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OK So I know lots probably think the xbox will win hands down but you only have to listen to the talk on the street and in the chatrooms to see that people are being swayed towards the gamecube with its cheap price and with games exclusivly on the cube it looks good.
EG SONIC, MARIO AND ZELDA and with the new game starfox on the way as well I know where my money is going and it aint with Microsoft....
Another rumour I have heard is that programmers like developig fot he cube but the xbox is extremely hard to master for developing games and I rection they will give up and concentrate on the CUBE.
Whats your Opinion ?
EG SONIC, MARIO AND ZELDA and with the new game starfox on the way as well I know where my money is going and it aint with Microsoft....
Another rumour I have heard is that programmers like developig fot he cube but the xbox is extremely hard to master for developing games and I rection they will give up and concentrate on the CUBE.
Whats your Opinion ?
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I'm sure it was Electronic Arts who said they found it easiest to develop and port games to the GameCube (out of the consoles - not including PC)
Anyway, it all depends on the Developer. It's true that the PS2 is harder to program games to (I'm not techno whiz so I can't say why) and I've not heard any developers opinions on programming for the X-box, but I'm almost certain that EA said they preferred to develop for the GameCube.
Anyway, it all depends on the Developer. It's true that the PS2 is harder to program games to (I'm not techno whiz so I can't say why) and I've not heard any developers opinions on programming for the X-box, but I'm almost certain that EA said they preferred to develop for the GameCube.
Sorry for butting in here, but this guy is saying that the gamecube is easier to develop games for than the XBox. Now I am pro-XBox, but this is a totally independant, and wholly true statement:
Developers grew up, and studied at university, coding for PC architecture. Modern developers are taught extensively to code for the Windows API (in all it's reincarnations). The Windows PC is the primary platform for software development, and more often than not, game development. You should know as well as I do, most of the games released on, example, the Playstation, appeared on the PC also. Why do you think this is? Because the developers know the Windows and Direct X API incredibly well, making porting games over very easy. Also, there are a lot more exclusive PC games, than there are console games, reinforcing my point that developers prefer to code for the PC.
Now the XBox is basically a console under PC architecture. Making it very easy to develop games for. Now this is not my opinion, it has also been said by many games developers, some of which have abided by Microsoft for the future.
Developers grew up, and studied at university, coding for PC architecture. Modern developers are taught extensively to code for the Windows API (in all it's reincarnations). The Windows PC is the primary platform for software development, and more often than not, game development. You should know as well as I do, most of the games released on, example, the Playstation, appeared on the PC also. Why do you think this is? Because the developers know the Windows and Direct X API incredibly well, making porting games over very easy. Also, there are a lot more exclusive PC games, than there are console games, reinforcing my point that developers prefer to code for the PC.
Now the XBox is basically a console under PC architecture. Making it very easy to develop games for. Now this is not my opinion, it has also been said by many games developers, some of which have abided by Microsoft for the future.
===SONICRAV---> wrote:
> My opinion...
1) Xbox is as easy to develop for as the cube... I don't know
> where you've got your info from.
2) Xbox sales worldwide will be greater than
> GC sales by the end of this generation. That's simply due to demographics.
3)
> All 3 consoles have great games and are worth your money. If you prefer GC
> games, good for you. Most mass market gamers prefer realistic games and will
> side with the PS2 and Xbox
You really are in a pro-Xbox mood arent you.
> My opinion...
1) Xbox is as easy to develop for as the cube... I don't know
> where you've got your info from.
2) Xbox sales worldwide will be greater than
> GC sales by the end of this generation. That's simply due to demographics.
3)
> All 3 consoles have great games and are worth your money. If you prefer GC
> games, good for you. Most mass market gamers prefer realistic games and will
> side with the PS2 and Xbox
You really are in a pro-Xbox mood arent you.
Pesonally I think the X-box will flop due to the GC being able to produce it's own editions of titles. The X-box prolly just end up copying the PS2.
My opinion...
1) Xbox is as easy to develop for as the cube... I don't know where you've got your info from.
2) Xbox sales worldwide will be greater than GC sales by the end of this generation. That's simply due to demographics.
3) All 3 consoles have great games and are worth your money. If you prefer GC games, good for you. Most mass market gamers prefer realistic games and will side with the PS2 and Xbox
1) Xbox is as easy to develop for as the cube... I don't know where you've got your info from.
2) Xbox sales worldwide will be greater than GC sales by the end of this generation. That's simply due to demographics.
3) All 3 consoles have great games and are worth your money. If you prefer GC games, good for you. Most mass market gamers prefer realistic games and will side with the PS2 and Xbox
"Another rumour I have heard is that programmers like developig fot he cube "
Got a cold?
Great topic.
My opinion is this. When a game is released on all 3 formats, I will make the judgement myself to see which version is the superior. I will then hopefully not have to purchase another console, but if the GC's version is the one, I will have to get one, discarding whatever else I may or may not own.
As for Mark Lawrenson's moustach? It's coming off!
Got a cold?
Great topic.
My opinion is this. When a game is released on all 3 formats, I will make the judgement myself to see which version is the superior. I will then hopefully not have to purchase another console, but if the GC's version is the one, I will have to get one, discarding whatever else I may or may not own.
As for Mark Lawrenson's moustach? It's coming off!
OK So I know lots probably think the xbox will win hands down but you only have to listen to the talk on the street and in the chatrooms to see that people are being swayed towards the gamecube with its cheap price and with games exclusivly on the cube it looks good.
EG SONIC, MARIO AND ZELDA and with the new game starfox on the way as well I know where my money is going and it aint with Microsoft....
Another rumour I have heard is that programmers like developig fot he cube but the xbox is extremely hard to master for developing games and I rection they will give up and concentrate on the CUBE.
Whats your Opinion ?
EG SONIC, MARIO AND ZELDA and with the new game starfox on the way as well I know where my money is going and it aint with Microsoft....
Another rumour I have heard is that programmers like developig fot he cube but the xbox is extremely hard to master for developing games and I rection they will give up and concentrate on the CUBE.
Whats your Opinion ?
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