Ouya! Time for game Developers like BIS to move to an open platform?

[walker]

Hi all

Considering the move of Micky Soft to lock sales of games to Micky Soft's own proprietary retail out let and grab the lions share of profits. Is it there for time to switch ArmA's future iterations to Linux and the Ouya/Android platform?

The Console is Sub 100 Dollars and will convert your TV to an Internet TV.
It uses the Tegra Graphics which BIS already have some experience with.
It is Android so conversion to phone apps will be easier
It is pro Modder and Developer, so it is right down BIS's street.

Final Fantasy developers Square Enix Japan are in:
http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-ent...l-fantasy-deal

Kind Regards walker

[DM]

Yes, lets take a game that barely runs on a top end PC now and port it to something as powerful as a cellphone.

[Robster]

ok. BIS is already flirting with non windows based OS... remember arma shooting range, which means that they are aware about possible future markets... but when developing something like arma somewhere else is involved, i guess that some other questions should be answered before... i.e. how about linux being a serious industry gamer platform... afaik there are some compatibility issues that often times are not much easy to resolve... so difficulties of this kind may be a huge cost just to afford at current market stage... perhaps if we consider a product which can be sold for a medium class or common pc it could be interesting... of course, i would happily move to linux if a3 or even a4 would run on it, but it's quite difficult to imagine, and even more when you realise that BIS has set a high quality standard that community won't trade... so how could they be selling top pc games for pretty much high end machines over a non win based framework? perhaps you're thinking about an OFP likewise revival... an app less "hungry" which retains what may be offered by BIS...
what do you say?
saludines pepón!

[batto]

i would happily move to linux if a3 or even a4 would run on it, but it's quite difficult to imagine, and even more when you realise that BIS has set a high quality standard that community won't trade ... perhaps you're thinking about an OFP likewise revival... an app less "hungry" which retains what may be offered by BIS...

Why do you think that Windows is "better" for "hungry" (cpu/gpu/memory?) stuff?

[walker]

Hi all

More Developers are switching. http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertco...onsole-future/

As others have pointed out Valve is looking at Ouya too.

The biggest problem ArmA has with Windows is the operating system itself which as we all know is terribly bloated.

Graphically and CPU wise Ouya is capable. Since Ouya will be physically modable increasing memory could be on the cards and USB means any needed control system can be added. In fact boxing a Modders version of ArmA with a hardware expansion pack might be an excelent way of monetizing the game.

Kind Regards walker

[Robster]

Why do you think that Windows is "better" for "hungry" (cpu/gpu/memory?) stuff?

That's a wrong assumption... I do not think that. C'mon! I've ran on slackware and puppylinux! So, we barely tend to note that windows needs a lot of resources for itself, which means windows isn't necessarily better for stressing apps... but get to the point, my point: high end gaming machines on linux are somehow difficult to imagine... i.e.: do you know if latests GPUs drivers are available for ubuntu? Last time I worried about it, I did find nothing but some sort of a buggy -very buggy- patched app... that's what i'm talking about... linux can afford huge CPU consuming apps easily, but how many modern pc games rely on linux as a serious choice... I did notice, for instance, that WOW runs flawlessly on linux... but a whole new wow linux version is a different story... if BIS think it's worth the effort I will certainly move with them... so let's stay less off-topic and avoid turnarounds...

@dear Walker: I'm still trying to figure out all what you mean... some remarkable members of game industry are moving out to new platforms... right... BIS isn't an exception... adapt/evolve/prevail they say...

[RangerPL]

Yes walker, obviously if I installed an open source operating system instead of that bloated piece of shit Windows, I'm sure my Pentium II with 128MB of RAM could run ArmA 3 on max graphics with over 9000 fps.

After all it's a well known fact that Microsoft cooperates with hardware manufacturers to degrade performance, thus driving sales of new components.

Damn capitalist pigs. I'm glad we saw through their lies and deceit.

BRB installing linux.

[batto]

Yes walker, obviously if I installed an open source operating system instead of that bloated piece of shit Windows, I'm sure my Pentium II with 128MB of RAM could run ArmA 3 on max graphics with over 9000 fps.

Your Pentium II with 128MB is slow crap compared to current smartphones and tablets.

[PELHAM]

i.e.: do you know if latests GPUs drivers are available for ubuntu?

That is a valid point - when I bought my AMD HD 6970 I had to wait 6 months for the drivers to catch up on Ubuntu, when I complained I got 1 word back, "patience". Patience I have, but 6 months (total of about 9 months since the card was on the market)! I'm not sure if things are any better now - they were at a bit of a crossroads in graphics development at the time. Apart from that can't really complain, everything else has always worked.
EDIT - looks like things are more organised - the HD7970 had support after a few months.

[jblackrupert]

Ubuntu is just as bloated as Windows and just keeps getting more bloating every year.

Started out good and now just suffers from kitchen sink syndrome. Kinda like Utorrent before it was sold.