Nexiuz on Codename: Crystal Tiger

[C.Brutail]

nV 7300 is a good choice, I have it, runs nexuiz perfectly.

[The mysterious Mr. 4m]

the criticism first:
what is your fixation with the " iu " ??? its NEXUIZ ! Nex U i z !!! and you have more typos on your site. doesnt make a good first impression.
i.e.: "We're CRAZY 'bout makin' you the perfect game!" either apostrophes or type the whole word! "bout" and "makin" are ok but "we're" and "were" have completely different meaning and pronounciation. and the term "suicidal" is a bit... negative. deterrent for any investors. also you should put the console info from the forum to the main site.

other than that:
good luck! you have some good ideas. i like the name Crystal Tiger. i would recomend you putting some effort into the community.

[suicidalgamer]

Okay, listen closely.

I am very sorry for the typos on our site. I will fix this very soon.

AMD has asked that as soon as we have 50-100 developers, they will help with the CPU and the GPU (ATi) with optimization software included. It is possible that they will create whole new Linux drivers, that or my colleague will write them himself.

We now have a list of games we are releasing on the system:

End of Worlds MMORPG
Ping (A PONG style game)
Alpha Squad
Unnamed FPS
Unnamed RPG (Name is currently being decided)
Nexuiz

We are also negotiating to recieve the following:

Zymotic
Think Tanks
Minions of Mirth Premium

Please, when you post, tell me if ZYMOTIC should be on our console. Also, please give us some suggestions that would make you a buyer of the system.

[C.Brutail]

Afaik Zymotic won'T be fully GPL-ed, but a moderate commercial game.

[ai]

Also, please give us some suggestions that would make you a buyer of the system.

I'm sorry, but I wouldn't buy anything that says "homebrew" as it does on your site. I'm that kind of person that either am doing it myself or buying from "professionals/companies" . The word 'homebrew' is a turn off, kind of a negative thing, though it doesn't necessarily mean that, you might be very good with what you're doing. But my suggestion is that you change it to something else. Also, there's no information about you or Suicidal Interactive Entertainment that I can find. There's that domain name too (that someone mentioned before me) that throws you off, and how the text is layed out on the site also points to that you are not too experienced with the "company structure".

I suppose that these consoles will cost a lot of money (and then the games) and before risking any money I would need a lot more info etc.

[suicidalgamer]

When we say homebrew, we mean that you can make your own games for it with no hacks. Also, I'm sorry for the errors, the website was quite rushed and will be redone soon.

[old_codger]

When we say homebrew, we mean that you can make your own games for it with no hacks. Also, I'm sorry for the errors, the website was quite rushed and will be redone soon.

Well I, for one, wish you good luck in your venture.

I've been in business for about 35 years and from the description you've given I'd say the most difficult thing in your new business isn't going to be the development, the tesing, the contracts or anything else... it'll be selling because, frankly, it's ALWAYS the selling. It almost doesn't matter how good a product is... without effective selling it won't matter a damn.

I mean... Windows instead of xenix/unix/linux??? come ON!!!

Anyway, once again, good luck mate

[old_codger]

'm just a bit to wasted to try and understand what you are walking about, but ahtever vermemulene said is good witrh me.

I'm a'hearing you on FM dude...

[Shoe]

Please, when you post, tell me if ZYMOTIC should be on our console. Also, please give us some suggestions that would make you a buyer of the system.

Not having your website and forums all on free hosts, and some actual content beyond just written concepts - those combined with your MMORPG being admitted to being built using an MMORPG generator, there's a lot that just lacks professionalism.

I'm not trying to flame, honestly. An open console would be really cool to see; imagining something like the GP2x but in console-style is really cool. I just think that if you really want to see success, there's some polishing that needs to be done to a lot of your stuff. Good luck!

[old_codger]

An open console would be really cool to see; imagining something like the GP2x but in console-style is really cool. I just think that if you really want to see success, there's some polishing that needs to be done to a lot of your stuff.

An 'open' console, (particularly one that assumed connection to the internet), would have significant advantages, as the operating system and other software would be able to be patched and improved 'on the fly'.

I still wish the chap good luck but,, as others have said, there appears very little chance of the project succeeding as it's presently envisaged, or, more accurately, as I UNDERSTAND it's envisaged

What might be interesting, though, would be a similar project that got game developers to place versions of their games on a console, optimised for the hardware, and charged users almost nothing for the hardware, (just the bald costs), but a small monthly charge for the individual game. The console developer would get a percentage of the monthly charge plus costs for distributed service workshops to keep the hardware up to date.

With, say, $80-100m, (mainly for selling costs with a small amount of development as well), it might be possible to achieve something along those lines as long as you stuck to a particular market, the US being the obvious one.

The service workshops would have to be small PC wokshops, 'one man bands', essentially, although it would be possible to achieve some income from franchising this aspect of the enterprise if the operation takes off.

My daughter pays a small amont per month to play a game called 'City of Heroes' and that is, frankly, one of the few remaining ways it's possible to make money in the PC industry now. There is no profit in selling plain PC hardware anymore in vityually any form.