How viable is Linux gaming?

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2016-07-09 03:20:29Post No. 344362120
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:20:29 Post No. 344362120 [Report]

How viable is Linux gaming?

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:22:27 Post No.344362371
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:22:27 Post No.344362371 [Report]

>>344362120
you can get most shit working it just takes more effort

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:28:14 Post No.344363005
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:28:14 Post No.344363005 [Report]

>>344362120
It's fine for older games, and newer games are supporting it more quickly. Unless you NEED to play the most recent AAA titles you'll have little issue on linux.

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:34:48 Post No.344363697
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:34:48 Post No.344363697 [Report]

It's doable, but it takes more effort than on Windows and you often end up with worse performance.

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:51:46 Post No.344365439
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 03:51:46 Post No.344365439 [Report]

>>344362120
With Valve pushing SteamPlay, there are a lot of games available these days. The triple-A games are in short supply, but there is still a decent selection. You should just dual-boot if you want to play all the latest and greatest

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:10:08 Post No.344367334
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:10:08 Post No.344367334 [Report]

>>344365439
>it's amazing!
>just have a Windows OS as well

Wew

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:11:06 Post No.344367429
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:11:06 Post No.344367429 [Report]

>>344362120
OpenGL games are great. DirectX not so much.

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:29:46 Post No.344369323
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:29:46 Post No.344369323 [Report]

WINE makes most Windows-exclusive games just werk on Linux.

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:38:39 Post No.344370158
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:38:39 Post No.344370158 [Report]

>>344369323
I don't want to be drunk while playing vidya though

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:39:37 Post No.344370248
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:39:37 Post No.344370248 [Report]

Get Wine.

Boom. Gaming on linux.

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:40:45 Post No.344370332
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:40:45 Post No.344370332 [Report]

>>344369323
Can't run anything DX11 or above though.

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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:43:09 Post No.344370562
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Anonymous 2016-07-09 04:43:09 Post No.344370562 [Report]

>>344370248
Yeah, we know wine and any other type of alcohol would even make 360 games play on a NES, but that's besides the point.