And that would change what exactly anymore? :S:

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Quoting: DeformalBut I am impressed by 10% of Linux gamers. Is it time for rising on number of Linux gamers?

To be fair 10% as a figure has been something of a baseline for years. Of course since we are talking about percentages what exact number of players that represents varies, but roughly around 10% I have seen quoted by many developers for a very long time.

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If a DRM free build does appear somewhere done to line I will definitely be purchasing this - it has been a long time since I had the opportunity to jump into a new single-player FPS.

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Quoting: DrMcCoyOld?!? KotOR isn't old! It uses 3D graphics!

Now get off my lawn, you young whippersnapper!

Yeah, damn kids... :P

Personally I would be more interested in some of their older titles than most of the new ones, although I doubt we will ever see an Aspyr release outside of Steam.

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Could be useful for our HTPC, even though I have no interest in ever gaming on it. It really does depend on the price of the thing though.

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Quoting: CFWhitmanI think that loggfreak's point was that the anonymous poster actually said "prop drivers," and, while it is understandable that you would read that as 'proper drivers,' he thinks the poster meant 'proprietary drivers.' Personally, my initial tendency was to read it as 'proper,' but then I thought twice, and it's quite possible that loggfreak's impression is accurate.

Okay, that may be true. Maybe I am being that aloof. :|

Another lesson in the folly of abbreviation.

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Quoting: loggfreakif a cardd is from 2008, and it's 2014, doesn't that make it 6 years of service?
or did you mean it was released in 2008, and you bought it in 2010?

I never buy graphics cards unless they are used. Retail is too dodgy and expensive in my experience.

Quoting: FutureSutureHI am pretty sure he meant Nvidia's proprietary driver, although I most certainly do not disagree with you.

I knew which driver he was referring to specifically, I was asking for his definition of what constitutes "proper drivers" as that was the point I was debating. I am not that aloof. :whistle:

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Quoting: AnonymousAll that graph really shows is that although it's better than it was, it's still complete rubbish compared to nvidia on linux with prop drivers.

Define your "proper drivers". A real argument could be made that the only "proper drivers" on Linux are those that actually rely on the "proper" Linux graphics stack, therefore making all binary blobs painful kludges that weld on a huge chunk of Windows in an effort to try and cut down on "proper" engineering time and in the end results in less "proper" system integration and less "proper" code access. "Proper" can be a difficult adjective.

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I hope they are not throwing developers - they might get their necks broken. :P

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Just did some unscientific testing by playing a little Doom 3, Brütal Legend, Amnesia, and Trine 2 and did not see any huge differences; Doom 3 and Trine 2 might have been a little more responsive, but as it was being done just by feel my impressions do not account for much.

I have been keeping my eye out for a new card, but unless I spy a bargain I am perfectly content to stay with my current one for the moment.

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