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Nvidia and Linux to Power Namco Arcade Games

Posted by Zonk on from the arcades-and-pcs-meet-halfway dept.

jshriverWVU writes "Seems the next-gen Arcade hardware for Namco is going to be running Linux and using video hardware from NVidia. The first game to use the system will be CounterStrike Neo, a version of the popular game currently only available in Japanese arcades. The official press release is also available."

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  1. Re:how things change by Firehawke · · Score: 4, Insightful

    That's been brought about by the decline of the arcade industry. Game manufacturers used to create custom hardware for games, but diminishing returns make that impossible now. As far as they're concerned, it's cheaper and safer to use a console-based arcade hardware, since they can do the home port more cheaply in the end.

  2. Instructions by S.I.O. · · Score: 4, Funny

    1) Insert coin
    2) Run "make menuconfig" and select "NAMCO Arcade support (experimental)"
    3) Replace Driver "nv" with Driver "nvidia" in /namco/etc/X11/xorg.conf
    4) Play!