The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (probably) getting ported to Linux

[Humbug]

http://steamdb.info/sub/40356/#section_history
^^what above means is that CD projekt / Valve has updated the steamdb for a beta version, even though not publicly available or announced yet

http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Witcher-2-Assassins-of-Kings-to-Arrive-on-Linux-433107.shtml

[DeViLzzz]

I am glad that you and that one other guy that uses Linux will now be able to enjoy the game.

[Humbug]

I am glad that you and that one other guy that uses Linux will now be able to enjoy the game.

Thanks, that really means a lot..

[DeViLzzz]

Thanks, that really means a lot..

Well I am excited for you two. Seriously.

[Maxibonbits]

Are Linux amd/nvidia drivers even good enough for the witcher 2.

[Humbug]

Are Linux amd/nvidia drivers even good enough for the witcher 2.

Nvidia- yes

AMD- No

[Rassilon]

Possibly is probably a better word.

[Tam3n]

[Humbug]

I'm not talking about idealogical differences or who is easier to work with for Linus, I'm talking about raw gaming performance. Nvidia beats  AMD comfortably in Linux.

[SangeetKhatri]

I am glad that you and that one other guy that uses Linux will now be able to enjoy the game.

Who is the other guy? Just curious?

[SangeetKhatri]

Nvidia- yes

AMD- No

They will improve over time but currently yes, Nvidia is a lot better and that is the reason why I am planning to buy a 750 Ti even though the 260x is cheaper.

[SangeetKhatri]

There is a reason why torvalds said so.

 

In Linux there are two types of graphics drivers, first one is the open source that is included by default with the linux distros maintained by community and the other is the propietary drivers which are launched by AMD/Nvidia but since they are proprietary hence they cannot be included by default on Linux distros.

AMD's open source software is better than Nvidia because they contribute a lot to the community maintained drivers and hence there are no problems with the default drivers of AMD. Nvidia on the other hand rarely contributes to the open source drivers and they are never willing to share their code as openly like AMD does therefore many things with Nvidia's Open Source drivers are not up to par and many features like Multi Monitor support is a little pain in the ass with Open Source drivers.

As for proprietary drivers, Nvidia's Proprietary drivers are significantly ahead of the AMD drivers in performance. AMD is still catching up at Linux support but it is currently giving Linux a lot of attention because of Valve and various game engines getting Linux support by every passing day.

 

The future for gaming on Linux looks bright. I don't see myself switching to Windows unless I really wanted to. Linux does things better for me so all the developent in Linux Gaming is of course welcomed by us Linux users.

[MatheusSanzo]

We gotta love Torvalds.

[totjup5]

I wish they would put this effort in to the witcher 3 instead of porting an old title to linux.