nsane.forums Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Ever since Linus Torvalds released the first Linux kernel more than two decades ago, advocates of the platform have said the Linux revolution was just around the corner. All it needed was that killer app/interface/feature! It’s an old refrain, but in recent months we’ve seen a fresh new angle to this old chestnut: gaming.The latest person to go ga-ga for Linux gaming is Lars Gustavsson, creative director for EA Digital Illusions CE (DICE)—the Electronic Arts studio behind the beloved Battlefield series. With Battlefield 4's release right around the corner on Tuesday, October 29, Gustavsson recently told Polygon that DICE “strongly” wants to get into Linux.Gustavsson said that all it takes is that "one killer app or game" to drive a niche platform into the mainstream. As Halo was to the Xbox, so could < insert title here> be to Linux, he argued.One more into the breachGustavsson is a little late to the most recent iteration of the Linux revolution that’s just around the corner, however.Steam for Linux, on Ubuntu Linux.The DICE chief’s comments follow a number of Linux-focused announcements from Valve in recent months, such as the Steam client for Linux, the Linux-based SteamOS and the Steam Box console. The latter two components are a Valve-developed combo hoping to challenge the Xbox and PlayStation in the living room.Valve’s interest in Linux has been a long time coming. Rumblings about a Steam Linux client circulated for some time before finally culminating in an official release in February. Leading up to Valve’s major Steam Box reveal in September, Valve boss Gabe Newell called Linux and open source software “the future of gaming.”Then after Valve’s Steam Box announcement, AMD and Nvidia announced improved driver support for Linux gaming. AMD's new low-level Mantle technology could also encourage developers to port their triple-AAA titles to Linux to accomodate Steam Machines.More questions than answersValve, AMD, Nvidia, and now DICE are all singing the praises of Linux? Can it be true? Is Linux set to go mainstream as a gaming platform for PCs?Maaaaaaybe. The Steam Box could take off and inspire a number of other Linux-based machines, but there are questions about Linux gaming still waiting to be answered. Is there any company that would actually be willing to make their game a Linux exclusive, given Linux's itty-bitty market PC market share? Perhaps DICE will try it in the coming months, or as our own Brad Chacos wondered, maybe Valve will try making Half-Life 3 a Steam-for-Linux or Steam Box exclusive.But I’m doubtful it would happen that quickly. If Linux does have a future competing with consoles or challenging Windows as the pre-eminent PC gaming platform, it’s more likely to happen as a slow and gradual shift. The rise of Linux gaming is still in its nascent stages, and doesn’t look ready to take over the world just yet. Qualms about Windows 8 and theupcoming Windows 8.1 aside, Microsoft is still the major attraction for PC game developers—at least for now. (Sorry, Linux lovers.) View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) I wouldn't mind merging fully to Linux but I still have one outstanding issue with it. When I first tried out Linux, I didn't like it. The second time I tried it, it wasn't very good. The third time I tried it, it had gotten better in many things and I was beggining to be impressed (a few versions away). One problem however plagued me and I to this day haven't been able to solve it. My speakers won't play audo out of all of the speakers. I figured that problem might have been resolved at one point in the OS upgrades but no....no they haven't been fixed. These speakers were made in 2006, still all work fine on Microsoft Windows OS's but NEVER have they all worked on Linux. I tried so many different things and aksed so many different questions to try nand fix it, I got a lot of responses and followed directions but nothing I tried could fix it!So needless to say, if Linux hasn't been able to advance enough to correctly play audio out of all 5 of my speakers by default or with some simplistic update for the past 5 years, I don't know WHEN they will, if ever.Other than that, I like Linux but sound is a very important factor to get me to switch over....that and being able to flawlessly play games like I do on Microsoft. Edited October 14, 2013 by Ambrocious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 compatibilty has always been an issue with linux ..not the first time i heard of speaker issues or sound issues..not to meantion so much other software issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDistortions Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 The more people on Linux the better it will get i don't see Microsoft doing much of anything to try to keep users happy and all MS seems to do is to push people off of Linux in favor for Windows 8. It doesn't matter what you can or can do with an OS it's the company behind it that chooses to do it's own thing rather then listen to what people want. With the demise of XP and 7 years until W7 will lose support if users don't do anything about it other then continuing to use Windows, they'll have to deal with it. MS isn't really doing anything to keep it's current users but some people don't think they have an alternative. They feel trapped because they don't do research or use their heads, they simply follow. Linux will gain a higher usage share, little by little and Linux itself has come a long way. People think that Linux won't ever gain a prominent foothold and in some cases it already has. People are talking about it like they are with Apple so it's only a matter of time. MS thinks they can do whatever they want, they think they are safe but they already have Apple as a competitor and people are losing interest and faith in MS. With Windows 8 i already was losing faith in them, 8.1 reassures that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted October 14, 2013 Administrator Share Posted October 14, 2013 More stuff should be fixed as Valve is pushing Linux further. Will Valve like it when users report that their speaker is not working on their Steam Machine on their SteamOS? I don't think so, they will try to fix the speaker problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 bottom line if linux has been around for 20 years and has not broken through..they most likely never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hated On Mostly Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 bottom line if linux has been around for 20 years and has not broken through..they most likely never willIt already has.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_%28operating_system%29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 i think this was more about PC based and not anything to do with android... do you see android os for a pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hated On Mostly Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 i think this was more about PC based and not anything to do with android... do you see android os for a pcActually, yes I do.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_oshttp://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/chromebooks.htmlMore recently, you now have companies like HP and Acer now jumping on board and making Chromebooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 wow....good news then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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