Sony's legal issue with this?

sq377 · Post by **sq377** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:22 am

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.

Post by **ooPo** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:37 am

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 · Post by **pdc** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:55 am

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.

Post by **ooPo** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:57 am

Brian Lara Cricket? Crappy cricket game!

There's much better versions out there. :)

pdc · Post by **pdc** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:09 am

ooPo wrote:Brian Lara Cricket? Crappy cricket game!

There's much better versions out there. :)

Mods - I don't like this man's attitude!

Brian Lara is a great game! Gave me many hours of fun :D
I never could play an entire test series though ;)

sq377 · Post by **sq377** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:39 am

Halflife wasn't big - Counterstrike was.

Counterstrike was made by a guy in his garage. Forcing everyone to buy halflife to play this game.

Saotome · Post by **Saotome** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:04 am

... made by a guy in his garage ...

heh, thats also my favorite place when coding something big ;D

Post by **ooPo** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:22 am

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 · Post by **sq377** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:47 am

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

Post by **ooPo** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:50 am

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

J.F. · Post by **J.F.** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:04 pm

Saotome wrote:
... made by a guy in his garage ...
heh, thats also my favorite place when coding something big ;D

I used to code in my garage until it flooded and I lost $500 in equipment. Now I code in my bedroom.

Post by **blackdroid** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:40 pm

You have a waterbed in that bedroom ?

Post by **ooPo** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:41 pm

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

Post by **blackdroid** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:49 pm

<tiger>arrrrhhh...</tiger>

J.F. · Post by **J.F.** » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:56 am

blackdroid wrote:You have a waterbed in that bedroom ?

Nope. No chance of flooding again... unless the roof leaks. :)