Games in linux

[Monkey]

Can ubuntu run windows games in any way?

 

[aaronkupen]

Through wine.

WineHQ - Run Windows applications on Linux, BSD and Mac OS X

Ubuntu also has a recent version of wine in its repository.

 

[farinha]

You can also use Crossover.

 

[Monkey]

cool,
I have not used ubuntu before, but does this wine program work fairly well?
Will I notice any difference in performance for games and will it run all games..like CoD4 and crysis and all that?

 

[Brinson]

No. It will not run all games.

The wine website has a list.

Yes, you will see a performance drop.

Its best to find linux alternatives rather than use Windows apps on linux imho.

 

[aaronkupen]

No. It will not run all games.

The wine website has a list.

Yes, you will see a performance drop.

Its best to find linux alternatives rather than use Windows apps on linux imho.

Performance drop in new games yes, but actually I got better performance in Diablo 2 through wine.

 

[saltynay]

Opengl games get better performance in wine whilst DirectX gets a hit I remember reading that awhile ago might have changed now.

 

[Baez]

Well if a game supports OpenGL it should run without even using Wine.

 

[Greg]

Well if a game supports OpenGL it should run without even using Wine.

Not necessarily, it has to be ported