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sq377 · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 87

Why doesn't sony help out the development communities? I think that is one reason why games like halflife are so big, they help people to develop things. Is there legal issues with letting us use linux on the psp? I would think the things would sell like mad if everyone could have a good version of linux on these things. I just dont see why they have sooo much protection on them...

I've heard of psp linux trying to get in contact with them but 3 weeks and counting with no response.

ooPo · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:37 am Post subject:

Halflife wasn't big - Counterstrike was.

And Valve didn't take notice until that unlicensed mod achieved enough popularity to be worth money.

Which is your reason - there's no money in it.

Regardless, this is not dev related and is being moved to off-topic.

pdc · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:55 am Post subject:

Also, Sony are not fools. Honest :)

If I could buy PSP-Linux and download emulators then I probably wouldn't buy any PSP games! I can barely afford to atm anyway!

Free Genesis/NES/SNES/N64 emus will keep people happy for years.

Also, I have tested a Playstation1 emulator with (a legal copy of) Brian Lara Cricket and found the results to be excellent.

This is how I see it anyway.

ooPo · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:57 am Post subject:

Brian Lara Cricket? Crappy cricket game!

There's much better versions out there. :)

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ooPo · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:22 am Post subject:

sq377:

That was exactly my point. It was done without the support or recognition of anyone until it actually became profitable.

pdc:

I found EA's Cricket 2002 was a much better game, but perhaps it was for a more refined taste. *shrug*

sq377 · Joined: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 87

valve released sdk's and stuff to help developers though.

ooPo · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:50 am Post subject:

You'll find these were really just quake tools, which is a different thing altogether.

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ooPo · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:41 pm Post subject:

It must be spring... blackdroid is on the prowl.

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