Linspire To Run Windows Games
TransGaming Releases Latest Cedega Portability Technology for Linspire Operating System Gamers Able to Play Hundreds of Microsoft Windows Games on Desktop Linux Right Out of the Box.
Linspire, Inc. and TransGaming Technologies announced the release of Cedega for the Linspire desktop Linux operating system, allowing Linspire users to play hundreds of popular Windows-format games right out of the box. TransGaming’s innovative Cedega portability technology, combined with the Point2Play graphical front end, offers equivalent game-play experience and performance, making it possible for avid Linux gamers to play titles like Half-Life 2, World of WarCraft and Battlefield 1942 on their machines. The product, which can be downloaded and installed through Linspire’s CNR (click and run) software library for $44.95 USD, includes one year of access to Cedega plus regular software updates and membership to TransGaming.
“Gamers don’t have to choose between Linux and Windows anymore,” said Kevin Carmony, president and CEO of Linspire, Inc. “The release of Cedega technology for Linspire fills one of the most serious application gaps that exist for widespread adoption of desktop Linux. The added bonus is that installation of Point2Play with Cedega is so easy and affordable, you’ll be able to play Windows games on Linspire for less than it would cost to purchase a Windows system.”
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June 27th, 2005 at 1:24 pm
Story posted on Slashdot, be ready, here they com!
June 27th, 2005 at 1:56 pm
Yeah no kidding. Anyway, they’re still overpricing the desktop if they intend on attracting hoards of Windows users to a Linux kernel.
June 27th, 2005 at 2:06 pm
Can I run photoshop under Cedera?
June 27th, 2005 at 2:07 pm
Pay once with Windows or pay again and again with Linux and Cadega? They’ll have to do better than this.
June 27th, 2005 at 2:11 pm
I wouldn’t mind paying the fee if they kept up as often as they should with the constant release of PC games. I really enjoy the stability of Linux, and the combatibility factor of Windows, but if they can’t keep up with the times as often as they should, then i’ll just continue gaming with Windows.
June 27th, 2005 at 2:31 pm
All I run is Linux so this is a bonus to me. I can dig out old games from the long gone Windows era.
June 27th, 2005 at 3:06 pm
Bud I Wount To Run xfire (xfire.com
June 27th, 2005 at 5:20 pm
WHY buy this for $99 when XP home can be had for less?
June 27th, 2005 at 6:39 pm
cedega sux anyway… terrible support and it only costs 30 bux on its own… why is it more for linspire?
June 27th, 2005 at 7:39 pm
Why pay for it, just download the source and compile it your self, or download the compiled version from someone else. Linspire makes money from selling free software in a user friendly time saving form.
June 27th, 2005 at 10:38 pm
Cedega is pretty much useless. There is no support and the games they say should be compatible aren’t. I use Linux for development, but keep gaming to Windows.
June 28th, 2005 at 8:08 am
Why does it always have cost money to be able to play games? Since the days of the arcades, pushing in coin after coin of hardearned bread into the hungry slots, just to have a moment of freedom.. Where does it end? It pains me to think that I have to not only buy the game, but I also have to have a working operating system that supports the game I paid for.. Now what? I am to sacrifice 50 bucks a year, just to be rid of Microsoft? Are you nuts? Put it down to say 5 bucks, and I will do it.. maybe.. if you let me try it free first, and also make it easier to purchase the OS.. Sell it in stores, not only online. Cheers for the initiative! Mad
June 28th, 2005 at 11:26 am
The os is good but i wuold like to run some of my micrsoft games and programs on it to or somthing simmilar to thim.
June 28th, 2005 at 11:44 am
What a joke!
June 28th, 2005 at 8:05 pm
Games… on Linus…. good, but then i just have to load my windows partition
July 1st, 2005 at 7:41 am
What’s the point of FREE LINUX if you have to pay for all the apps. I have Linpire and I am disappointed in having to buy programs when I have paid for a CNR lifetime membership…
July 2nd, 2005 at 11:26 pm
why are they making money off you? patition the game company for games in linux en masse and cedega and linspire go away. pay once for the game, not twice, three times… hey, can I get a piece of you too?
do nothing and nothing happens. But you’re a linux user. Why isn’t there a Linux advocacy group about this? I don’t think there would be any shortage of volunteers!!!!
July 4th, 2005 at 9:28 am
loki games was a good try at bringing good games to the linux desktop. I was very sad to see loki games go under
July 5th, 2005 at 2:14 am
Yeah. Good idea. But screw paying for it.
July 6th, 2005 at 3:55 pm
I must say That I use windows, and as of right now I’m getting Linspire for another older computer sitting in the closet. I’ve read the pros and the cons of each operating system. I think everybody should just purchase a huge hard drive, partition it, and run windows on one partition, run Linspire on the other. Play your games on the Windows partition, Use the Linspire partition for everything else! There’s no way I’m going to pay play a game that I just payed to purchase! There really is no debate! Wanna play games on Linspire then get off your ass and design some for the platform…..Geez!
July 17th, 2005 at 1:33 pm
As mentioned above, this a rather good idea concerning Linspire. However, in my case, I wished to buy Linspire for the reduced price within comparison to Windows, however, due to the fact this software shall cost an extra £50, the prices shall be very similar. It is a very good idea, however, Windows appears the easiest and best choise momentarily. In addition, partitioning the sytem is a rather good idea, however, I wish not to to do that as Windows still completes all task than Linspire can. Therefore, there is no purpose in purchasing both.
July 22nd, 2005 at 12:15 pm
I use Linspire, in fact I’m posting this from Lnspire. I have found Cedega to be useless. I cannot install any games in it, but hey, I figured I gave it a shot. I have an XP box and that is my gaming platform, I use Linspire for everything else. I don’t have a problem paying for an OS and I am also a CNR member becuase I don’t want to have to compile a program and worry about dependencies everytime I install something on the computer. I want it to just work, so I’ll pay the convenience fee.
But really, until publishers develop native Linux games, I’ll still have a Windows box around to do my gaming.
July 28th, 2005 at 2:21 am
Unseenspirit. I think I would just have to use a regular strib like slackware for the linux partition. I made my mind up. Screw Linspire
September 26th, 2005 at 10:02 pm
some body has a cnr gold