If more games had Linux support, I'd make the jump in a heartbeat.  I'm hoping Steam's support for OSX and Linux will help with that, alongside the fact that the PS4 is essentially a PC with forced OpenGL usage.

I understand the frustration on choosing a distro. I currently run linux mint 14 kde (waiting for 15)

Quote from: Horizon on June 29, 2013, 02:59:27 PM
If more games had Linux support, I'd make the jump in a heartbeat.  I'm hoping Steam's support for OSX and Linux will help with that, alongside the fact that the PS4 is essentially a PC with forced OpenGL usage.

I understand the feeling. I actually keep a partition of windows 7 for that very reason.

Quote from: Horizon on June 29, 2013, 02:59:27 PM
If more games had Linux support, I'd make the jump in a heartbeat.  I'm hoping Steam's support for OSX and Linux will help with that, alongside the fact that the PS4 is essentially a PC with forced OpenGL usage.

I understand that feeling.  I don't really game on the pc for this reason.  I do dual boot Windows 7 though in case there is something I have to play. Originally, I was excited about Diablo 3.  Then I played it . 

The way things look Steam for linux, Ooya, and other android gaming consoles may prove good for open source gaming, but I doubt we are ever going to see major titles.  Right now everything is more Indie than anything.  I don't see Microsoft losing it's dominance for the mainstream games. 

You never know about Microsoft with windows 8 I know a lot of people that are jumping ship, but being a techie that does not say much either. A lot of my friends are techies too so.... I don't know.

Linux is slowly gaining favor, quite a bit of which is due to dissatisfaction with W8 and Microsoft's pricing ($250 for a non-OEM variant of Windows?  About the same for MS Office?  LOLNOTHX).  With programs like OpenOffice becoming more mainstream, people are realizing free alternatives exist for the first time ever (well, ignoring pirates).

Maybe I'm an optimist, but with all the mistakes Microsoft is making, open source software might be a more widely accepted alternative within the next generation or so.