Then again… (re-written)

February 22, 2008 on 5:39 pm | In Uncategorized | By Shadow |

After many days of back and forth, I thought that it seemed like the previous topic wouldn’t get very far. Well, it didn’t, lol, BUT it seems Microsoft thought up another pointless idea, and to look like it’s for for the gamer’s benefit, allowing gamers to create their own games and even be given the opportunity to be a download on their servers.  That is, if it gets past the “OMGN00B! ur gam suxz LOLOLOLOLZ!” phase.

WARNING: bashing ahead.

While I would actually would have sooner expected this idea from Nintendo (WiiWare comes to mind…), even more funny yet, while investigating the situation more, they use a cross-platform framework to be making them… well, so they claim. XNA says key phrases like cross-platform and multi-platform, but explicitly prohibits making games for anything other than Windows and the 360.  Come to think of it, the 360 is based off of the Xbox’s operating system, which is based off of good ol’ 2000. Translation: windows only, regardless of hardware names. Microsoft is  about making money and crushing competition (no surprise.), after all.

ANOTHER WARNING: Danger- It could be a trap.

Of course, their new marketing ploy is quite probably a code mining operation: If they were to put in a clause to the extent of “Any and all code, in part or in whole, is to become corporate Intellectual property. By agreeing to this license and/or by using any and all of our software, you waive any rights over such code.”, they get even richer, FAST.  Too farfetched?  Nope. Likely? Yep. Look at the stuff they would be able to claim for free if they did: games made by others and personal profits. Especially if it was a hit.

(End of bashing and traps.)

Nintendo, meanwhile, is very busy getting ready to give the competition a run for their money by doing all sorts of nifty stuff. Admittedly, I just hope they actually do it this time. Anybody remember the promises of the large number of VC games they once made for the Wii’s release? In any case, it sounds like they may have a good thing going.

Anyone have an idea of what Sony is up to?  I can’t find much on them right now.

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  1. Yes! Give people XBox dev kits! Then they’ll be able to port Linux to them in record time!

    Comment by BioHazard — February 22, 2008 #

  2. …You mean 360 Dev kits? ;-) Pretty sure they already have linux on the first gen as I heard from SOMEONE they made good Myth Front-ends. Only thing close to a dev kit is the XNA software.

    Comment by Shadow — February 22, 2008 #

  3. Nintendo just needs to get their act together and release Duck Hunt. I’d even pay 30 bucks for it as-is.

    Comment by BioHazard — February 22, 2008 #

  4. I’d pay 50 if they made it zapper-styled. Did you hear about the Virtual Console release of Operation Wolf? They made it so you used a control stick with a moving crosshair! What kind of Bull**** is that?!

    Comment by Shadow — February 22, 2008 #

  5. I was at a buddy’s house last night and he had an NES hooked up to his huge LCD tv, apparently the zapper won’t work on it. We were sad. Using the Wiimote would just suck because I find it way too responsive and erratic.

    Comment by QBasicer — February 23, 2008 #

  6. What, you don’t want to use the WiiZaper attachment and zap the ducks good? ;-) Well, I wouldn’t put a penny towards a control stick crosshair game, that’s ridiculous, especially if they did that to Duck Hunt!

    Comment by Shadow — February 23, 2008 #

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