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Re: Other Platforms (Porting to X: Part 2)
[Re: Wiz]
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07/06/06 00:25
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The problem is, as stated many times in this thread, that you can't just call MS and say you want to buy a license... You have to either be an established developer with a good record or have a game in the making that MS really want on their console.
Somebody has been reading my posts!  I feel so much better. 
Yes, that's the big issue here.
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Is 3dgs ... game can run on the Xbox or Xbox360 without rewrite any code?
My thought on this is that you, the game developer, wouldn't have to rewrite much if any of your code. You would hire Conitec to make a XBox version of the engine, and it would take your resources (graphics, sounds, c-script, etc.) and convert them over.
This wouldn't be cheap, but I think we could do it for less then our competitors. The first, most important step, is to create a 3DGS game that people would want to play on the XBox 360. Once you have that, we should talk.
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Re: Other Platforms (Porting to X: Part 2)
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07/30/06 10:44
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Palm, PocketPC, Playstation, N64, and Dreamcast are not powerful enough to run the 3DGameStudio engine.
Would this be true for the Playstation Portable too? Or would this require a total re-write of the engine, just like with PS2 or Gamecube? When I look at the graphics of most of the PSP games, it looks like 3dgs can compete with it, but maybe it requires a bit more power?
(btw. this is just a question out of interest, since I do not have a huge amount of funding in case this would be possible.  )
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Re: Other Platforms (Porting to X: Part 2)
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08/14/06 18:33
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Has any of you seen this. Microsoft is opening the Xbox360, at least partially, to indies and hobbyists! Garage Games is already on the team, with Torque X in full development. So Conitec, are you going to support this in some way, or do I have to switch over to Torque?
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Re: Other Platforms (Porting to X: Part 2)
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08/15/06 00:43
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"The XNA Game Studio Express beta will be available Aug. 30, 2006, as a free download on Windows XP, for development on the Windows XP platform."
Oh yes, come to daddy. Daddy needs his medicine.
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Re: Other Platforms (Porting to X: Part 2)
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08/15/06 14:37
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I'm in touch with some xbox developers, and it's far from easy.
Everything I've seen on this it's a non commerical kinda deal. So you still need their approval to sell, but this would help bring a lot more games to their attention. I also have the feeling that indie game engines will be judged if they have XNA or not.
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Re: Other Platforms (Porting to X: Part 2)
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First, I have to say that I still love my Dreamcast. The system was better than the PS2 in almost every way (except for the one that matters, published games ). But I don't see us doing a Dreamcast port for many reasons. The big two are: 1) Legal issues. I think Sega is turning a blind eye to emulators because it is hard to sue indie developers (individuals don't have enough money to make it worth their while). 2) Market share. I don't think there are enough Dreamcast developers to make it worth the time/money to port the engine (even a simple engine).
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