tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post184389925182451490..comments2024-03-05T10:47:39.661-06:00Comments on Thoughts on Technology: Why there is a Market for Linux GamesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-7983777621265507272010-06-10T01:42:24.486-05:002010-06-10T01:42:24.486-05:00Nice article, I linked it to a forum where I parti...Nice article, I linked it to a forum where I participate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-61503779051280789722010-05-14T12:56:41.922-05:002010-05-14T12:56:41.922-05:00@jeff91 ATI isn't *that* bad. This isn't ...@jeff91 ATI isn't *that* bad. This isn't 2007. Ever since AMD, ATI Linux drivers have drastically improved. ATI released full documentation for their GPUs, in addition to funding to create an open source driver (RadeonHD). ATI's binary driver is fully functional, and shares the code base with the Windows driver. It has day-1 support for new ATI hardware. It has near feature parity with Windows too (I believe now it only lacks quad-crossfire.) I don't mean for this to be an ATI vs nVidia argument, I just think that the ATI driver gets under appreciated. nVidia has a nice binary driver, but they've done nothing for the progress of an open source driver.<br /><br />ATI does have problems with its drivers, namely in release timing. They track their driver to the most recent version of Ubuntu, so it can track a dated version of the kernel or xorg. That's a problem, but it isn't one for lack of features or reliability. It's one for lack of timeliness. The only other significant feature missing is lack of support for video acceleration. XvBA is nowhere near as mature as VDPAU.<br /><br />The real dilemma for a fan of open source is whether you value your own personal functionality, or software freedom and openness. nVidia for the former, ATI for the latter.jstocherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012844375409939654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-17307782367208645682010-05-11T11:30:27.163-05:002010-05-11T11:30:27.163-05:00to quote ajt "As more Linux games get ported ...to quote ajt "As more Linux games get ported the effect will diminish, unless the Linux desktop market share goes up."<br /><br />As more games get ported the more the Linux market share will increase, because the #1 thing keeping people off Linux is the lack of games so there will be no diminishing effect. Instead it will gain more steam. A larger game library on Linux will mean a larger Linux market share and in return will mean even more games being written/ported to Linux. Thus of course starting the cycle over again building even a larger library of games and building even a larger market share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-9828322353351663722010-05-10T21:44:28.257-05:002010-05-10T21:44:28.257-05:00@etienne Just saw your comment. The default operat...@etienne Just saw your comment. The default operating system you are donating for it default set to the operating system you purchase the pack on. On Linux it defaults to Linux on Windows it defaults to Windows.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-76998838097804045922010-05-10T18:58:30.260-05:002010-05-10T18:58:30.260-05:00@Hicham That is really only the case with ATI. nVi...@Hicham That is really only the case with ATI. nVidia drivers are kept up to date and perform well under Linux. Check out some of the games I play on Ubuntu - http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-linux-gaming-experience.html<br /><br />And I always stay at the newest version.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954467314386661328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-67882595827584565772010-05-10T18:47:06.875-05:002010-05-10T18:47:06.875-05:00Major blocker for linux games is video drivers. Al...Major blocker for linux games is video drivers. All video drivers in linux suck to some extent. And in most cases you have to stick to an old linux distro if you want a working proprietary driver (think ATI). So it is a real twist : use games or be inline with major updates.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588382202212023552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-42750086248060670962010-05-10T04:18:14.346-05:002010-05-10T04:18:14.346-05:00Given that there are few commercial games for Linu...Given that there are few commercial games for Linux at the moment, Linux user's are more likely to want to buy any game available because there are so few.<br /><br />Therefore anyone who has written games that can be easily ported to Linux is likely to make money from them, even though the Linux desktop market share is small.<br /><br />As more Linux games get ported the effect will diminish, unless the Linux desktop market share goes up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186611966982187048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-4307732172923966732010-05-10T02:16:32.525-05:002010-05-10T02:16:32.525-05:00I think you are making some misleading assumption ...I think you are making some misleading assumption about the Humble Indie Bundle statistics: After you donate, you will get an e-mail with a link to your individual download page. The downloads are available for Win, OSX and Linux. On the bottom of the page, you can set a nickname for your donation and choose an OS. This happens for statistical reasons only and has no effect on the ability to download the games for other operating systems. But: Linux is set as the default here!<br /><br />I think it's very likely that many downloaders did not bother to set the correct option and just downloaded their games.etiennenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-49365147935878310072010-05-09T19:18:30.568-05:002010-05-09T19:18:30.568-05:00@Fred
They can probably quantify the share based ...@Fred<br /><br />They can probably quantify the share based on how many hits the downloads for the different platforms get.Theonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-63544641986496774582010-05-09T11:18:38.203-05:002010-05-09T11:18:38.203-05:00I did not see anywhere to select which operating s...I did not see anywhere to select which operating system I am using.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417542914058562255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-79369179715482201052010-05-09T07:39:35.928-05:002010-05-09T07:39:35.928-05:00I have not been a big fan of Ubuntu One to this po...I have not been a big fan of Ubuntu One to this point, but if the music store takes off, it could became a powerful incentive for the marketing of games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-22207997774753899132010-05-09T07:28:50.433-05:002010-05-09T07:28:50.433-05:00Did you know 3 of those games will be Open Sourced...Did you know 3 of those games will be Open Sourced if they raise $Million?<br /><br />See the video on Humble Bundle page at 1:17, it's on the bottom of the text.OjMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402984000559601283.post-18284841316213114442010-05-09T04:51:55.371-05:002010-05-09T04:51:55.371-05:00I think this is NOT the perception of most other d...I think this is NOT the perception of most other developers. What they have done uniquely is make it almost like a competition between the fans of the various OSs. Most people don't pay if they don't have to, but I am glad to pay if it 1) helps the profile of my favorite OS, and 2) Helps encourage developers to continue to do support it. This idea of having customers compete on behalf of their OS is what is making the difference. <br /><br />So Come-on Linux gamers, BUY this package, .... I have bought WorldofGoo when they offered "pay what you like" ...but even then I paid full price...saiftynethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00273722448078248606noreply@blogger.com