cross-platform

Konami “Not Set Up” For Multi-Platform Development

12:20PM Luke Plunkett | Pro Evo 2008 is brilliant. Can’t stop playing it! But then, I have it on 360. Konami’s PS3 port wasn’t so hot. Indeed, it was awful. So awful that it’s forced a rethink of how they do things over there, with series boss Seabass Takatsuka admitting they’re a little behind the times: As a developer, we’ve worked the same way since the days of the SNES. We’re simply not set up for multi-platform development. Honesty is the best policy, Seabass. He promises that next year’s version will be much better, as they’re taking the game “back to the drawing board” to make sure gamers of a particular format don’t get the shaft ever again. Pro Evo 2008 Criticism Forces PES 2009 Rethink [Next-Gen] More »

WiiPC, Nintendo-Style Desktop Fun

9:31AM Mark Wilson | For those of you who dig the simplistic Nintendo Wii interface but don’t get enough of the Wii because not much else has come out since Wii Sports you just don’t, the free download WiiPC is a Windows-based launching program that can add a little Fanboy to your desktop. With programmable shortcuts to your favourite programs and files, WiiPC is the perfect way to fool your peers into believing that you’ve hacked into Miyamoto’s personal computer and found his stash of illegally downloaded SNES romz. WiiPC [WiiPC] More »

UK Firm Reckons PC Games Can Run On PS3

1:00AM Luke Plunkett | British company StreamMyGame have an idea. That idea is to turn PC games into an IP “game stream”, which they claim: …enables users to post hypertext links to their games on the site, which can then be played remotely by other visitors to site who click on the links. Well hello there, world of tomorrow. Right now the plan’s in its infancy, and they’re only working with PC games running remotely through XP or Vista. But by the end of the year they say a Linux version of their tech will be available. If you need us to spell it out, that means, hypothetically, anyone with Linux installed on their PS3 could stream a PC game and play it via their PS3’s USB keyboard and mouse. Admittedly the science behind this is a little much for our console-addled brains, but there’s a full explanation of the tech here if you’re up for it. We’re sure the technology, as it exists right now, might not be up to the job. We also suspect there’ll be a legal obstacle or three standing in their way once game publishers find out. But hey, the concept itself, it’s a nifty one. Games shared from PC to PS3 over the Web? [iTWire] More »