Anyone else Playing on Linux?

[MeyrinPhantomhive]

My advise -- don't bother. If SqEx port to linux, great, but generally, WINE + high demand games don't work.

I use Linux as primary OS, with a dual boot to Win7 where I play FFXIV and i'm happy with that config. If we get a linux-native one, I can finally get rid of Win7.

[DoctorPepper]

Unless you have a very high end system then I would recommend dual boot for gaming.

It's less convenient than a VM but my experience is that VMs do not perform well for gaming unless you have a very good CPU, a dedicated GPU and static dedicated RAM.

I wouldn't even bother trying to game on linux myself, it's just not worth the headache.

[FastEddieLB]

It's less convenient than a VM but my experience is that VMs do not perform well for gaming unless you have a very good CPU, a dedicated GPU and static dedicated RAM.

It's more complex than that. They have to be very specific GPU/CPU/motherboard setup on account of the need for support of PCI Passthrough (IOMMU on AMD devices and VT-d on Intel devices.) I've looked into it heavily in my attempts to get off of my dual boot system but even with everything I know about it, the only surefire bet of having the correct hardware is an Intel Core i7 (not an overclock model) or an AMD FX series CPU plus an NVIDIA Quadro GPU, because it's the only one officially supported for VMs.

Unfortunately in Japan likes to pretend that Linux doesn't exist because they care more about what their own numbers look like (Linux's user-base in Japan is a much much smaller than the 1.6 million global steam users.)

[AngelSerene]

My advise -- don't bother. If SqEx port to linux, great, but generally, WINE + high demand games don't work.

I use Linux as primary OS, with a dual boot to Win7 where I play FFXIV and i'm happy with that config. If we get a linux-native one, I can finally get rid of Win7.

It would be great if they made a Linux Friendly version of FFXIV or any PC game really.

[DoctorPepper]

It would be great if they made a Linux Friendly version of FFXIV or any PC game really.

Unfortunately I doubt they ever will because Linux takes up an even smaller market percentage than Mac OS at this point. The average home consumer is using either Windows or Mac, primarily Windows, and home consumers are the target market for this game.

[AngelSerene]

Unfortunately I doubt they ever will because Linux takes up an even smaller market percentage than Mac OS at this point. The average home consumer is using either Windows or Mac, primarily Windows, and home consumers are the target market for this game.

I had someone else say something very similar to me. However I cannot help but hope that Linux takes off at some point.

[HeavensSword]

It would be great if they made a Linux Friendly version of FFXIV or any PC game really.

We'll see if Steam can pave a new way for Linux and Games.

[AngelSerene]

We'll see if Steam can pave a new way for Linux and Games.

I certainly hope so!