Id ditches PC as lead platform

[FarCry]

TOP GAMING FIRM, Id Software has revealed that it is ditching the PC as a lead platform for its technology, focusing on creating cross-platform titles and technology that have a broader revenue and user base, rather than the bleeding-edge technology the company has gained fame for.

 

Talking to IGN, Tim Willits re-iterated that "We're so PC centric that it's actually been a little bit of a struggle wrapping our minds around a 360 to the point where I installed 360 controllers on everyone's PC. If I see them testing the new game with a keyboard and mouse I have to smack them on the back of the head... for us it's been a bit of a struggle to think about being a console developer because we've been PC focused for so long."

 

Id Tech 5, which is the John Carmack engine powering the firm's next internal game as well as being a prime candidate for licensing, is being developed for Xbox 360, PS3, Mac and PC simultaneously and is being thought of as more than just a first person engine, given the potential for licensing.

 

And whilst Nvidia has traditionally paid a fair whack to have its brand associated with Id games, there may not be quite so much candy this time around. "So historically we pushed the PC video card technology to the limit", says Willits, "But because we're not doing that it's really more gameplay focused and the technology is about getting it to work on all of them."

 

Eschewing graphical glitz for a more rounded console experience? Sounds like gamers aren't going to be quite as excited by the upcoming QuakeCon event as they might have thought.

[littlelouievegos]

Πρωτα ο Tim και τωρα ο John.. Καλα παμε..

[raven3x7]

E kai? Kai h UE3 sxediatike kai me ts konsoles san stoxo. Den einai koryfaia dld? http://e3.gamespot.com/story.html?sid=6175061&tag=top_stories;title;4

[FarCry]

oxi i UE3 einai tweaked. i ekdosi tou PS3 kai tou PC einai diaforetiki. diabase kai tha deis. asxolountai diaforetikes omades kai to ftiaxnoun me basi tis dinameis tis kathe platformas. Afou stin PS3 ekdosi tha exei kai ipoboithima giati apla einai FPS kai tha einai perissotero vehicle oriented. etsi exo diabasei.

 

Kai i ekdosi tou PC tha exei kalitera grafika.

 

Edo omos leei oti tha riksei tin poiotita ton grafikon i ID giati katalabainei oti to PC einai pio dinato mixanima.

 

there may not be quite so much candy this time around. "So historically we pushed the PC video card technology to the limit", says Willits, "But because we're not doing that it's really more gameplay focused and the technology is about getting it to work on all of them."

 

kati tetoio fisika den isxeii sto UT3

[raven3x7]

Gia auto eipa UE3 giati anaferomoun sthn eginine kai ta tools kai oxi sto paixnidh. To mono pou eipe h ID einai oti oi konsoles einai pleon kaui autes stoxos. Eimai arketa sigouros oti ta quotes einai out of context kai ta parousiasan etsi gia na kanoun ntoro. Den nomizw h ID na thele na xenerosei to megalytero meros ths pelateias ths. Opws kai na exei to mellon tha deixei