eRe4s3r wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 01:28:
Sorry to hurt your feelings

But no, I just hate Apple.

Jivaro wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 21:59:

{PH}88fingers wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 19:52:
off topic, Homefront worth the current 4.99 on steam ?

For 5 bucks, yes. The single player story is only 5 or 6 hours if I recall, but I had fun. A buck an hour ain't bad.

{PH}88fingers wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 19:52:
off topic, Homefront worth the current 4.99 on steam ?

Hyatus wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 19:28:

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 18:43:
Are people meant to be impressed that they support DX9, a decade old API? This is their chance to ditch legacy support and move ahead with DX11.

Roughly 15% of computers on Steam are still XP. That may not seem like many, but it's still the 2nd most-used OS on there. Besides, there's no reason a game can't support both APIs.

{PH}88fingers wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 19:52:
off topic, Homefront worth the current 4.99 on steam ?

theyarecomingforyou wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 18:43:
Are people meant to be impressed that they support DX9, a decade old API? This is their chance to ditch legacy support and move ahead with DX11.

Beamer wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 17:27:
But why? A mouse and keyboard defeats the whole thing (except for the full Win8 tablet, which should have a docking station.)

Tablet users aren't really looking for AAA games. The last thing they really want is Skyrim. They're more looking for quick games that are easy to learn, hard to master, good in short bursts and don't always require 100% of your concentration.

May that shift? Probably will shift. But, for the time being, Angry Birds, Tower Defenses, Where's My Water, and Words With Friends will dominate.

Dades wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 18:05:
Tablets sit in the living room to look at Youtube and check email while watching TV. This is the market that everyone is hedging their futures on.

Gibbage wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 15:48:

The Half Elf wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 15:30:

Skyrim is NOT a Unreal Engine game.

Your correct. It uses the "Creation Engine". There are still many other UE3 based games that WinRT can now port though. Its hard to make a AAA game for any single device, but when you can make an easy port, then we will see a lot more AAA titles hit mobile platforms (with WinRT). The big problem is the UI. Touch based FPS games just sux. Thats why I said WinRT has USB. You can hook up a mouse and keyboard and be happy!!!

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 15:41:

Beamer wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 13:45:
However, how big of an advantage is this? There haven't been as many UE3/UDK iOS games as expected, and does anyone really say "man, I need to buy an iPad for Infinity Blade!" I doubt it. It's a huge seller, but it isn't a system seller. It's just a cool perk.

There haven't been as many UDK games because unlike what the fanboi tech press keeps saying, iOS games are the money presses many think (unless you happen to be Rovio or a handful of others who got lucky). You can make money there as an indie (though the vast majority lose it) but most games on the platform don't make a ton, certainly not enough to justify the staff and resource costs necessary to make it in Unreal Engine 3. That's why most developers are making smaller games that either aren't in 3D at all or use cheaper engines like Unity. I think Camoflag is going to get a rude awakening with Republique, which they are billing as a "AAA iOS game". I can almost guarantee it will sell better on PC than iOS and I'd be surprised if it makes money there (beyond the Kickstarter sales of course). The press is so interested in only focusing on the iOS success stories that they're ignoring problems the platform has. Seeing UE3 running on an iPad is very cool but most devs can't take the budget risks in developing games that use it.

Gibbage wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 15:48:

The Half Elf wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 15:30:

Skyrim is NOT a Unreal Engine game.

Your correct. It uses the "Creation Engine".

DangerDog wrote on Aug 29, 2012, 15:44:
raise your had if you actually want to play an fps game on a tablet.