EA Calls for Open Platform/Single Console for Games

eldavojohn writes "EA's head of international publishing made some interesting comments on what he'd like to see in the future of gaming. 'We want an open, standard platform which is much easier than having five which are not compatible.' While the rest of his comments imply that he simply meant 'one' platform instead of removing development licenses, it is an interesting concept. This is obviously a move designed to cut their development time and costs. But could this have other implications - like easier homebrew development for consoles?"

Comments

There is one, it's called the PC.

[EWAdams]

OK, so there's a certain amount of variation in the hardware configuration. :) That's what you get with open standards.

Personally I think consoles mostly suck for playing games on. The controller is a crappy input device and the television is a crappy output device. The reason they're such a hit with the public is that they're 0.5 to 0.1 times the price of a PC, and the reason for THAT is -- aha -- they're not open-standard.

Re:We already have one

[aichpvee]

No, I'm right for the right reasons and you are a bit of an idiot. Linux can run on a "PC" or a "PC" can run something else, regardless of how one defines "PC." Communism is an economic system that can or can not be run democratically. That you don't understand these concepts is not surprising, but it's pretty fucking sad anyway.

To sum your post up by paragraph:

1) You're wrong. You are correct that your post is funny, though.
2) You're wrong and clearly don't know what you are talking about, but you're trying very hard to sound like you have a clue about anything.
3) You're wrong, again. Your comments on the state and nature of Linux shows that you have no idea what you are talking about and your blaming of these imagined ills on the GPL is beyond absurd.
4) Communism is a form of socialism, moron.

Thanks for playing, but you've failed spectacularly. Feel free to agree with me again in the future, but don't bother trying to break me down unless you bring some sense or at least a passing knowledge of the subjects at hand.