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There seems to be a great debate on which console is the best and worst, so I thought, what with all those boring sim games out there, that a game where you got to create, build and sell your own console would be great!!! It would give you the chance to be (sort of) on the other end of things for a change.
It would play, possibly, like the old classic Detroit (but not with cars obviously) and your company could reserach new technology for your new super console and even go as far as trying to contract developers, etc.
M.
It would play, possibly, like the old classic Detroit (but not with cars obviously) and your company could reserach new technology for your new super console and even go as far as trying to contract developers, etc.
M.
Hey dan_uk, you the budding game creator heading for Rare? oh my god your trying to steal my game!!! Well if you do send over some profits to 'lil old me will you? Good lad.
Basically you'd play the role of a new games console developer at the dawn of console gaming, with limited funds and resources. First off you'd have to either research your own hardware (by hiring technicians) and building your own spec, or you could buy or franchise (3DO anyone?) technology from other companies. Then onto software. You'd have to lure in other developers into developing for your new system and not your competition. Either by negotiating a loyalty contract (just like Rare to Nintendo)or giving the large ammounts of cash!!! You'd also have to develop (well, not neccesarily) your own software for your system. The third element of the game would be advertising. You'd have to budget how, where, and to what scale you'd advertise around the world, setting budgets etc. For example, you wouldn't wanna spend £10m advertising your new console in, say, the Congo and only £1m in america now would you?
This game would probably be difficult to do wouldn't it? Anyone else got any ideas for this game?
M.
Basically you'd play the role of a new games console developer at the dawn of console gaming, with limited funds and resources. First off you'd have to either research your own hardware (by hiring technicians) and building your own spec, or you could buy or franchise (3DO anyone?) technology from other companies. Then onto software. You'd have to lure in other developers into developing for your new system and not your competition. Either by negotiating a loyalty contract (just like Rare to Nintendo)or giving the large ammounts of cash!!! You'd also have to develop (well, not neccesarily) your own software for your system. The third element of the game would be advertising. You'd have to budget how, where, and to what scale you'd advertise around the world, setting budgets etc. For example, you wouldn't wanna spend £10m advertising your new console in, say, the Congo and only £1m in america now would you?
This game would probably be difficult to do wouldn't it? Anyone else got any ideas for this game?
M.
I like this idea. It's as origninal as mine. Give us more details though! How would it work?
There seems to be a great debate on which console is the best and worst, so I thought, what with all those boring sim games out there, that a game where you got to create, build and sell your own console would be great!!! It would give you the chance to be (sort of) on the other end of things for a change.
It would play, possibly, like the old classic Detroit (but not with cars obviously) and your company could reserach new technology for your new super console and even go as far as trying to contract developers, etc.
M.
It would play, possibly, like the old classic Detroit (but not with cars obviously) and your company could reserach new technology for your new super console and even go as far as trying to contract developers, etc.
M.