waterskidoo <water.skidoo@xxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On 2007-07-27, Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> It *is* growing in that any "new" game added to the list means it is
>> growing. What is *falling* however is the number of games developed for
>> Linux either only for Linux or as a result of using OpenGL. This is a
>> shame and Linux users need to vote with their wallet in order to support
>> any company which releases a Linux game. if I could buy a top quality
>> modern game, that just "installs and runs" on Linux I would.
>
>>
>> Since you are a "non gamer", why would you make any assumption? They are
>> nothing like "the same game". Even had you followed the link you would
>> have seen, quite clearly, from the screenshots how different they are.
>>
>> Interestingly the copy of Tribes 2 from Loki ( they went bust since no
>> one bought any of their Linux ports) is more than 100 usd ...
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000083JW7?tag=tecstu-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=am1&creativeASIN=B000083JW7&adid=1YT91E9YDGHCRQNFWV4T&;
>>
>> or
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yuyqpj
>>
>> of course, this silly list is rather pointless since there is already
>> more than one site dedicated to Linux Gaming
>>
>> http://www.linuxgames.com/
>>
>> http://www.lokigames.com/
>>
>> "Loki is closed. Thanks for your patronage."
>>
>> I suspect they meant "patronising".
>>
>
> I'm not a gamer at all but last night I got to play the latest
> version of Call To Duty 4 on an Xbox360 hooked to a large
> flat screen plasma TV and I was absolutely blown away by
> the quality of the game.
> It is extremely realistic.
> After playing a game like that in that type of setting
> there is no way I would want to go back to a PC.
> The person who owns the set up hasn't had any Xbox 360
> problems but he is concerned about reliability of it.
> But like I said, I'm not a gamer so maybe I am easily
> impressed by these things.
Modern graphics cards are rather good, and the quality of art which
accompanies modern games is very impressive. However, a major part of
these games is the sound-stage, it contributes greatly to the feeling
of total immersion. Having a large screen also can help, so long as
the graphics do not pixellate in a too-visible way.
The other issue, though, is having either real people opponents, or AI
which is so good it acts like people (or so close that you cannot tell
the difference).
The owner of the Xbox should be concerned about reliability, though -
they are not reliable because they have a fundamental design flaw.
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