At the risk of breaking with the 'ethos' of open source, Yes. Games SHOULD be sold that work under multiple platorms/emulations. The answer is to make the games widely available and open source themselves. It may slightly marginalize the Linux platform as a gaming OS, but I don't think that's a big loss in the name of greater availability of content (OPEN content). This isn't an OS issue really. All games should be developed as open source. Everyone could port to their console/system of choice. You simply buy the source (don't get me into the copyright issues, you guys sell them, you figure out a way to protect the investment, it's not our job as consumers). In the case of Sony suing the emulator companies, or Microsoft chosing to be console specific w/the hypothetical X-Box..well..they're losing out. Microsoft could wipe the floor with Sony the they made and SOLD an emulator for the X-Box that ran on a suffiently powerful PC. Additionally if they opened up the OS for the X-Box people should be able to port Win32 games to the X-Box. It would make Microsoft a mint (well another one). Additionally some of the focus would shift to increasing hardware returns as platforms vied for your dollars. (Free X-Box with MSN and the purchase of a 'hit/gotta have' game). So not only should you stock the games, you should start writing them!!! Get with it =) Linux could kick ass running on a console but we need more open markets to enable this. And the answer is to let consumers make choices about their platform. Well.. that's it..sorry you asked? **Disclaimer: I work for one of the companies above**
Greeeeeetings All, I'm organizing a protest for the Pittsburgh/Westmoreland Area. This Friday 6:15pm we will be at the Westmoreland Mall Movie Theater. There will be press, expect articles on Saturday or Sunday. ANyOnE Interested please contact me as soon as possible at 800-580-5078. Thanks and I hope everyone that can will be out this weekend protecting our rights!!!!
MMmmmm...shiny consumer electronics...damn sony and their tempting toys! I work for them for godsakes and couldn't get one last time (this time it looks more probable, hopefully with the employee discount too!) What does everyone think the technology will plateau (or will it scale like pc's) What about cooperative learning/teaching? Silver or Black (there some asthetically pleasing about that sony color scheme)? Why don't they do freeware programming and standard connections (serial etc) and let everyone create behaviors!?!?
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At the risk of breaking with the 'ethos' of open source, Yes. Games SHOULD be sold that work under multiple platorms/emulations. The answer is to make the games widely available and open source themselves. It may slightly marginalize the Linux platform as a gaming OS, but I don't think that's a big loss in the name of greater availability of content (OPEN content). This isn't an OS issue really. All games should be developed as open source. Everyone could port to their console/system of choice. You simply buy the source (don't get me into the copyright issues, you guys sell them, you figure out a way to protect the investment, it's not our job as consumers). In the case of Sony suing the emulator companies, or Microsoft chosing to be console specific w/the hypothetical X-Box..well..they're losing out. Microsoft could wipe the floor with Sony the they made and SOLD an emulator for the X-Box that ran on a suffiently powerful PC. Additionally if they opened up the OS for the X-Box people should be able to port Win32 games to the X-Box. It would make Microsoft a mint (well another one). Additionally some of the focus would shift to increasing hardware returns as platforms vied for your dollars. (Free X-Box with MSN and the purchase of a 'hit/gotta have' game). So not only should you stock the games, you should start writing them!!! Get with it =) Linux could kick ass running on a console but we need more open markets to enable this. And the answer is to let consumers make choices about their platform. Well.. that's it..sorry you asked? **Disclaimer: I work for one of the companies above**
Greeeeeetings All, I'm organizing a protest for the Pittsburgh/Westmoreland Area. This Friday 6:15pm we will be at the Westmoreland Mall Movie Theater. There will be press, expect articles on Saturday or Sunday. ANyOnE Interested please contact me as soon as possible at 800-580-5078. Thanks and I hope everyone that can will be out this weekend protecting our rights!!!!
MMmmmm...shiny consumer electronics...damn sony and their tempting toys!
I work for them for godsakes and couldn't get one last time (this time it looks more probable, hopefully with the employee discount too!) What does everyone think the technology will plateau (or will it scale like pc's) What about cooperative learning/teaching? Silver or Black (there some asthetically pleasing about that sony color scheme)? Why don't they do freeware programming and standard connections (serial etc) and let everyone create behaviors!?!?