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dislekcia
22-02-2008, 12:58 PM
Ok, so we've got XNA (http://creators.xna.com) which is producing some awesome stuff (http://forums.tidemedia.co.za/nag/showthread.php?p=61457#post61457). Turns out Sony's got it's own library/engine (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/21/gdc08-phyreengine-sonys-new-free-cross-platform-engine/) plans afoot, except it sounds like they're providing a more mature engine instead of the previously-complained-about bare-bones approach of XNA.

I think this competition is a good thing: We'll get better tools and support from both sides and we might even see XNA pushed to working on the PS3. That'd be great :) More choice is never a bad thing. I'd like to have a peek at this Phyre Engine soon though.

-D

Cyberninja
22-02-2008, 01:16 PM
Awesome. An theres samples/templates that comes with it! Yaay! :D

FuzzYspo0N
22-02-2008, 03:10 PM
haha thats really good looking for indie and smaller game companies even abroad

dislekcia
22-02-2008, 05:11 PM
Read. Now.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3545/sponsored_feature_democratizing_.php

-D

xyber
22-02-2008, 05:58 PM
Really hope Phyre Engine will become available to indies
and not just free for "select" developers to work from.

dislekcia
22-02-2008, 06:01 PM
Really hope Phyre Engine will become available to indies
and not just free for "select" developers to work from.

Oh yeah, you've got a PS3 :)

I've been messing with the community games on my 360 at odd times today. Very cool stuff going on there... I'm seriously going to push myself for DBP this year. Got a bit of a team together.

-D

xyber
25-02-2008, 07:11 AM
Oh yeah, you've got a PS3 :)
I've been messing with the community games on my 360 at odd times today. Very cool stuff going on there... I'm seriously going to push myself for DBP this year. Got a bit of a team together.


Awesome.