Want To Use Linux for gaming(High End)!!My Options ;)

[Faun]

Yup COD is based on Doom3 engine AFAIK

And that in turn is written by John Carmack using OpenGL.

OpenGL is open so you get good support in linux. Infact every ID software game can run pretty good in linux. I guess you might want to try Prey as its based on same engine.

Am waiting for Rage and Doom 4

 

[SunnyChahal]

I tried out Prey on Mac,it's crap.
Will Doom 4 be there on UNIX based OS's?

 

[Faun]

Yup its using openGL so definitely it will be.

Prey is not crap

 

[SunnyChahal]

*store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/software/action_games?mco=MTA5OTg1
Here is the list for all Mac games.Is there any such list for Linux too?I mean decent enough games,not solitaire

 

[Faun]

better ask in Ubuntuforum. You will get quite surprising answers.

Not many are interested in selling games for linux and neither to support it. Some of the games you will know are made as a hobby by some devs.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Its indeed strange. Macintoshes have a tiny market share compared to Linux Machines. Apart from this, only a *tiny* percentage of macs have any graphics card, and only very expensive Mac Pros meet the minimum 8800GT mark. But still, lots of people make games for macintosh.

 

[Faun]

^^desktop user share ??

 

[MetalheadGautham]

^^desktop user share ??

Hmm... lets see... Mac Mini and iMac. You use them for GAMING ?

 

[SunnyChahal]

iMac and MacBook Pro can be very well used for gaming.I have tried many games like COD4,Tomb Raider Anniversary,NFS Carbon,UT2k4(with online play),Fable and all of them are native.All give me great frame rates at highest settings.
But nothing beats a PC+Vista for gaming.I admit that.After playing games on PC I compare them to those on Linux an Mac and it's like 'Oh sh!t'.Nothing beats the glory of true PC gaming with Windows

 

[Faun]

^^yup