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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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Top score wrote:
> Update 2.01 has landed a body blow and Insane is OUT FOR THE COUNT.
I just nearly wet myself laughing.
I can imagine Top Score sitting at home getting sexually excited over IB not replying and Update making lies about the PS2....
> Update 2.01 has landed a body blow and Insane is OUT FOR THE COUNT.
I just nearly wet myself laughing.
I can imagine Top Score sitting at home getting sexually excited over IB not replying and Update making lies about the PS2....
All I want Update is a single use for a firewire port on the PS2 that's actually useful.
Update2.01 wrote:
> Yea but, like this computer in front of me. An image might look @hit
> on screen, but the print quality (which is more important to most
> people) is dependant only on software and printer.
Are you saying that you've seen monitors where a printer can print in a better resolution than the monitor itself?
That's incredibly crap, you still use BBC monitors?
> Yea but, like this computer in front of me. An image might look @hit
> on screen, but the print quality (which is more important to most
> people) is dependant only on software and printer.
Are you saying that you've seen monitors where a printer can print in a better resolution than the monitor itself?
That's incredibly crap, you still use BBC monitors?
Update2.01 wrote:
> Yea but, like this computer in front of me. An image might look @hit
> on screen, but the print quality (which is more important to most
> people) is dependant only on software and printer.
And where is the most appropriate software?
> Yea but, like this computer in front of me. An image might look @hit
> on screen, but the print quality (which is more important to most
> people) is dependant only on software and printer.
And where is the most appropriate software?
CONSOLE WARS: In a Forum near you NOW.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...
PS2, you complete me...
PS2, you complete me...
Insane Bartender wrote:
> Update2.01 wrote:
> The print quality would be dependant on the printer. Anyway this is
> precisely what Gates has planned for XBox 2.0. Consoles are becoming
> "home entertainment" systems proper so that includes
> things
> like camera print outs, video phone on tv, MP3 music library,
> internet
> access, and so on.
>
> You really should read properly before you make a reply. I said
> DISPLAY IN A DOWNGRADED RESOLUTION, not print out as such.
>
> Mong.
>
> And while Bill Gates wants to pump a mass of tech into the next
> generation, it only means that there is that much more to go wrong.
Yea but, like this computer in front of me. An image might look @hit on screen, but the print quality (which is more important to most people) is dependant only on software and printer.
> Update2.01 wrote:
> The print quality would be dependant on the printer. Anyway this is
> precisely what Gates has planned for XBox 2.0. Consoles are becoming
> "home entertainment" systems proper so that includes
> things
> like camera print outs, video phone on tv, MP3 music library,
> internet
> access, and so on.
>
> You really should read properly before you make a reply. I said
> DISPLAY IN A DOWNGRADED RESOLUTION, not print out as such.
>
> Mong.
>
> And while Bill Gates wants to pump a mass of tech into the next
> generation, it only means that there is that much more to go wrong.
Yea but, like this computer in front of me. An image might look @hit on screen, but the print quality (which is more important to most people) is dependant only on software and printer.
Top score wrote:
> Update 2.01 has landed a body blow and Insane is OUT FOR THE COUNT.
You really do live in a world of your own don't you.
> Update 2.01 has landed a body blow and Insane is OUT FOR THE COUNT.
You really do live in a world of your own don't you.
Insane Bartender wrote:
Once again the no-brainer known as Insane has shown his lack of knowledge and facts when i comes to arguing a case.
Update 2.01 has landed a body blow and Insane is OUT FOR THE COUNT.
PS2 is the only console with standard modern connections, then again Nintendo have never produced anything standard that would be to easy, they are not third for nothing.
MS was never gonna use standard connections either customised USB and dvd that doesn't work without the remote sounds like a money earner to me.
Once again the no-brainer known as Insane has shown his lack of knowledge and facts when i comes to arguing a case.
Update 2.01 has landed a body blow and Insane is OUT FOR THE COUNT.
PS2 is the only console with standard modern connections, then again Nintendo have never produced anything standard that would be to easy, they are not third for nothing.
MS was never gonna use standard connections either customised USB and dvd that doesn't work without the remote sounds like a money earner to me.
gerrid wrote:
> But that's just poor design. The lightgun could fit into a controller
> socket, if there were more than 2.
PS2 controller sockets were only made like they are to maintain backward compatibility with PS1 stuff. Add on's should ideally use USB or FireWire. Both have faster data transfer rates, and are hot pluggable proper, and if the "add on" has a "pass through" USB or FireWire port - you can daisy chain upto 128 devices. And on a more basic level, USB and FireWire are popular "open" tech. You can plug in USB + FireWire add on's without hardware changes from the PC industry. All you need is a bit of PS2 software. This would be cheaper than making an "add on" which makes use of the controller port hardware/software.
> But that's just poor design. The lightgun could fit into a controller
> socket, if there were more than 2.
PS2 controller sockets were only made like they are to maintain backward compatibility with PS1 stuff. Add on's should ideally use USB or FireWire. Both have faster data transfer rates, and are hot pluggable proper, and if the "add on" has a "pass through" USB or FireWire port - you can daisy chain upto 128 devices. And on a more basic level, USB and FireWire are popular "open" tech. You can plug in USB + FireWire add on's without hardware changes from the PC industry. All you need is a bit of PS2 software. This would be cheaper than making an "add on" which makes use of the controller port hardware/software.
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