Gaming on Linux

[Jorsoft]

I'm thinking about getting an install of Linux for myself. But being a gamer, I'd like to be able to play all of my games on Linux. I saw a copy of Madrake Gaming Edition on Amazon for $40 (I know I can get it for free, just bear with me), but it comes with WineX, which I know now you need a $5 per month subscription to. I want to get Mandrake Linux, since its easier to use, and I know 9.1 is free to download or $10 to buy, but I need a recommendation as to what I should download for it to play windows games. I know Virtual PC is good, but where can I download one from? Can anybody give me a recommendation or a link?

 

[charles@pcfix]

In my most humble opinion, and as much as I hate to say it. Stick with windows for windows games. Linux is not a gamers OS. its coming around but for a serious gamer. stick with windows.

On the other hand I encourage you to download and try Linux, learn it and learn to love it.

 

[Jorsoft]

Okay. I'll probably either buy a lower end PC and use it on their, or just look into doing a triple boot on my existing PC. I can install it to an external HD, right?

 

[algu7344]

Yea your fine, as long as you dont make it your primary.

 

[Vampire_Slayer]

Well, it would be a nice experiment to use linux + winex as a gaming OS........go for it, if it doesnt work out switch back to M$ Winxp....

 

[Jorsoft]

On the winex website, it says it only supports 80 or so games, not quite what I'm looking for, especially since I presume that all of these games are fairly new and popular to get that kind of support. I still might try it, though, and just install it over my Windows 98 partition, since I hardly use that anyway. Maybe I'll still get it...

 

[horndude]

There arent many games supported under linux, natively or otherwise.However, the games that are made for linux ARE very very good.

 

[Vampire_Slayer]

if your planning to play any games for windows and not supported by a windows emulator and dont want to give these games up, then your better off with windows for awhile.....

edit:i thought about using linux as my OS for my computer, but the whole game compatability issue comes into play...still planning on TRYING it though....since i did go out and buy SUSE 9.2 64 bit edition........

edit:however if its not supported by a windows sim, you can always see if they make a linux edition....

 

[Jorsoft]

I'll probaly just install it on my current pc and then dual boot on my next comp. Hopefully in the next few years Linux will become more windows-compatible and pick up a more mainstream user-base. My hope is that an edition will come out that is able to fully emulate a windows environment (seamlessly) when required to by a program.

 

[Musjunk22]

I like gaming as well and I gotta tell you stick with windows for games but the dual bot is a good idea, I have a dual boot going and I like it very much, I was going to get Cedega(formerly winex) but then I found out that you must pay 5 bucks a month which I think is absolutely crazy for a free (GNU) OS. There are VERY VERY good games for linux though too. I like America's Army, Return to Castle Wolfenstein:Enemy Territory, Unreal Tournament 2k4, and Doom 3, ALL VERY GOOD GAMES.