[Bug 16031] New: Missing categorising by video driver version in AppDB

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Thu Nov 13 03:03:56 CST 2008


http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16031

           Summary: Missing categorising by video driver version in AppDB
           Product: WineHQ Apps Database
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: other
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P2
         Component: appdb-unknown
        AssignedTo: wine-bugs at winehq.org
        ReportedBy: mityukov at gmail.com


I found the AppDB is a bit unusable, when it comes to quick check on "Which
games will run in my system", or "Will this game run for me".

The most important thing, when it come to games - is the Video Driver. For
example, there are many games, that run for NVidia owners, but don't run for
ATI, and so on.

Another point, when it comes to specific driver name and version. For example,
open-source "radeon" supports only OpenGL 1.3, and Catalyst supports higher
implementations. Moreover, different versions of the same, let say Catalyst,
may work differently for this or that program. There are also regressions, etc.


Again: Video Drivers in Linux, are not ideal. I would say, this point have even
higher affect than the Distribution.


What I would like to see, near the "Distribution" column -- is another one:
"Video" or something like this, where it will say e.g. "Catalyst 8.9". This way
it will be possible to link Rating with certain Video Setup, before taking the
decision.

Some tools for searching Games, that work with specific video driver(s) would
also be _HIGHLY_ appreciated.


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