Windows Gaming WAS Is it yet possible to _really_ switch from Windows?

[Bryan O'Neal]

I have to fight with Windows to get Civ IV & Bio-Shock to play at the highest quality level.  I could not imagine tying to get it working under WINE.  But then again, I am thinking of moving to console gaming as soon as I can afford it :)  But it is really good to see that Windows is not a lan party must :)

 

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From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Patrick C
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:41 PM
To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Windows Gaming WAS Is it yet possible to _really_ switch fromWindows?

 

I just thought I'd throw this out there, since it's related...

I just threw a LAN party on the 31st with about 18 people. One of those people ran Linux (Ubuntu 7.10) for the reason that he couldn't install Windows on his computer. He said that his Windows XP license is an upgrade from a Windows 98 license which is also an upgrade license, and nothing older than that recognizes his CD-ROM drive. He already had most of the games we were going to play (some recent, some older: Counter-Strike: Source, Warcraft III, Starcraft, Age of Empires III) working with Wine. For the rest (or ones that were simply buggy) I threw my copy of Cedega on there and pointed them to his Wine directories for the shortcuts, and the games ran and performed fairly well. 

The cons were not really show-stoppers. A minor performance loss and a slightly more complicated installation process. The things he missed out on were tools like Daemon Tools and Daemonscript (which I combined so nobody would have to pass around CDs)--not the games themselves. That said, real Linux games hardly exist outside of Id Software's stuff, and the selection of Windows games guaranteed to work with Cedega/Wine is somewhat small, including only the biggest titles. 

On Dec 27, 2007 9:43 PM, JT Moree <moreejt at pcxperience.com> wrote:

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Judd Pickell wrote:
> Sorry, but this argument falls on its face when you consider the cost
> of the console and quality of the game. When a console costs as much 
> as the upgrades to a PC, I hardly call that being better. Especially
> since the cost of the games is almost the same.


You seem to miss my point entirely.  I disagree with your arguments but
we're quite off topic I think. 

Let me recap:

Chris made a point about gaming on windows being better than other PC
platforms.  I did NOT disagree with this statement--in fact I agreed
with it.  But I went a step further and made a point that gaming on 
Windows stinks compared to consoles.

I then gave reasons why PC gaming (Windows, LInux, MAc) is never as
simple and easy as a console.  I am the one who gets calls from friends
and family to help with their stupid PC problems.  I"ll be happy to 
refer them to you if you disagree with my assessment. ;)

I ended by saying people who want to play games should buy consoles (so
that they dont' call ME when they have problems.)

You seemed to reply with something along the lines of: consoles are 
lower quality and more expensive to upgrade than PCs.  Again, I disagree
with this but it's OK to disagree with each other.

Then you proceeded to explain why LInux has few commercial games.  Yes I
agree with all of that and it only reinforces my point. 

I don't think there's anything constructive to say here.  I suppose you
can reply if I've misunderstood your response but is this discussion
serving any purpose?  I'm regretting that I replied to the OP. 

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JT Morée
PC Xperience, Inc.
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