At this point I'd rather support the wineHQ project than TransGaming. At least those efforts are freely distributable immediately (rather than waiting for that elusive 20,000 subscriber ransom)
My beef with the whole TransGaming model is this:
I'm paying $X dollars a month on the hope that they will address compatability issues with the game I want to play. In the mean time, there isn't a single commercial version of a game that runs completely under TransGamings WineX.
No... the Sims version they include with Mandrake is "optomized" for WineX. TransGaming clearly states the commercial Win version won't work.
Soo.. I want to run the copy of The Sims I already own, I can't. I have to pay another $60 for Mandrake/Sims pack... so where's the advantage?
I would rather use my dollars to "vote" for native Linux versions of commercial apps which will:
a) Truly be "optomized" for the environment on which they run
b) Have significantly less compatability and support issues
c) Go a long way in developing demand for Linux engineering skills
d) Actually be supported by the publisher of the game
Loki had the right idea, but market conditions, timing, and distribution issues held it back.
Also, I would agree with many who say that linux gaming needs a killer app. That one game that forces the Windoze guys to put up that Linux partiton 'cuz it's the only way to get their fix...
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My beef with the whole TransGaming model is this:
I'm paying $X dollars a month on the hope that they will address compatability issues with the game I want to play. In the mean time, there isn't a single commercial version of a game that runs completely under TransGamings WineX.
No... the Sims version they include with Mandrake is "optomized" for WineX. TransGaming clearly states the commercial Win version won't work.
Soo.. I want to run the copy of The Sims I already own, I can't. I have to pay another $60 for Mandrake/Sims pack... so where's the advantage?
I would rather use my dollars to "vote" for native Linux versions of commercial apps which will:
a) Truly be "optomized" for the environment on which they run
b) Have significantly less compatability and support issues
c) Go a long way in developing demand for Linux engineering skills
d) Actually be supported by the publisher of the game
Loki had the right idea, but market conditions, timing, and distribution issues held it back.
Also, I would agree with many who say that linux gaming needs a killer app. That one game that forces the Windoze guys to put up that Linux partiton 'cuz it's the only way to get their fix...