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Don Carlos Unquantifiable Abstract Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 52134	Posted: 10-17-2006 08:20 AM                    Whats gonna happen? http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/17/joyst ... 60-source/ Good interview _________________ Where were you when the West was defeated?
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o'dium Eh? Joined: 25 Mar 2001 Posts: 32049	Posted: 10-17-2006 08:21 AM                    Just means that now the source engine is working for 360, games can be made using it...? Not a lot really.
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Foo Timed Out Joined: 02 Aug 2000 Posts: 38064	Posted: 10-17-2006 10:00 AM                    No odium, it does not 'just' mean that. Releasing source middleware on xbox360 means: * Current source projects trivial to port to xbox360 (in dougs own words "usually just a recompile." then any interface tweaking as needed) * Multiplayer interaction between the same title running on 360 and PC platforms. And without hacking it together, either. It'd just be there. * looking forwards, this enables mod community support for any title existing on both platforms. It's a significant development.
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Don Carlos Unquantifiable Abstract Joined: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 52134	Posted: 10-17-2006 10:07 AM                    I didnt really read into the Multiplayer aspect that much....quality _________________ Where were you when the West was defeated?
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Foo Timed Out Joined: 02 Aug 2000 Posts: 38064	Posted: 10-17-2006 12:27 PM                    This is just another part of Valve's very wise push into developing a ubiquitous pseudo-platform on which games can be developed and played on multiple platforms. The groundwork for this was the development of Steam itself into a centralised system for managing, updating and playing many games on multiple engines and connecting many players into one system. Second was opening the technology as a service and setting rates reasonably so as to encourage in 'garage' development and other design houses. Porting it to the 360 is the first of I would guess multiple links in the chain. Just consider that if they also repeat this for the PS3 or even the Wii (hey, who knows.. maybe it could run HL2) then they'll pretty much make gaming history as the company which broke the mould of consoles being insular platforms.
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o'dium Eh? Joined: 25 Mar 2001 Posts: 32049	Posted: 10-17-2006 12:32 PM                    Oh shut up Foo you big headed fuckin twat faced cabbage. Lets make love. x
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Foo Timed Out Joined: 02 Aug 2000 Posts: 38064	Posted: 10-17-2006 12:40 PM                    _________________ "Maybe you have some bird ideas. Maybe that’s the best you can do." ― Terry A. Davis
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Grudge Approaching the singularity Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 13399	Posted: 10-17-2006 12:48 PM                  Hey, looks like Harry Potter put on some weight.
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o'dium Eh? Joined: 25 Mar 2001 Posts: 32049	Posted: 10-17-2006 12:50 PM                    Fuckin hell Harry whats with the owl face! Respect = lost
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Foo Timed Out Joined: 02 Aug 2000 Posts: 38064	Posted: 10-17-2006 12:53 PM                    Grudge wrote: Hey, looks like Harry Potter put on some weight. Dropped loads since coming back from uni. Put a little bit of muscle on but not much, as my bench is still trapped in the garage roof with no space to set up.
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Grudge Approaching the singularity Joined: 28 Jan 2002 Posts: 13399	Posted: 10-17-2006 12:59 PM                  o'dium, you're in no position to comment on that photo
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glossy Elite Joined: 29 Apr 2002 Posts: 6222	Posted: 10-17-2006 04:03 PM                  aha, nerd fight based on personal appearance. someone make a jab about hygiene!
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o'dium Eh? Joined: 25 Mar 2001 Posts: 32049	Posted: 10-17-2006 04:10 PM                    Grudge wrote: o'dium, you're in no position to comment on that photo At least I look like Hermione
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AmIdYfReAk Elite Joined: 10 Feb 2000 Posts: 28023	Posted: 10-17-2006 04:27 PM                  *Trys to change the subject* This should be interesting, but the question is if microsoft will allow UserBased Submissions to add along with the source engine. i.e. is some guy makes a WW2 mod, could he say upload it to the marketplace and get people to download it and play on some servers? if that is possible it will do as much good as it did on the computer ( i.e. take a look at counter-strike.. it started off as 3-4 guys just trying to do something diffrent. ) Meh, it should be interesting to see how this unfolds.
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Eraser Cool #9 Joined: 01 Dec 2000 Posts: 44139	Posted: 10-17-2006 10:31 PM                    I don't think a mod is cross-platform compatible without a recompile with a new SDK. Also, I don't see how a (unofficial) mod would be distributed unless the general public gets to upload their files to the XBox live store or whatever it's called. Not too sure about MP compatibility either. Technically it should be possible, but unless XBox Live becomes accessible for PC users it probably won't be done. Then there's still the chance of them not doing it. We all know how the PC Quake 3 players ruined MP for the Dreamcast players. It's interesting news though.
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