Linux

[ScapeZero]

Don't worry, that number is going to go up dramatically when Steam is out on unix.

Doubt it. Games will still run better in DirectX, much like how most people will use Bootcamp when running games on Macs, simply because they get better performance than running the game on OSX.

Not to mention, most developers will not make Linux ports of their games. There are very very very very few games that run on OSX on Steam (and in general). Its mostly just indie games that run on something like Flash, and then Valves own titles.

[Wolfie]

This also means no Mac OSX either, btw.

[Griss]

It wouldn't require a recode of the engine.

It would need a shell to wrap the game to act as a middle man between dX and opengl

[ScapeZero]

It wouldn't require a recode of the engine.

It would need a shell to wrap the game to act as a middle man between dX and opengl

Knowing SE, that would just make things worse.

Did you play on Pande on FFXI?

[Rau]

Ironically, I remember reading on the BG forums how XIV runs better on Wineskin than it does on native Windows.

[Delsus]

They already had enough problems creating engines working with Direct X/Direct 3D. I don't think they have anyone experienced with OpenGL.

PS3 uses OpenGL so they have a lot of OpenGL programmers, it would be an easy port from the PS3 version, infact (correct me if I am wrong here) I think the PS3 firmware is based on Linux.

I think it would be an awesome idea, if FFXIV was on Linux I would instantly dump Windows for Ubuntu, Linux is a better OS in every way except for the one fact that developers don't program for Linux because of the smaller user base. If more developers did a lot of people would move from Windows to some form of Linux.

[ScapeZero]

Ironically, I remember reading on the BG forums how XIV runs better on Wineskin than it does on native Windows.

If thats true, it could be because a lot of graphical features arent working.

[Delsus]

If thats true, it could be because a lot of graphical features arent working.

I would actually bet its because Linux operating systems have alot less crap in them than Windows, freeing up alot of resources, Windows is full of things we will never need, look at the specs of Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 and you will see the huge differances.

[Wolfie]

Doubt it. Games will still run better in DirectX, much like how most people will use Bootcamp when running games on Macs, simply because they get better performance than running the game on OSX.

Not to mention, most developers will not make Linux ports of their games. There are very very very very few games that run on OSX on Steam (and in general). Its mostly just indie games that run on something like Flash, and then Valves own titles.

Umm, no.

People run bootcamp because Apple keeps f**king the sound libraries with every minor update, and there are a ton of applications that break. Games are especially sensitive. The performance that DirectX provides over OpenGL is absolutely negligible.

As for games that run on MacOSX... the largest development firms have already adopted the operating system. Blizzard, EA, Firaxis, Vavle, etc. The old days of MacOSX not having anything to play are long over. This is especially since Valve put a lot of pressure on developers to make Mac versions. When the digital distribution platform that owns 80% of the market tells you should support a certain OS or hardware, or risk not having your title on it, developers get their s**t moving.

[Leyza]

I would actually bet its because Linux operating systems have alot less crap in them than Windows, freeing up alot of resources, Windows is full of things we will never need, look at the specs of Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 and you will see the huge differances.

My old Pentium laptop running Ubuntu can actually probably keep pace with our laptop running i5 2410. >.>

I know it does run faster than Windows ever did on it!