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Running Windows Games with WineX

Posted by michael on from the easier-said-than-done dept.

GonzoJohn writes "Linux Orbit takes a look at TransGaming Technologies' WineX and puts it through its paces with eight different Windows games. In addition to reviewing: Diablo 2, Starcraft, LinksLS 1998 (Golf Simulation), Dungeon Keeper 2, Populous the Beginning, Black and White, Fallout 2 and Might and Magic 6 under WineX 2.1, we also give you some helpful tips to make your WineX gaming experience as pleasant as possible."

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  1. Re:True Linux Gaming by goldspider · · Score: 1, Troll
    "Given that I have an installation of Windows 98SE to play games on at home, how many people would be willing to install Linux in order to play Doom 3? I'd suggest there would be a lot."

    This statement is optimistic at best and naive at worst. Why would any game company deliberately exclude a HUGE segment of their market (Windows users)? In the socialist-utopian model, this might work, but that's simply not how real life works.

    And wouldn't it be ironic for a game company to charge $60 for a product and market it to a community who largely feels that it should be distributed for free. Wait, that's not irony, that's stupidity.

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    "Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy
  2. Re:True Linux Gaming by killmenow · · Score: 0, Troll
    I have the perfect business plan for tapping the Linux gaming market:
    1. Develop Linux Only Game
    2. ????
    3. Profit!
    Sorry...had to be done.