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It would appear that developers are getting increasingly concerned at the way the Gamecube has cemented it's place as the 3rd console of choice and it's poor performance.
Sega recently shelved all it's GC sports titles in development due to poor performance of its GC titles.
Now one of the big hitters THQ has thrown doubt on the viability of developing for the Gamecube due to the more expensive (non standard discs) developement costs, but mostly to do with the GC continued poor performance particularly compared to the PS2.
Quote taken form Gamepro.com
"Our GameCube portfolio did not perform up to expectations," CEO Brian Farrell said during the conference call. "In response to this, we have reduced the number of products in development for the GameCube platform."
Sega recently shelved all it's GC sports titles in development due to poor performance of its GC titles.
Now one of the big hitters THQ has thrown doubt on the viability of developing for the Gamecube due to the more expensive (non standard discs) developement costs, but mostly to do with the GC continued poor performance particularly compared to the PS2.
Quote taken form Gamepro.com
"Our GameCube portfolio did not perform up to expectations," CEO Brian Farrell said during the conference call. "In response to this, we have reduced the number of products in development for the GameCube platform."
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Insane Bartender wrote:
> Update2.01 wrote:
> Well, at around 4Gb, games like VC could not fit on a single GC
> disc.
> Probably also true of some others (The Getaway?). Maybe the reason
> for
> XBox not getting "all the good stuff" is because the
> developers know which console is more popular.
>
> 1) what difference does it make to the gameplay if a game is spread
> over two discs?
>
> 2) Who says XBOX are getting all the good stuff?
Who wants a game over 2 discs (GC), if it's possible to put it on a single disc (PS2 or XBox DVD-ROM).
XBox is not getting all the games. Even Splinter Cell (that great XBox exclusive) is now going multi-format. As with GC, the XBox market share is fairly low so there's not as much money to be made compared with a PS2 release. Yea, I am not saying making "over the top sort of money" is good (ie, charging well over what it's worth, like Nintendo were doing some time ago), but they have to pay back the developer + publishing costs, etc.
> Update2.01 wrote:
> Well, at around 4Gb, games like VC could not fit on a single GC
> disc.
> Probably also true of some others (The Getaway?). Maybe the reason
> for
> XBox not getting "all the good stuff" is because the
> developers know which console is more popular.
>
> 1) what difference does it make to the gameplay if a game is spread
> over two discs?
>
> 2) Who says XBOX are getting all the good stuff?
Who wants a game over 2 discs (GC), if it's possible to put it on a single disc (PS2 or XBox DVD-ROM).
XBox is not getting all the games. Even Splinter Cell (that great XBox exclusive) is now going multi-format. As with GC, the XBox market share is fairly low so there's not as much money to be made compared with a PS2 release. Yea, I am not saying making "over the top sort of money" is good (ie, charging well over what it's worth, like Nintendo were doing some time ago), but they have to pay back the developer + publishing costs, etc.
Okay, the only PS2 games I liked playing were:
Rez
Ico
Pro Evo 2
That's it. Not many out of hundreds is it?
Rez
Ico
Pro Evo 2
That's it. Not many out of hundreds is it?
THQ said 'our portfolio'.
If they made decent games then they would sell.
To be quite honest, XBOX and GC kick PS2s *** in terms of games. There is not one PS2 game that I want. Incredible console eh?
Oh, and MGS is on Cube now too......
YAY!
:D
If they made decent games then they would sell.
To be quite honest, XBOX and GC kick PS2s *** in terms of games. There is not one PS2 game that I want. Incredible console eh?
Oh, and MGS is on Cube now too......
YAY!
:D
Update2.01 wrote:
> Well, at around 4Gb, games like VC could not fit on a single GC disc.
> Probably also true of some others (The Getaway?). Maybe the reason for
> XBox not getting "all the good stuff" is because the
> developers know which console is more popular.
1) what difference does it make to the gameplay if a game is spread over two discs?
2) Who says XBOX are getting all the good stuff?
> Well, at around 4Gb, games like VC could not fit on a single GC disc.
> Probably also true of some others (The Getaway?). Maybe the reason for
> XBox not getting "all the good stuff" is because the
> developers know which console is more popular.
1) what difference does it make to the gameplay if a game is spread over two discs?
2) Who says XBOX are getting all the good stuff?
Unbeliever wrote:
> Stop it!
>
> The PS2 will NEVER utilise all of those and you know it. If anything,
> it'll be the next generation of machines that promise to be
> "multifunctional home entertainment systems."
>
> Bigger games doesn't mean BETTER games. Just the chance to put more
> meaningless CGI intros in...and more "fillers" on the disc.
> I can't understand the way you keep on going on about DVD-ROM when
> it's the quality of the game that matter not the system specs. Or else
> we'd be seeing all the best games on Xbox wouldn't we?
>
> Let me ask again. What point are you trying to make?
Well, at around 4Gb, games like VC could not fit on a single GC disc. Probably also true of some others (The Getaway?). Maybe the reason for XBox not getting "all the good stuff" is because the developers know which console is more popular.
> Stop it!
>
> The PS2 will NEVER utilise all of those and you know it. If anything,
> it'll be the next generation of machines that promise to be
> "multifunctional home entertainment systems."
>
> Bigger games doesn't mean BETTER games. Just the chance to put more
> meaningless CGI intros in...and more "fillers" on the disc.
> I can't understand the way you keep on going on about DVD-ROM when
> it's the quality of the game that matter not the system specs. Or else
> we'd be seeing all the best games on Xbox wouldn't we?
>
> Let me ask again. What point are you trying to make?
Well, at around 4Gb, games like VC could not fit on a single GC disc. Probably also true of some others (The Getaway?). Maybe the reason for XBox not getting "all the good stuff" is because the developers know which console is more popular.
Top Score for Notable,
No, Really.
You indless cretins always seem to put more replies to him than anyone else.
Please don't encourage him....
No, Really.
You indless cretins always seem to put more replies to him than anyone else.
Please don't encourage him....
Update2.01 wrote:
> I have USB and Firewire ports on my japseye, sit on my lap and you'll
see what I mean.
> I have USB and Firewire ports on my japseye, sit on my lap and you'll
see what I mean.
Blind to the truth, he continues to struggle in quicksand.
You have to admire the way he answers your responds to your questions without properly rebutting any of your points or answering your questions.
Stop it!
The PS2 will NEVER utilise all of those and you know it. If anything, it'll be the next generation of machines that promise to be "multifunctional home entertainment systems."
Bigger games doesn't mean BETTER games. Just the chance to put more meaningless CGI intros in...and more "fillers" on the disc. I can't understand the way you keep on going on about DVD-ROM when it's the quality of the game that matter not the system specs. Or else we'd be seeing all the best games on Xbox wouldn't we?
Let me ask again. What point are you trying to make?
The PS2 will NEVER utilise all of those and you know it. If anything, it'll be the next generation of machines that promise to be "multifunctional home entertainment systems."
Bigger games doesn't mean BETTER games. Just the chance to put more meaningless CGI intros in...and more "fillers" on the disc. I can't understand the way you keep on going on about DVD-ROM when it's the quality of the game that matter not the system specs. Or else we'd be seeing all the best games on Xbox wouldn't we?
Let me ask again. What point are you trying to make?
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