Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 09:52:13 +0100 From: Rasputin <rara.rasputin@virgin.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gaming on FreeBSD... Message-ID: <20010423095212.B13323@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <B707BDCD.A2F%lists@markemmanuel.org>; from lists@markemmanuel.org on Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 10:44:30PM %2B0800 References: <B707BDCD.A2F%lists@markemmanuel.org>
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* markemmanuel <lists@markemmanuel.org> [010421 04:44]: > I'm slowly pulling myself off of Microsoft's control over my computing > needs. I'm really interested in the state of gaming on FreeBSD. I'm aware > of binary compatibility on for Linux but how much is the performance > affected FreeBSD? I'm interested in games like SimCity 3000, Myth ii, and > Unreal Tournament. How does it stack up? Thanks. To be blunt, it won't be as good as Doze. This is a very common question on various free OSes these days. There are hardly any games released for Linux, let alone *BSD. Running stuff through WINE often works,but it'll never be as fast as Doze code running on Doze. (Although oddly the Linuxulator *is* faster than Linux running the same code, at least in my experience. Netscape comes to mind.) What's wrong with keeping a Windows partition around for playing games? You've probably paid for it in one way or the other, it's all Windows is good for, so why not use it for that? Squeezing Window games into UNIX (*if* you#ve already shelled out for Windows) is IMHO as illogical as trying to use a Windows machine to do any kind of useful work. (Not trying to knock the spirit of 'I wonder if I can do this?', just trying to be practical.) -- "If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." -- J. Paul Getty Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns :: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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