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Article #694706Re: Linux still sucks for gaming
From: Werner Punz
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:07
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 17:07
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Am 14.11.15 um 17:23 schrieb Rin Stowleigh: > One big problem with Apple, it applies to OSX and iOS -- they just > completely disregard backward compatibility. They invest nothing to > keep backlevel versions of anything operable. They make money by > selling hardware so their business model depends on keeping the > consumer always buying the latest and greatest every couple of years. > This is a nightmare for certain types of software, including gaming, > hardware drivers etc. > Actually the situation on OSX has been relatively stable for the last 10 years. Besides that backwards compatibility never really was an issue for console manufacturers (Sony being the prime example). The cut on the Mac was severe when they switched from OS9 to OSX. Sure they break a little bit from time to time, but overall the APIs on OSX are pretty stable. IOS is a different beast in this regard but that did not stop it from becoming a major gaming platform. > Some people don't realize what a fantastic technological feat is that > Windows can still run software that is 10, 20, 30 years old. Microsoft just killed certain drm schemes of the 2000s basically rendering hundreds of old games useless, which never will run on Windows 10. Most of them over time will probably run decently again in VMs running older Windows versions but for now they are basically locked out of Windows. Also most of the old dos games nowadays are not playable natively anymore, you have to use emulators like dosbox. In my opinion backwards compatibility is overrated and does not work that well on windows. VMs are probably a better way to keep backwards compatibility in the long run.
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