ryujin470 to Gaming@beehaw.org • 2 months agoWhy there are few native Linux games compared to Windows or even Mac?message-square57fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
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minus-square@Petter1@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•2 months agoIs it harder to port from Linux to windows than other way around or does that not really matter? Or are there engines to use, that are already globally supported by all 3 big OS?
minus-square@Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink2•2 months agoRegarding engines: I believe Vulkan and OpenGL are supported by all three.
minus-square@Petter1@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•2 months agoVulkan and OpenGL are not engines but a graphics API: https://www.vulkan.org/learn https://www.opengl.org/ These are engines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_engines
Is it harder to port from Linux to windows than other way around or does that not really matter?
Or are there engines to use, that are already globally supported by all 3 big OS?
Regarding engines: I believe Vulkan and OpenGL are supported by all three.
Vulkan and OpenGL are not engines but a graphics API:
https://www.vulkan.org/learn
https://www.opengl.org/
These are engines:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_engines