Linux Indrema: the Anti-Console?
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SimplyCosmic
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Some more articles on the Indrema:
Personally, I don't like to forecast which system will come out on top, because history has shown that such predictions aren't as solid as we like (remember when no one thought Sony could pull off the Playstation?). I'll wait until I actually see a demo unit of each at the local game store before I declare any of them the "winner".
However, the Indrema isn't the first mass product to use the Linux operating system. There's the Tivo, as well as more gadgets that you can count that use embedded Linux.
- Gamepro article on the Indrema
- Twin Galaxies article, including hardware specs compared with XBox and PS2
- Indrema Informer
- Slashdot interview of the man behind the Indrema
Personally, I don't like to forecast which system will come out on top, because history has shown that such predictions aren't as solid as we like (remember when no one thought Sony could pull off the Playstation?). I'll wait until I actually see a demo unit of each at the local game store before I declare any of them the "winner".
However, the Indrema isn't the first mass product to use the Linux operating system. There's the Tivo, as well as more gadgets that you can count that use embedded Linux.
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I don't think it could be a top contender, based on the popularity of PS2, the marketability of x-box, and the titles Nintendo has rights to. Who knows what the future holds. But my question was : will it keep up?
It seems like in today's pop culture, anything not accepted by the masses is doomed to fail. (Yep, that's a generalized statement if I ever typed one
Big business and commercialism is where it's at. And PS2, X-Box, and GCube have it.
I honestly know little of Linux. Would you consider Linux PC gaming to still be in it's infancy? If so, would a console for it pull away from Linux PC gaming?
I don't think it could be a top contender, based on the popularity of PS2, the marketability of x-box, and the titles Nintendo has rights to. Who knows what the future holds. But my question was : will it keep up?
It seems like in today's pop culture, anything not accepted by the masses is doomed to fail. (Yep, that's a generalized statement if I ever typed one
Big business and commercialism is where it's at. And PS2, X-Box, and GCube have it.I honestly know little of Linux. Would you consider Linux PC gaming to still be in it's infancy? If so, would a console for it pull away from Linux PC gaming?
SimplyCosmic
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Linux PC gaming is most certainly in it's infancy, due mainly to the difficulty in getting 3D acceleration to work easily.
If anything, I believe that the XBox would do more to take away from normal PC gaming than the Indrema would do towards the Linux market.
The reason for this is that, given a choice, most developers are going to give preference to the consoles, because the development time of only having to deal with one configuration of hardware and software that a console locks you into makes their job infinitely easier than trying to please the numerous configurations of operating systems, hardware and software that the MS Windows market contains.
The situation will be similiar for the Indrema, and given that the 3D Hardware will be preconfigured, it's even more attractive. The difference, however, is the open source nature of the software. If a great game comes out for the XBox only, there's no way for PC owners to play it (despite the XBox using PC parts) unless it's ported by the game company itself. With an open-source game, however, it's guarenteed that the software engine will be recompiled over to nearly every Linux distro available as soon as it's released and some code monkey somewhere gets access to it.
In alot of ways, the Indrema is competing in a different kind of console market than the XBox and PS2, with the open source nature of the system breaking most of the old rules. It's success will depend very much on the software produced under its new rules.
If anything, I believe that the XBox would do more to take away from normal PC gaming than the Indrema would do towards the Linux market.
The reason for this is that, given a choice, most developers are going to give preference to the consoles, because the development time of only having to deal with one configuration of hardware and software that a console locks you into makes their job infinitely easier than trying to please the numerous configurations of operating systems, hardware and software that the MS Windows market contains.
The situation will be similiar for the Indrema, and given that the 3D Hardware will be preconfigured, it's even more attractive. The difference, however, is the open source nature of the software. If a great game comes out for the XBox only, there's no way for PC owners to play it (despite the XBox using PC parts) unless it's ported by the game company itself. With an open-source game, however, it's guarenteed that the software engine will be recompiled over to nearly every Linux distro available as soon as it's released and some code monkey somewhere gets access to it.
In alot of ways, the Indrema is competing in a different kind of console market than the XBox and PS2, with the open source nature of the system breaking most of the old rules. It's success will depend very much on the software produced under its new rules.
