Steam & Origin on Ubuntu? [closed]
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Son wants an upgraded PC for gaming. I want him to learn some useful skills other than shooting people and arguing on a headset, so my compromise would be that he must use Ubuntu so he has to learn Unix commands and do some real IT work.
Is this practical? Do Origin & Steam work fully, or would he need to set up a Windows VM? Will most other serious games work ok?
Many thanks for any advice
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asked Aug 26 at 12:26
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Son wants an upgraded PC for gaming. I want him to learn some useful skills other than shooting people and arguing on a headset, so my compromise would be that he must use Ubuntu so he has to learn Unix commands and do some real IT work.
Is this practical? Do Origin & Steam work fully, or would he need to set up a Windows VM? Will most other serious games work ok?
Many thanks for any advice
games steam
asked Aug 26 at 12:26
richier
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closed as primarily opinion-based by DK Bose, guntbert, waltinator, Melebius, Eric Carvalho Aug 27 at 15:33
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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This type of question would be better off being asked at ubuntuforums.org. This site focuses on questions about specific technical issues.
– DK Bose
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@DKBose This is a valid question. Not all questions must be technical issues. They simply need to be objectively definable.
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Son wants an upgraded PC for gaming. I want him to learn some useful skills other than shooting people and arguing on a headset, so my compromise would be that he must use Ubuntu so he has to learn Unix commands and do some real IT work.
Is this practical? Do Origin & Steam work fully, or would he need to set up a Windows VM? Will most other serious games work ok?
Many thanks for any advice
games steam
asked Aug 26 at 12:26
richier
183
Son wants an upgraded PC for gaming. I want him to learn some useful skills other than shooting people and arguing on a headset, so my compromise would be that he must use Ubuntu so he has to learn Unix commands and do some real IT work.
Is this practical? Do Origin & Steam work fully, or would he need to set up a Windows VM? Will most other serious games work ok?
Many thanks for any advice
games steam
games steam
asked Aug 26 at 12:26
richier
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asked Aug 26 at 12:26
richier
183
asked Aug 26 at 12:26
richier
183
asked Aug 26 at 12:26
richier
183
asked Aug 26 at 12:26
richier
183
183
closed as primarily opinion-based by DK Bose, guntbert, waltinator, Melebius, Eric Carvalho Aug 27 at 15:33
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by DK Bose, guntbert, waltinator, Melebius, Eric Carvalho Aug 27 at 15:33
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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This type of question would be better off being asked at ubuntuforums.org. This site focuses on questions about specific technical issues.
– DK Bose
Aug 26 at 12:35
2
@DKBose This is a valid question. Not all questions must be technical issues. They simply need to be objectively definable.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 12:38
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This type of question would be better off being asked at ubuntuforums.org. This site focuses on questions about specific technical issues.
– DK Bose
Aug 26 at 12:35
2
@DKBose This is a valid question. Not all questions must be technical issues. They simply need to be objectively definable.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 12:38
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This type of question would be better off being asked at ubuntuforums.org. This site focuses on questions about specific technical issues.
– DK Bose
Aug 26 at 12:35
This type of question would be better off being asked at ubuntuforums.org. This site focuses on questions about specific technical issues.
– DK Bose
Aug 26 at 12:35
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@DKBose This is a valid question. Not all questions must be technical issues. They simply need to be objectively definable.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 12:38
@DKBose This is a valid question. Not all questions must be technical issues. They simply need to be objectively definable.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 12:38
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Steam supports Ubuntu, and there are many games which have been ported to run native on Linux. Electronic Arts however, does not provide native versions of their games.
Valve however, has recently announced Steam Play which can enable playing many games which are only available for Windows, on Linux without a VM. The games you wish to play may or may not work well with this.
To play in a VM as well as on the host system, you will need a second graphics card to pass through to the VM, so games can be played with appropriate performance level. You might prefer a dual boot system instead, if this is necessary.
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
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Steam Play only supports a couple dozen titles. The only steam game I have for Windows: Tomb Raider 2013, is not one of them. Certainly the kid will become a Ubuntu IT expert trying to get this new steam beta based onwinespin-off to work properly :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Aug 26 at 15:35
@WinEunuuchs2Unix Steam Play only has officially tested with a couple dozen titles. Thousands more work as well. Nobody mentioned Tomb Raider 2013, but either way it has a native port, so there's no need for Steam Play with it.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 19:13
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Steam supports Ubuntu, and there are many games which have been ported to run native on Linux. Electronic Arts however, does not provide native versions of their games.
Valve however, has recently announced Steam Play which can enable playing many games which are only available for Windows, on Linux without a VM. The games you wish to play may or may not work well with this.
To play in a VM as well as on the host system, you will need a second graphics card to pass through to the VM, so games can be played with appropriate performance level. You might prefer a dual boot system instead, if this is necessary.
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
32k33585
Steam Play only supports a couple dozen titles. The only steam game I have for Windows: Tomb Raider 2013, is not one of them. Certainly the kid will become a Ubuntu IT expert trying to get this new steam beta based onwinespin-off to work properly :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Aug 26 at 15:35
@WinEunuuchs2Unix Steam Play only has officially tested with a couple dozen titles. Thousands more work as well. Nobody mentioned Tomb Raider 2013, but either way it has a native port, so there's no need for Steam Play with it.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 19:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Steam supports Ubuntu, and there are many games which have been ported to run native on Linux. Electronic Arts however, does not provide native versions of their games.
Valve however, has recently announced Steam Play which can enable playing many games which are only available for Windows, on Linux without a VM. The games you wish to play may or may not work well with this.
To play in a VM as well as on the host system, you will need a second graphics card to pass through to the VM, so games can be played with appropriate performance level. You might prefer a dual boot system instead, if this is necessary.
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
32k33585
Steam Play only supports a couple dozen titles. The only steam game I have for Windows: Tomb Raider 2013, is not one of them. Certainly the kid will become a Ubuntu IT expert trying to get this new steam beta based onwinespin-off to work properly :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Aug 26 at 15:35
@WinEunuuchs2Unix Steam Play only has officially tested with a couple dozen titles. Thousands more work as well. Nobody mentioned Tomb Raider 2013, but either way it has a native port, so there's no need for Steam Play with it.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 19:13
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Steam supports Ubuntu, and there are many games which have been ported to run native on Linux. Electronic Arts however, does not provide native versions of their games.
Valve however, has recently announced Steam Play which can enable playing many games which are only available for Windows, on Linux without a VM. The games you wish to play may or may not work well with this.
To play in a VM as well as on the host system, you will need a second graphics card to pass through to the VM, so games can be played with appropriate performance level. You might prefer a dual boot system instead, if this is necessary.
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
32k33585
Steam supports Ubuntu, and there are many games which have been ported to run native on Linux. Electronic Arts however, does not provide native versions of their games.
Valve however, has recently announced Steam Play which can enable playing many games which are only available for Windows, on Linux without a VM. The games you wish to play may or may not work well with this.
To play in a VM as well as on the host system, you will need a second graphics card to pass through to the VM, so games can be played with appropriate performance level. You might prefer a dual boot system instead, if this is necessary.
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
32k33585
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
32k33585
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
32k33585
answered Aug 26 at 12:42
dobey
32k33585
32k33585
Steam Play only supports a couple dozen titles. The only steam game I have for Windows: Tomb Raider 2013, is not one of them. Certainly the kid will become a Ubuntu IT expert trying to get this new steam beta based onwinespin-off to work properly :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Aug 26 at 15:35
@WinEunuuchs2Unix Steam Play only has officially tested with a couple dozen titles. Thousands more work as well. Nobody mentioned Tomb Raider 2013, but either way it has a native port, so there's no need for Steam Play with it.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 19:13
add a comment |Â
Steam Play only supports a couple dozen titles. The only steam game I have for Windows: Tomb Raider 2013, is not one of them. Certainly the kid will become a Ubuntu IT expert trying to get this new steam beta based onwinespin-off to work properly :p
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Aug 26 at 15:35
@WinEunuuchs2Unix Steam Play only has officially tested with a couple dozen titles. Thousands more work as well. Nobody mentioned Tomb Raider 2013, but either way it has a native port, so there's no need for Steam Play with it.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 19:13
Steam Play only supports a couple dozen titles. The only steam game I have for Windows: Tomb Raider 2013, is not one of them. Certainly the kid will become a Ubuntu IT expert trying to get this new steam beta based on
wine spin-off to work properly :p– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Aug 26 at 15:35
Steam Play only supports a couple dozen titles. The only steam game I have for Windows: Tomb Raider 2013, is not one of them. Certainly the kid will become a Ubuntu IT expert trying to get this new steam beta based on
wine spin-off to work properly :p– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Aug 26 at 15:35
@WinEunuuchs2Unix Steam Play only has officially tested with a couple dozen titles. Thousands more work as well. Nobody mentioned Tomb Raider 2013, but either way it has a native port, so there's no need for Steam Play with it.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 19:13
@WinEunuuchs2Unix Steam Play only has officially tested with a couple dozen titles. Thousands more work as well. Nobody mentioned Tomb Raider 2013, but either way it has a native port, so there's no need for Steam Play with it.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 19:13
add a comment |Â
3
This type of question would be better off being asked at ubuntuforums.org. This site focuses on questions about specific technical issues.
– DK Bose
Aug 26 at 12:35
2
@DKBose This is a valid question. Not all questions must be technical issues. They simply need to be objectively definable.
– dobey
Aug 26 at 12:38