| disolitude said: The problem with Linux is that they really can't go after the PC gaming market. Even before you get in to lack of software, there is no wide scale driver support like you find on Windows and Mac to the lesser extent. Linux hackers/users have long been known to make their own drivers by using a well documented method of..."Lets write to registry A, and see what happens...". What Linux based Steambox can do is go after console manufacturers with dedicated accessories, games and such and use an open platform as an incentive...but I am not sure they can compete with the open platform model considering both PS4 and Xbox One are offering indie friendly open platform options. Don't get me wrong, if Gabe makes a better product, I will use it. But as is, its just been smoke and downright lies on his part (about windows 8)... |
Drivers are a mixed bag, NVIDIA makes top notch drivers on par with thier windows ones. Intel support is vastly improved and should catch up to partiy within a few months. AMD is a mixed bag, it has been bad but has shown some real improvement of late, due in no small part to Valve's moves. The open source drivers for intel are good, those for the other two are less good, but binaries from NVIDIA/AMD are very respectable.
Indie support for linux has been outstanding. Mainly due to the ease of entry, Unity a while back began supporting linux so for many small developers they just click "make linux version" and get a linux version. Other game engines are also showing good support, like Crytek (hired a bunch of developers), Torque, Source (obviously) and so on.
Windows 8 and his coments about it are a non issue for me, I don't use windows for work or home, I have not in years. But I can see how his inflamitory remarks may have disturbed windows devotees. Windows still has the best selection of games and will for some time to come due to that huge back catalogue.
