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Why Gaming Sucks On Linux
lseltzer writes "Efforts have been made to improve the situation, but things have actually gotten worse for gaming on Linux rather than better. If you're a gamer you're just plain better off running Windows and dual-booting (or VMing) between the two operating systems than hoping your games will run in Cedega or some such product." From the article: "So where does all of this leave Linux gamers? One word: Windows. Yep, you read that right. If you're a gamer, do yourself a favor and just buy a copy of Windows and set up a dual-boot system. Why bother to torture yourself with the headaches presented by Linux gaming? Why should you continually not have the games you want to play? Why settle for half-assed solutions that might or might not run the games you crave so desperately?"
Considering that MS has started cutting off access to XBox users remotely for (according to Microsoft) "modding" their boxes, I will stay well clear, thank you very much. We have had more than enough experience with "Big Brother" lately in the capitol... we can do without another one in Redmond. Besides, why should I pay hundreds of dollars for a gaming console when my computer is capable of doing exactly the same things, provided I have a decent video card?
Man, you're cool. You don't like mainstream crap games with graphics, music and stuff like that. You like hardcore games with no graphics, best played on wooden VIC20's powered by windmills.
And being "more fun" is a universal property that is not at all a personal experience.