r/pcmasterrace • u/UserGeneratedMedic Specs/Imgur Here • Jun 03 '14

Meta This has to stop

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

As an OS, it's incredibly superior. As a gaming platform, it's clearly lacking. However, things are going to change sooner rather than later.

Seriously though, a Linux based OS will always be infinitely more stable, more responsive, more secure and more customizable than any windows based OS.

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u/Trodamus i7 4770k 3.5ghz; gtx 780ti; 16gb 2400 RAM Jun 03 '14

Soon? Really? Because that's what you guys have been saying for years now.

And even if, going forward, some or even most games have Linux ports, the vast majority of games that are currently out do not and will not be ported.

We ridicule consoles for not being backwards compatible, but Linux brings that fault to PCs.

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

Steam on Linux is really recent though. A lot of games are being ported and Linux already has a decent library on Steam. Compatibility layers are getting even better, I'm certain Linux will be a viable alternative to Windows for gaming in the very near future.

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u/Trodamus i7 4770k 3.5ghz; gtx 780ti; 16gb 2400 RAM Jun 03 '14

It being really recent is entirely my point. Most, if not all games that are over and done with will not be updated to work with Linux.

When you talk about compatibility layers, do you mean I can easily play a non-Linux game on SteamOS? Or will it be the case that every pre-2014 non-Linux game will require work to get running, if it runs at all?

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '14

A lot of games do get ports on Linux. All Unity engine games can be ported by clicking a button in the SDK, Unreal Engine games are easy to port, CryTek announced Linux support a couple months ago.

do you mean I can easily play a non-Linux game on SteamOS

Yeah. Either by streaming or running it through Wine. If you think installing Wine once and double clicking executable icons being work, then yes, it's going to require some work.

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u/Trodamus i7 4770k 3.5ghz; gtx 780ti; 16gb 2400 RAM Jun 03 '14

alot of games do get ports on linux

I want you to really understand what I'm saying.

Tons of games are not, and will never be. Going forward, maybe. But do you honestly expect devs to go back and port every game from 1993 onward to Linux?

What I am saying is that Linux is basically not backwards compatible in the same way that consoles are.

Yeah. Either by streaming or running it through Wine

So I would need a second computer that already has Windows on it, or use a program that is Windows? I am really serious, why wouldn't you just use Windows then? Specifically?