Author: James Courtier-Dutton Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [Games] Any Transgaming/Cedega Users Out There?
On 30/04/07, Sean Gibbins <sean@???> wrote: > I am looking to finally (almost) rid my machine of Windows. Up until
> recently the main reason for keeping Windows was the fact that I enjoy a
> spot of gaming and couldn't be doing with the effort required to get
> newer games up and running under Linux
>
> So, having spent less the 20 hours gaming since Christmas I decided that
> I might as well convert my XP Pro build to a smaller VMware image and
> claw back some the 60Gb it is currently occupying. However, while I was
> pulling off the data from my C: drive in preparation for this event I
> happened to see a number of well-loved gaming titles that brought a
> nostalgic tear to my eye. Who can forget the first time you run through
> the red mist that lingers after converting a fellow player to giblets in
> Quake 3*, after all? <sniff>
>
> Anyway, to cut this drivel short, I don't want to burn my bridges
> completely as far as gaming is concerned and wondered if Cedega is worth
> the £36 a year they are charging for it? Does it off-set the effort
> touched upon above? Is the performance equal to running native under
> Windows? How long does it take on average for new games to get support?
> If you can answer any of these questions or provide any input for that
> matter I'd be glad to hear it. Apart from 'Grow up and get a life!',
> that is...
>
> ;o)
>
> Sean
>
You will find that quite a few windows games work in plain old free WINE.
The ones that do not work, normally do not work due to some copy
protection feature.
cedega implements support for a lot more copy protection features, so
more games work in cedega.
