From my understanding OpenGL is implemented as an abstract machine which prevents you crashing the real machine. It also means that you can not directly access the hardware. But this is a design aspect and not a disadvantage. Many games do not have such elaborate graphics that they must take full advantage of the hardware.

It should also be noted that the ports so far are very stable. Some have graphic glitches but I have not experienced any major crash even after hundreds of hours of playing. And when a game crashes, only the game or Steam crashes, not the whole system. With Vulkan this can be different. Your graphic hardware can thus come in a fault condition from which there is no way back without reboot. Especially if you use a proprietary driver. Thus, Linux could feel quite similar to Windows in such moments.

Do not get me wrong: I'm also looking forward to great AAA games which runs native under Linux. But this also has disadvantages. Linux as a whole system is for good reasons the way it is.

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Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: 0aTTBy the way: Shadow of Mordor is broken for some time with the actual Nvidia drivers. (I tested it a week ago with an 367 driver). I see the same bug as described here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/looks-like-shadow-of-mordor-has-bad-graphical-bugs-with-nvidia-36412.6909

There is a fix for that here.

Thank you liamdawe! I will test it.

I have been playing and playing through Shadow of Mordor for over 80 hours. Long enough. But the brawls with the Uruks are always fun. Especially with the steam controller. :)

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I am very satisfied with the actual situation. Shadow of Mordor I just played in 30 FPS (GTX 970). Mad Max runs already much better. I think the porters learn. Deus EX:MD will probably not run in the highest settings on my hardware, which it would under Windows. But I do not care as long as it goes further. I had not played for years because of the lack of games under Linux. This is now over and that is wonderful. For children the range of games is enormous. There is no reason to stress children with Windows or put them in front of a console. This is just great.

I think Linux has an advantage over all other systems: Its community.

By the way: Shadow of Mordor is broken for some time with the actual Nvidia drivers. (I tested it a week ago with an 367 driver). I see the same bug as described here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/looks-like-shadow-of-mordor-has-bad-graphical-bugs-with-nvidia-36412.6909

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LOL. I read "weird". ;)

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We have tested it on an old i3-2130, with 8GB RAM and a GTX 950. It runs without any issues so far.

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My PC complies with the recommended specifications. I will buy the game at release. Deus Ex and Total War I will also buy at release. I have bought all the feral titles at discount until now. I was never disappointed.

Maybe there will be another discount on the 20th? :)

Feral does a damn good job. Fantastic to have all these AAA titles on Linux.

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Quoting: orochikyoI then stretched my right hand over to the thumbstick for look and used the left D-Pad as the Left Joystick -- I'm in pain!

I never understand why I'm needing two Joysticks. SEGA Dreamcast had only one. For me, a second joystick is like a second thumb on the hand. Fast and precise movements I find with the joystick difficult to execute. With SteamController I use mostly the gyro control and the movement sensor for this. For normal camera movements the right pad works excellent. It behaves like the trackpad of a laptop.

It is fun with story-bound console games like TombRaider, Alien: Isolation or Bioshock: Infinite when you playing on TV. Games like Rocket League are just cool with the steam controller. But for every game I have to try at least an hour before I have found a suitable configuration. But that is also fun for me. :)

Hardcore FPS like CS:GO I would always play with Mouse and Keyboard sitting on my desk. I would not want to play it with the SteamController or any other controller. You will always lose. That's crap.

Of course only my personal opinion.

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Valve is not evil. Like Google. ;)

Seriously: Even if they create fascinating products the business practices of Microsoft, Sony and Co. simply do not fit into the 21st century. Valve understood that. Everyone should use their favorite controller. People do not want to be dictated in what way they have to play. Valve overcome its own fear one more time by opening Steam for other controllers.

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Quoting: ellieferalOr only play with your cool friends (i.e. other Linux/Mac gamers). You'll find lots on our Steam Group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/maclinux [External Link]

Thank you! I'll check this out. Didn't know that there is just a group.

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I miss Elite: Dangerous. But just because of one game I'm not going to install Windows.

By the way: DELL sold in China meanwhile 42 percent of its devices with Linux. See:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2984194/operating-systems/its-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop-for-dell-in-china.html [External Link]

What to make of it? I think, if China changes, for whatever reason, then that changes everything.

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