Quoting: FutureSutureIt would be amazing if Linux not only received the same games that Mac OS receives from now on, but all past games as well. I would certainly buy them. People may argue that it hasn't helped Mac OS attain more market share, but that is really because of the financial barrier and the hardware barrier that Apple imposes, aspects that Linux fortunately does not suffer from.

Quoting: drmothPfff sounds more like politics than cold hard logic, not unlike the spats you get between talented developers, each of which has a particular view on how things should be done. The St John article is just rubbish, the dying cries of an old hack trying to get some attention. He makes some valid points but overall the article reeks of bias and opinion. "Nearly twenty years later OpenGL still sucks for games", which is just plain untrue, if your drivers are solid (e.g. Nvidia). It's the PC ecosystem that's difficult to target due to the range of hardware, which is why Apple has such a narrow focus and benefits from this. Metal is IOS only...mobile not desktop, which is why it's such a low level API..duh!! We've come full circle because the mobile revolution brought us back to the beginning again - slower processors needing plenty of optimization techniques to get good performance...

Rich just sounds like he needs a breath of fresh air...and to go back to his favourite API, which is a purely subjective thing. Gabe Newell is a billionaire because he has vision. And currently his vision is SteamOS, and I find this very, very exciting. An OS that targets a huge range of hardware worked for Android and worked for Microsoft. It doesn't necessarily result in the most optimized or refined output, unlike Apple's walled (multiple concentric walls) garden, but it still succeeds, because variation and mutation ensures survival, just like in biology.

Still, sad that Rich has stopped working on VOGL, sounds like he did a great job.

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Quoting: predator8bitKnowledge of wine? I have a bad feeling about this...

Why? If it is good implemented, you wont notice the difference. Also 99% of their games are old, so there wont be any performance issues. This is a good thing imo. It will make the Linux games list grow with really good games.

Quoting: predator8bitKnowledge of wine? I have a bad feeling about this...

Quoting: HolgerWhile I will make a big circle around any AMD-based GPU, I am still a happy AMD CPU user. My main Linux PC sports an AMD E350 with a GeForce 9500GT and my main gaming PC has some AMD Phenom with 4x3GHz and a GeForce 450GTS.

While it is true that Intel CPUs often outperform AMD CPUs one still need to keep two things in mind:
1) Even the modest AMD quadcore will be most likely fast enough for most usages and still cost a lot less than a higher level Intel CPU (e.g. Intel I5)

2) For those with the need of more power AMD has always to offer 6 or 8 core CPUs :)

For me it boils down to this:
Big wallet and non-AMD attitude = Intel CPU buyer ;)