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crymetyme on 03 April 2008

I want to play games on my PC that are either out now or coming out (such as Crysis, Sins of a Solar Empire, Starcraft 2, Dawn of War 2, etc) but i can't upgrade my graphics card on my curent computer as it only supports PCI cards. So i might have to buy an entirely new computer (costing around $1800 that i will build myself). But I have a PS3 and i know you can install Linux on it and then install Windows XP/Vista emulators onto the linux and therefore get PC games to run. Do you recommend i just save up the money which will take about 5-6 months, or simply use install Linux on my PS3 and use that? Consider that the graphics will be much better on the PC than on the PS3 version and i may encounter problems while using the Windows emulator.



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akuma587 on 03 April 2008

I haven't tried installing games, or Linux for that matter, on my PS3 myself, but one of your options is free, so there is no harm in trying it. You have keyboard and mouse support, so it might work passably well, especially for the older games. Worst case scenario you have Linux on your PS3.



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TheRealMafoo on 03 April 2008

Windows emulated on a PS3 is slow, like "click a menu, and wait 20 seconds" slow.

it has to be emulated, and that's never a good thing.

In no way, can a PS3 be a substitute for a Windows PC if you want to play Windows games.



totalwar23 on 03 April 2008

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totalwar23 on 03 April 2008
totalwar23 said:
crymetyme said:
I want to play games on my PC that are either out now or coming out (such as Crysis, Sins of a Solar Empire, Starcraft 2, Dawn of War 2, etc) but i can't upgrade my graphics card on my curent computer as it only supports PCI cards. So i might have to buy an entirely new computer (costing around $1800 that i will build myself). But I have a PS3 and i know you can install Linux on it and then install Windows XP/Vista emulators onto the linux and therefore get PC games to run. Do you recommend i just save up the money which will take about 5-6 months, or simply use install Linux on my PS3 and use that? Consider that the graphics will be much better on the PC than on the PS3 version and i may encounter problems while using the Windows emulator.

Uhh.......What? If a PC can barely emulate a PS2, how do you expect a PS3 to emulate a PC? And how do you plan on increasing the PS3's RAM?


 



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El Duderino on 03 April 2008

I don´t think you can just play Windows games on your PS3... oh and why can´t you upgrade your PCI card ??? Games like Starcraft2 and Dawn of War 2 shouldn´t require a big system update... if any at all... Crysis on the other hand.... I would wait another half a year... PC prices go down pretty fast...



 

 

 

twesterm on 03 April 2008

Emulators are naturally buggy and slow. If want to do PC gaming just save up for the PC.



 

Kyros on 03 April 2008

"But I have a PS3 and i know you can install Linux on it and then install Windows XP/Vista emulators onto the linux and therefore get PC games to run."

Won't work for games. First the PS3 only has 256MB RAM so almost no games will play. Second you do not have access to the hardware accelleration of the GPU under Linux. So this won't work.



totalwar23 on 03 April 2008
El Duderino said:
I don´t think you can just play Windows games on your PS3... oh and why can´t you upgrade your PCI card ??? Games like Starcraft2 and Dawn of War 2 shouldn´t require a big system update... if any at all... Crysis on the other hand.... I would wait another half a year... PC prices go down pretty fast...
What's the point of upgrading his PCI card since no PCI card is strong enough to play modern PC games.

 



BenKenobi88 on 03 April 2008

Using the PS3 for emulation will not work at all...if you want to play PC games you're best off getting a new PC.

I don't think $1800 is necessary though...I'm pretty sure you could get a Crysis-capable machine for closer to $1000, depending on what you want...



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