make games as a Live-Distro type thing that boots straight to the game. It doesn't matter what OS you have installed on your PC because the OS is on the disc. Also you get much better performance because the OS is tweak/customized for the game. While Linux is technically capable I don't think this kind of marketing with closed source commercial games agrees with the license. Maybe BSD?
Can everyone sign this please!
http://www.petitiononline.com/ibpfl/petition.html
It's a petition for blizzard to make linux installers!
-
The more people to sign it the better! It could be a step towards linux gaming!
Digg it here - http://digg.com/pc_games/Help_get_na...or_Starcraft_2
Last edited by mrmonday; May 20th, 2007 at 12:42 PM.
linux users dont need games to play
they hav their distros to play wid
Buy a console. Problem solved.
Every commercial game installer that we do have works with any distro flawlessly. It doesn't matter that we are small, it's still possible for them to easily make a profit. It is possible to make a game engine that will compile for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Just look at Ogre. With Ogre, you write your code once, and compile binaries for different OSs. I know it's open source, and game companies won't want to use open source, but that is just an example that it is possible to easily make games that work on multiple OSs.
Actually, the investments put into Commodore games were huge. You have to remember, they didn't have nearly as much to work with back then, and it took more resources to make a good game.
I really hate that argument. You're right, it would solve the problem, but today's consoles cost as much as or more than a good computer. I don't have that kind of money.
Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. - Dr. Seuss
Bombs to set the people free, blood to feed the dollar tree
Flags for coffins on the screen, oil for the machine
Games is one of the most important reasons that windows users don't switch to Linux. So i don't think that a small community is the reason why game developers don't spend time on native Linux games.
I think its a Microsoft conspiracy
Bookmarks