08-15-2017, 11:01 PM
Note, if you want to try Windows games without ExaGear. The components to get this most likely to work are "qemu-user" (user space processor emulation) and "Wine"
With "qemu-user" you can run x86 binaries on ARM. So with this you could potentially run closed source linux games directly on the Pinebook. With Wine you get the windows emulation. As qemu-user can link x86 binaries to ARM libraries, you can potentially run the Wine part natively in ARM.
Just not having to figure this our and work out all the kinks could already be worth the 25$ for ExaGear. They also claim to be faster then qemu, but maybe they are comparing to full system emulation and not userspace emulation.
We use qemu-user on x86 to run ARM binaries for various tests and stuff at the office. So I only have experience the other way around. And if I do feel the need to game on the Pinebook, I will most likely install OpenTTD or some Roguelike game.
With "qemu-user" you can run x86 binaries on ARM. So with this you could potentially run closed source linux games directly on the Pinebook. With Wine you get the windows emulation. As qemu-user can link x86 binaries to ARM libraries, you can potentially run the Wine part natively in ARM.
Just not having to figure this our and work out all the kinks could already be worth the 25$ for ExaGear. They also claim to be faster then qemu, but maybe they are comparing to full system emulation and not userspace emulation.
We use qemu-user on x86 to run ARM binaries for various tests and stuff at the office. So I only have experience the other way around. And if I do feel the need to game on the Pinebook, I will most likely install OpenTTD or some Roguelike game.