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@winehq.org ReportedBy: mityukov@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.