Gaming on the Linx tablets

[J.Munslow]

I recently ordered a small linx windows tablet (1010B) to use at college. the specs are nothing to shout about, Intel Atom Z3735F Quad Core, 32 GB, 2 GB, but it got me thinking..... This thing could be a great alternative to a Switch if i were to stick to some smaller titles or indie games........    Any of you have experience using these small machines for gaming and if so, are there any surprise titles you could get running??

[minibois]

I know @iamdarkyoshi had made a thread in the past about gaming on a similar tablet, but with Windows on it. The main game featured that I remember was Rocket League was ran alright (of course best with a controller added).

I suppose you experience would be similar, except with Linux added in (so game support might be less out of the box and I have no clue how Wine runs on an Atom)

[J.Munslow]

Just now, Minibois said:

I know @iamdarkyoshi had made a thread in the past about gaming on a similar tablet, but with Windows on it. The main game featured that I remember was Rocket League was ran alright (of course best with a controller added).

I suppose you experience would be similar, except with Linux added in (so game support might be less out of the box and I have no clue how Wine runs on an Atom)

This one does run windows 10, the manufacturer is called 'Linx'  Rocket league!?! that's a great game for a machine like this!

[Zando_]

Older games will run fine. My cousin has an Acer Chromebook type computer running Win10 (I forget their name for it, it's basically a nice looking 14" netbook), with a dual core Celeron, 32GB flash, and 2GB RAM. It runs BattleFront II (2005) just fine, and it'll ports do the same for any other oldie-goldies. 

[iamdarkyoshi]

2 minutes ago, Minibois said:

I know @iamdarkyoshi had made a thread in the past about gaming on a similar tablet, but with Windows on it. The main game featured that I remember was Rocket League was ran alright (of course best with a controller added).

I suppose you experience would be similar, except with Linux added in (so game support might be less out of the box and I have no clue how Wine runs on an Atom)

It was rocket league on a chromebook, but you can run steam in home streaming on those tablets without issues.

[minibois]

5 minutes ago, J.Munslow said:

This one does run windows 10, the manufacturer is called 'Linx'  Rocket league!?! that's a great game for a machine like this!

Ooooh, derp. I read the title, assumed you meant to write Linux and my mind must've skipped over the whole Windows thing straight to the atom..

But yeah, Rocket League, pretty much the perfect kinda game if you can take a controller or two with you! (not sure how splitscreen would run).

 

Other games I would recommend you check out for a machine like this are Brawlhalla or Rivals of Aether (both Super Smash Bros. like games) or something like Towerfall.

[The Sloth]

not even close, those games can't really compare to Zelda, Mario, and other future switch titles. switch has much better gpu, cpu and dev support. 

[J.Munslow]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

not even close, those games can't really compare to Zelda, Mario, and other future switch titles. switch has much better gpu, cpu and dev support. 

but can it run............... Microsoft Office 2016?  also, this thing was like £120

[The Sloth]

Just now, J.Munslow said:

but can it run............... Microsoft Office 2016?

no one cares, buy a chromebook, switch is a gaming console. 

[Zando_]

4 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

no one cares, buy a chromebook, switch is a gaming console. 

But this can do both! 

[The Sloth]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

But this can do both! 

 

nope, it can't run zelda, Mario or any other exclusives, no dev support, barely can run games, battery life is crap, no accessories made for it, screen is lower quality. 

[Zando_]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

 

nope, it can't run zelda, Mario or any other exclusives, no dev support, barely can run games, battery life is crap, no accessories made for it, screen is lower quality. 

Well, yeah. But I meant it can run games as well. Though the Switch would be a better console, this is also decent, and he can use it for his college/office work. And it's cheaper than a Switch. Also, I think he'd get some funny looks and possibly get in trouble if his teachers saw him with a gaming console in class. But since this runs Windows, it's prefect for surreptitious gaming durning an excessively boring lecture. One minute, you're blasting flankers in Battlefront II, or wasting your opponents in Rocket League (Is that what you do? I've never played it), and then the teacher comes over and bam! You're taking notes. 

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Well, yeah. But I meant it can run games as well. Though the Switch would be a better console, this is also decent, and he can use it for his college/office work

 

for work yes perfectly even few games in the middle.

 

1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Also, I think he'd get some funny looks and possibly get in trouble if his teachers saw him with a gaming console in class.

much as i love this idea, if you are in school pay attention, even if its the most useless thing in the world. 

2 minutes ago, Zando Bob said:

it's prefect for surreptitious gaming durning an excessively boring lecture. One minute, you're blasting flankers in Battlefront II, or wasting your opponents in Rocket League (Is that what you do? I've never played it), and then the teacher comes over and bam! You're taking notes. 

 

i would highly suggest you to avoid doing, paying attention is very important in school, especially if you go into something like engineering, most morons who played games during class barely passed with a shitty GPA. 

 

 

we are comparing apple to oranges, for gaming switch is a much better gaming console, for work/ small bit of gaming a low powered windows tablet is better. 

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

for work yes perfectly even few games in the middle.

 

much as i love this idea, if you are in school pay attention, even if its the most useless thing in the world. 

i would highly suggest you to avoid doing, paying attention is very important in school, especially if you go into something like engineering, most morons who played games during class barely passed with a shitty GPA. 

 

 

we are comparing apple to oranges, for gaming switch is a much better gaming console, for work/ small bit of gaming a low powered windows tablet is better. 

I'm kidding about the gaming in class thing. And you would be an idiot to pay a ton of moolah for college and then ignore what you're being taught. Probs why I ain't going to college!

[J.Munslow]

32 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

for work yes perfectly even few games in the middle.

 

much as i love this idea, if you are in school pay attention, even if its the most useless thing in the world. 

i would highly suggest you to avoid doing, paying attention is very important in school, especially if you go into something like engineering, most morons who played games during class barely passed with a shitty GPA. 

 

 

we are comparing apple to oranges, for gaming switch is a much better gaming console, for work/ small bit of gaming a low powered windows tablet is better. 

I think you're a bit of a Nintendo FanBoy!

[The Sloth]

3 minutes ago, J.Munslow said:

I think you're a bit of a Nintendo FanBoy!

kinda am but look at my arguments, i am not being biased. comparing a low powered tablet to a gaming console is a bit unfair.  

[J.Munslow]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

kinda am but look at my arguments, i am not being biased. comparing a low powered tablet to a gaming console is bit unfair.  

i suppose you could argue that the switch is a low powered tablet too  

[The Sloth]

Just now, J.Munslow said:

i suppose you could argue that the switch is a low powered tablet too  

not really the X1 is leages above a shitty Atom processor. 

[The Sloth]

Just now, J.Munslow said:

i suppose you could argue that the switch is a low powered tablet too  

here is a video of Tegra x1 running crysis 3 

 

[J.Munslow]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

here is a video of Tegra x1 running crysis 3 

 

i suppose the switch is really just the next evolution of the Shield 

[wolfsbane3083]

I actually have a Linx 1010B and was able to get World of Warcraft: Legion running on it using an external hdd. Frame rate was pants and all the settings where on minimum (50% render scale too) but it ran and let my do my dailies when mobile.