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badgenome on 12 August 2009
MaxwellGT2000 said:
Wait how does using an engine that works for all systems Wii, PS2, PC, 360, and PS3 translate into working only on 360 and PC? This does not compute...

Kotaku.



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MaxwellGT2000 on 12 August 2009
MontanaHatchet said:
They should keep their mediocrity to as few platforms as possible.

For which games do you speak of and have played Mr. Montana :P



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MontanaHatchet on 12 August 2009
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
They should keep their mediocrity to as few platforms as possible.

For which games do you speak of and have played Mr. Montana :P

Erm, is that a question? I can't tell. Most of their commercial successes (which I guess would be Ben 10) are games that wouldn't do well on the 360 and PC. If you factor in the 360's high development costs and the PC's high piracy rate, I don't see why they want to develop for those two platforms. High Voltage is not a big company. If they lose money on higher budget games, it could be devastating for them.

That said, I wouldn't really care if they left anyways.



 

 

badgenome on 12 August 2009

White Men Can't Jump was not mediocre!



MaxwellGT2000 on 12 August 2009
MontanaHatchet said:
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
They should keep their mediocrity to as few platforms as possible.

For which games do you speak of and have played Mr. Montana :P

Erm, is that a question? I can't tell. Most of their commercial successes (which I guess would be Ben 10) are games that wouldn't do well on the 360 and PC. If you factor in the 360's high development costs and the PC's high piracy rate, I don't see why they want to develop for those two platforms. High Voltage is not a big company. If they lose money on higher budget games, it could be devastating for them.

That said, I wouldn't really care if they left anyways.

Ah well it sounded a bit like you were trolling HVS, not that they don't make the quick (and typically low quality) kids games to put food on the table, but they've made some games here and there that are above average and don't deserve the hate.  Hell people don't even acknowledge HVS for putting together the best online system on the Wii so far.



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MontanaHatchet on 12 August 2009
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
They should keep their mediocrity to as few platforms as possible.

For which games do you speak of and have played Mr. Montana :P

Erm, is that a question? I can't tell. Most of their commercial successes (which I guess would be Ben 10) are games that wouldn't do well on the 360 and PC. If you factor in the 360's high development costs and the PC's high piracy rate, I don't see why they want to develop for those two platforms. High Voltage is not a big company. If they lose money on higher budget games, it could be devastating for them.

That said, I wouldn't really care if they left anyways.

Ah well it sounded a bit like you were trolling HVS, not that they don't make the quick (and typically low quality) kids games to put food on the table, but they've made some games here and there that are above average and don't deserve the hate.  Hell people don't even acknowledge HVS for putting together the best online system on the Wii so far.

Which wouldn't be very good at all on the 360 or PC. A part of me doesn't like HVS (a mostly shovelware developer criticizing other developers and then releasing an average game after tons of internet hype), but then again, a part of me wants to see any videogame company succeed. I want what's best for the industry. So, I wish that HVS would just stick to the Wii and DS (and other platforms with low development costs) instead of risking losing tons of money on the 360 or PC.



 

 

Arius Dion on 12 August 2009
patjuan32 said:
superchunk said:
In fact if you go to Infernal Engine's website about this announcement you'll see HVS's quote

http://www.infernalengine.com/news.php

"“We already have the most advanced Wii technology available. By incorporating some of the best PS3/360 technology, we are able to really push the envelope with our next wave of titles.” said Kerry J. Ganofsky, founder of High Voltage Software."

This and the fact that the quote above doesn't specify anything about PS360, I'm betting they are planning on using it in their Wii games in some form.

... and here it stresses it can be used on Wii

http://www.infernalengine.com/tech_cross.php

So, no. HVS is still going to be Wii-centric.

Thanks Superchunk, you get points for actually reading the article. Others get so happy when they think a developer is leaving the Wii. It's just weird that they think the Xbox 360/PS3 is the sure fire way to sell games. Why? There are more core titles that bomb on those platforms than on the Wii simply because an aboundance of core titles are developed for those platforms. Do the math.


Yeah, Kudos, Chunk. I doubt folks will even bother reading this far, the thread title is a bit misleading. I remember in an interview with HVS The interviewer asked if Conduit would be made for PS360 and Eric responded "no" and the reason they avoided going on 360 or PS3 was not just competition but ROI.



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MaxwellGT2000 on 12 August 2009
MontanaHatchet said:
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
They should keep their mediocrity to as few platforms as possible.

For which games do you speak of and have played Mr. Montana :P

Erm, is that a question? I can't tell. Most of their commercial successes (which I guess would be Ben 10) are games that wouldn't do well on the 360 and PC. If you factor in the 360's high development costs and the PC's high piracy rate, I don't see why they want to develop for those two platforms. High Voltage is not a big company. If they lose money on higher budget games, it could be devastating for them.

That said, I wouldn't really care if they left anyways.

Ah well it sounded a bit like you were trolling HVS, not that they don't make the quick (and typically low quality) kids games to put food on the table, but they've made some games here and there that are above average and don't deserve the hate.  Hell people don't even acknowledge HVS for putting together the best online system on the Wii so far.

Which wouldn't be very good at all on the 360 or PC. A part of me doesn't like HVS (a mostly shovelware developer criticizing other developers and then releasing an average game after tons of internet hype), but then again, a part of me wants to see any videogame company succeed. I want what's best for the industry. So, I wish that HVS would just stick to the Wii and DS (and other platforms with low development costs) instead of risking losing tons of money on the 360 or PC.

The only reason it "wouldn't be very good at all" on PC and 360 would be the inclusion of Friend codes. Not only does it have a good number of maps and modes, it also lets you import any friend you have on your Wii System friends list, something not even Nintendo has done with their online games.  If it released on 360/PC Bounty Hunter would stand out since it's unique and fresh and the rest would be standard but Microsoft has basically made online a standard on their system and it's been a standard on PC for a LONG time, but HVS is putting work into their games and they take a lot of flack for no reason.

Have you played The Conduit yet?  I'm wondering... it's not average like your Medal of Honors and such it's just a good effort (not zomg amazing but other then the forum goers I didn't see many people claiming more then that), with fun modes, and a good story if you take the time to find the secrets in each stage kind of Metroid style.



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superchunk on 12 August 2009

OP should take my info and elaborate his post. Too misleading and most don't read full thread. Ah well, guess we'll see plenty of threads talking about core devs leaving Wii and using this as false proof.



noname2200 on 12 August 2009
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
MaxwellGT2000 said:
MontanaHatchet said:
They should keep their mediocrity to as few platforms as possible.

...it sounded a bit like you were trolling HVS...

BAN HIM!!!

superchunk said:
OP should take my info and elaborate his post. Too misleading and most don't read full thread. Ah well, guess we'll see plenty of threads talking about core devs leaving Wii and using this as false proof.

 Too misleading? I copy and pasted the whole article! If I did anything wrong, it was to trust Kotaku.

Which is a pretty big no-no, I'll admit.

Wounded pride aside, I'll update the OP, and thanks for the detective work (no sarcasm intended).