Two open gaming platform efforts

Posted Jan 24, 2007 14:37 UTC (Wed) by wertigon (guest, #42963)
In reply to: Two open gaming platform efforts by bryanlarsen
Parent article: Two open gaming platform efforts

While there are many compliant Gamix machines, I don't think Gamix really could be considered a console - the specification is too loose. The main advantage to develop for a console is that you can play a game anywhere and it'll just work. None of this "Oh, I'm sorry sir, your system has X and Y which are known to have buggy drivers" crap that you see all too often on PC. Right now I see nothing in Gamix that will prevent that from happening to them, and I think they'll run into that wall quite soon.

OGCC on the other hand is trying to make this work by developing a specific console that can run the "Core OS" or a firmware. It's design is rigid and set in stone, so the "Play Anywhere" trait that all consoles share will be much easier to uphold. IMO that will be the key, but then again, I could be wrong. Only time will tell. :)