







Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Hello all,Welcome to the first GOL podcast! In this episode we (Cheeseness, madmachinations, Kallestofeles, darkone778) talk about the pros and cons of Linux as a gaming platform. As with everything, Linux is no exception, it has its strengths and weaknesses and we give our take on those. Are there any we missed? If so, sound off in the comments let us know what your list would have on it. We also discuss Linux related gaming news stories that have piqued our interest. So sit back listen and lets get to gaming on Linux!OGGMP3Introduction-Hosts introduction-Talk a little about show format-Games the hosts are currently playingNews-Microsoft and Universal Apps games for the Windows Store only?https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/microsofts-latest-tactics-show-gabe-newell-of-valve-was-right-to-worry.6745Some of the problems currently with SteamOShttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/how-steamos-could-become-a-better-console-competitor.6653Square Enix dips into Linux gaming with Hitman GOhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/square-enix-comes-to-steamos-linux-hitman-go-definitive-edition-released.6706Is Tomb Raider 2013 coming to Linuxhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/tomb-raider-the-awesome-2013-version-looks-like-its-heading-to-steamos-linux.6581Stainless Steel games causes a wreck with Linux and Mac gamershttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/stainless-games-announce-another-carmageddon-game-linux-mac-gamers-not-happy.6703Round Table discussion:Pros and Cons of Linux as a Gaming PlatformPros:-Awesome community developed driver efforts-Can tailor it for performance, change desktop environment etc.-Rapidly growing list of games available-More vendor (distribution platform) support *Steam, GOG, etc.*-The platform is guaranteed to evolve towards the needs of the industry and its consumers, rather than the needs of a company-Overall state of Wine gaming (sidetopic: general emulation on linux vs windows) and how far it has cometh - a bit of taboo, but a pro nonthelessCons:-Lack of vendor provided/supported drivers-Lags in behind in OpenGL as opposed to most recent released versions-Performance not up to par with Windows counterparts *games running at lower FPS*-The many different *nix distros can be a barrier to developers as far as official support-We have developers who don’t want to be here