Comment Re:Dual boot / Emulate means no *new* customers (Score 1) 1000
Well said, the poster forgot to mention that the Linux installation was more difficult than the Windows installation would have been. Normally, software installation is easier on Linux than on Windows, one aspect users like me get used to over the time. Fiddling around with Wine is not appropriate if I pay the full price for a game.
I play games on Linux, and enjoy it very much. There are high-quality games available, like Civilization-Call to Power (my first), Majesty with Expansion Set, and Unreal Tournament 2004. All these games I have bought and some lesser known, but I really would like to play an RPG, standalone party-based or multi-user. WoW has a special business case for a native Linux port: It requires an Internet connection and opening up the gamers' system. I would never allow access from the Internet if I would use Windows, and I have no time working around security problems.
My Linux system is rock stable, no problems whatever. No bluescreen, no reboot even after installing new software, no slowdown over time, no EULA for every patch to read through, no activation, tabbed browsing, all in all a real time-saver. Installing the games was very easy as well. So I have more time to actually play my games and to buy new ones ;-)
This is an easy case: I only buy native Linux games. And I like to buy original games with some goodies in it (maps, etc.) even if they cost a little bit more. If there is no new high-quality Linux game to buy, I play again my collection which is quite nice.
I play games on Linux, and enjoy it very much. There are high-quality games available, like Civilization-Call to Power (my first), Majesty with Expansion Set, and Unreal Tournament 2004. All these games I have bought and some lesser known, but I really would like to play an RPG, standalone party-based or multi-user. WoW has a special business case for a native Linux port: It requires an Internet connection and opening up the gamers' system. I would never allow access from the Internet if I would use Windows, and I have no time working around security problems.
My Linux system is rock stable, no problems whatever. No bluescreen, no reboot even after installing new software, no slowdown over time, no EULA for every patch to read through, no activation, tabbed browsing, all in all a real time-saver. Installing the games was very easy as well. So I have more time to actually play my games and to buy new ones
This is an easy case: I only buy native Linux games. And I like to buy original games with some goodies in it (maps, etc.) even if they cost a little bit more. If there is no new high-quality Linux game to buy, I play again my collection which is quite nice.
