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GOL Podcast S01E01: Linux as a Gaming Platform

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Hello all,

Welcome to the first GOL podcast! In this episode we (Cheeseness, madmachinations, Kallestofeles, darkone778) talk about the pros and cons of Linux as a gaming platform. As with everything, Linux is no exception, it has its strengths and weaknesses and we give our take on those. Are there any we missed? If so, sound off in the comments let us know what your list would have on it. We also discuss Linux related gaming news stories that have piqued our interest. So sit back listen and lets get to gaming on Linux!

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Introduction
-Hosts introduction
-Talk a little about show format
-Games the hosts are currently playing

News-

Microsoft and Universal Apps games for the Windows Store only?
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/microsofts-latest-tactics-show-gabe-newell-of-valve-was-right-to-worry.6745

Some of the problems currently with SteamOS
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/how-steamos-could-become-a-better-console-competitor.6653

Square Enix dips into Linux gaming with Hitman GO
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/square-enix-comes-to-steamos-linux-hitman-go-definitive-edition-released.6706

Is Tomb Raider 2013 coming to Linux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/tomb-raider-the-awesome-2013-version-looks-like-its-heading-to-steamos-linux.6581

Stainless Steel games causes a wreck with Linux and Mac gamers
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/stainless-games-announce-another-carmageddon-game-linux-mac-gamers-not-happy.6703

Round Table discussion:

Pros and Cons of Linux as a Gaming Platform

Pros:
-Awesome community developed driver efforts
-Can tailor it for performance, change desktop environment etc.
-Rapidly growing list of games available
-More vendor (distribution platform) support *Steam, GOG, etc.*
-The platform is guaranteed to evolve towards the needs of the industry and its consumers, rather than the needs of a company
-Overall state of Wine gaming (sidetopic: general emulation on linux vs windows) and how far it has cometh - a bit of taboo, but a pro nontheless

Cons:
-Lack of vendor provided/supported drivers
-Lags in behind in OpenGL as opposed to most recent released versions
-Performance not up to par with Windows counterparts *games running at lower FPS*
-The many different *nix distros can be a barrier to developers as far as official support
-We have developers who don’t want to be here Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I have been a gamer since the Atari 2600. I have been a Linux user since the days of Mandrake. Now I am a gamer on Linux. Who would have though that day would ever come to pass?
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ysblokje Mar 23, 2016
Nice going guys !

Keeping an eye on this, to see where this goes !

Ys
Zelox Mar 23, 2016
Nice!
So GoL has a podcast now, I like where this is going.
z1lt0id Mar 23, 2016
Nice - looking forward to listening to it. Interesting you didn't give an option to download an ogg version of your podcast though in the spirit of open source.
madmachinations Mar 23, 2016
Quoting: z1lt0idNice - looking forward to listening to it. Interesting you didn't give an option to download an ogg version of your podcast though in the spirit of open source.

We will do an ogg version along side in the future. This time the 'cast ended up a lot longer than we were intending, so the editing took longer and its a few days late to be online because of that. But we will at least do it next time, were still finding our feet with it all xP. I'll do the ogg export for this one too and send it over to Matt so he receives it later today.
Kray Mar 23, 2016
Awesome pod, looking forward to the next one.
Liam Dawe Mar 23, 2016
Added link to OGG as requested, the audio embed will also use it if you don't have MP3 codecs installed now. Thanks to madmachinations for supplying it.

Edit: I also changed the address of the files, will leave the original MP3 in place for a day or so to allow anyone who is streaming it atm to finish it.


Last edited by Liam Dawe on 23 March 2016 at 3:25 pm UTC
oldrocker99 Mar 23, 2016
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The many different *nix distros can be a barrier to developers as far as official support .


This is unfortunately true; Armello and a few others would not run for me when I tried Manjaro :( . I went back to Ubuntu MATE (running 16.04 beta, and it's stable as hell).
BTRE Mar 23, 2016
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Great job guys! It was fun listening to you lot and I think that you covered the topics well.
KohlyKohl Mar 23, 2016
Will there be an RSS feed in the future to subscribe to?
darkone778 Mar 23, 2016
Yes, There will be an rss feed in the future.


Last edited by darkone778 on 23 March 2016 at 9:32 pm UTC
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