apple/google vs epic mobile warfare where is nikkom when you need him

[DonFerrari]

Intrinsic said:

DonFerrari said:

I hope we can get to a point where the other companies don't need to pay royalties to Sony to launch the game on console, but also get no access to the devkits and whatnot. Just because Sony is thriving with themselves fully controling their system (but also enjoy putting their app on ios, android and some games on PC) doesn't mean it is good or worse fair. Sony isn't mandated to sell HW for a loss, they just do because that is what bring more profit to them under current model.

Realistically, how would that work? 

This is a classic case of "be careful when you chase out my demons you may chase out the angels too".

Publishers make games for platforms that they believe would make them the most amount of money. The cheapest and most user-friendly gaming platform to get into are consoles. And someone has to make those consoles. And even if we are looking at a post console future, someone has to make and maintain the servers that host the games people stream.

These publishers and in turn their games wouldn't have a platform to thrive on or exist if someone doesn't make said platform. 

The alternative is for all games to be based on Linux (and even that is made by someone) as their only supported platform and just have anyone interested in gaming to build a PC or get a Linux based laptop. But that kinda decentralization would be 1000 times more complicated and disjointed than anything we have today.

Because Windows-based PC gaming isn't the answer. Trust me, if MS ever finds themselves in a situation where the only gaming platform out there is the PC, people would be shocked how much worse than apple MS can be.

Do you really think if publishers weren't demanded to pay royalties and be restricted by platform holders they wouldn't release their games there? Just as with PC or Android, they should be allowed to have their own stores if they want or release without vetoing by platform holder, that said by they not choosing to do so they wouldn`t have access to the devkits, code, etc. That basically already takes care of most of it. Why do you think the publishers even when having PC without any of this go and launch on consoles? Why do they release in Google Store if they can also make their own store or release to direct download to search on the web? Because that generates more money. You don`t need dictatorship powers to flourish the platform.