New market for SS?

[a21ozcoldcup]

I apologize if it's been brought up before, I pop in to the forums very little these days.

I have been spending a lot of time on xbox live and having a lot of fun. So many great games... from old arcade games (gauntlet, smash tv, etc) to board games like Settlers of Catan and shooters like Doom. Throw in the online multiplayer and you can kiss your social life goodbye.

It made me think that if we could magically find a company to back us (eg: Midway) they could help make the translation to an emulator on the console, even the controls wouldn't be out of the question for the 360. I don't know who has the rights and such to the game, is it still Virgin? Or have they OFFICIALLY relinquished rights to us as a community (highly doubting that).

I think in todays market where consoles have started to seriously permeate the online gaming world, this would be the perfect chance to bring SS into the spotlight again.

mmm.. SS on my tv.. while I lay down at my couch.. of course that kind of relaxation would probably mean I'd die even more.

[D1st0rt]

A better idea would be to spread it amongst the Linux community.

[Xog]

It's already possible to use an xbox controller to play subspace, and hook the computer up to the TV, just to let ya know! but the main concern right here in getting it contracted with xbox is the $$ issue. Not only will we need to have xbox host servers for it (yes even if ur gonna play TW, they still need queue servers), but the whole fact of people asking "how do I get this game" as well. Then we have the expectations of advertisement from Microsoft (they'll want to do something more than just let you play it on an xbox). We're talking hundreds of thousands of dollars, because if the current company who owns the rights to SS still is VE, has to dig in to their record departments and find those ancient files that probably have holes in them by now, copy them, then schedule meetings with microsoft. Then, they need to get in contact with the code team leaders and get a hold of all the current/past coding, and hire new programmers from Microsoft to basically re-write the whole client. It's just too much of a process.

[Foreign]

i was of the understanding that priit bought the game from vie

[D1st0rt]

BDE owns the rights to the game

[roxxkatt]

i was of the understanding that priit bought the game from vie

VIE = defunct
also, priit MADE continuum,
which RESEMBLES subspace.

so he owns it.

...right?

[roxxkatt]

It's already possible to use an xbox controller to play subspace, and hook the computer up to the TV, just to let ya know! but the main concern right here in getting it contracted with xbox is the $$ issue. Not only will we need to have xbox host servers for it (yes even if ur gonna play TW, they still need queue servers), but the whole fact of people asking "how do I get this game" as well. Then we have the expectations of advertisement from Microsoft (they'll want to do something more than just let you play it on an xbox). We're talking hundreds of thousands of dollars, because if the current company who owns the rights to SS still is VE, has to dig in to their record departments and find those ancient files that probably have holes in them by now, copy them, then schedule meetings with microsoft. Then, they need to get in contact with the code team leaders and get a hold of all the current/past coding, and hire new programmers from Microsoft to basically re-write the whole client. It's just too much of a process.

nah.
the hard part is creating a console interface.
getting consoles to market this game is even harder (aka making PS2 cds, moving to stores, etc)
^might be accomplished by EA Games or somefin >_>

servers for this game are EASY.
VIE doesnt own continuum. priit has the code.
we just make a new client, directory, biller, and subgame.
thats it.

also, if we sell copies of the game, who gets the money?

[D1st0rt]

VIE = defunct
also, priit MADE continuum,
which RESEMBLES subspace.

so he owns it.

...right?

no.

nah.
the hard part is creating a console interface.
getting consoles to market this game is even harder (aka making PS2 cds, moving to stores, etc)
^might be accomplished by EA Games or somefin >_>

servers for this game are EASY.
VIE doesnt own continuum. priit has the code.
we just make a new client, directory, biller, and subgame.
thats it.

also, if we sell copies of the game, who gets the money?

you're getting waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of yourself, for more reasons than I care to get into right now

[PolluX]

I always thought typing was the most fun in this game...

[DJSlayer]

It's already possible to use an xbox controller to play subspace, and hook the computer up to the TV, just to let ya know!

Yeah but it's a bitch to play with the Xbox 360 controller, turning is a iffy on it. Anyway if it went onto xbox it would be an arcade game, therefore shipping and selling wouldn't be needed, all could be done through the xbox using microsoft points and shit.

Either way I wouldn't WANT it on Xbox. It would lose it's retro feel imo!

Oh yeah, and what would SS be without the chat, imagine how annoying that would be, you would need like macro's for the most common phrases like, "OMG LAG" and "OMFG JUST DIE!!!!!11111" oh and for the pubbers, "newb" even though they're normally the newbs :P

[Da1andonly]

Displaced plays this game with a x-box controller, and he's done that for several years now...

No wonder that faggot sucks at this game!

[soup]

I always thought typing was the most fun in this game...

True and it would be crazy to have 10 000 people (or even more) playing this game.

You should have so many elim/belim/.. arena's

[Jeansi]

no.

What part of the statement are you referring to? Ok so sure, VIE kinda exists under Avalon nowdays, but it's practically dead, no? Or was subspace bought up by EA as well? Probably not.


Edit: and who the hell would want to use this wonderful chat utility with an xbox controller?

[Dack Falu]

Impractical and Impossible.

[Jeansi]

And I'm guessing Priit is making a whole lot more money messing with Skype and whatever than he would from porting Continuum for x-box