ReactOS (FOSS "Windows") achieves 3D-accelerated Half-Life on real hardware
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- #Open-Source
- #ReactOS
- #Half-Life
- ReactOS, an open-source OS aiming for binary compatibility with Windows, has reached a milestone by successfully running the classic game Half-Life.
- This marks the first reported instance of Half-Life running fully on ReactOS, including in-game handling, despite previous attempts only initializing the game.
- The achievement was shared by developers on X, noting that the game was run on a Dell OptiPlex with an Intel Core i5 2400 and NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS graphics.
- While Half-Life can be run on other platforms like Linux via Wine, this milestone highlights ReactOS's progress in its long-standing development goal of Windows compatibility after 28 years.