Ghost at 80 people is kind of large to be doing mobile games.
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EA announces Frostbite Go, the mobile version (iOS/Android) of Frostbite
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Ghost at 80 people is kind of large to be doing mobile games.
Don't they already do?So you want your Wii U games to look and play like iOS games?
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qizah
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EA said:
This comment is so conflicting with the previous comment about the Wii U not being able to run Frostbite. If the engine is that scalable then it's obvious it'd work out for them on the Wii U. I mean I wish they'd just say the Wii U isn't a viable platform for them right now instead of saying it's a technical issue.
In any case, I don't really play games on mobile devices but having those type of engines working on mobile devices is pretty impressive.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Hey guys! I guess W- ah nevermind.
Exactly. Why don't they just say it's a money issue? Clearly, they can put FB3 on the Wii U if they wanted but the Wii U doesn't have a 50 million user install base. Fortunately there are a lot more PS4 and nextbox consoles out.
AranhaHunter
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We already knew the gaming handheld situations a long time ago.
AstroNut325
Member
Lets say EA comes out and says it's not a technical issue, it's a profitability issue. Then what? What does that change?
ComputerMKII
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Then why is Frostbite not available on Wii U?
Bob Coffee
Member
Unprecidented partnership...... with mobile phones lol.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Because EA. If anybody still believes it was tech that kept them from porting their engine to Wii U, I'd have a nice bridge to sell.
BlockheadBrown
Member
Wouldn't surprise me.
gotdayum
BlockheadBrown
Member
It's a spotlight of honesty.
prag16
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Except that if they tested FB2 on Wii U, it probably happened prior to launch.
BlockheadBrown
Member
Set this straight: Someone (or a collective) decided NOT to pursue further development on the Wii U until X, if ever. It really is that simple. It sucks and they're being dodgy about it, but there it is. If the install base was bigger, if it was more powerful, if, if, if... They decided not to do it for now. Will that change? Only time will tell.
EDIT: I should add that there was a rumor a while ago that EA left it up to individual dev teams, which is why we have NFS:MWU. Is that true? Is there more to it? Time will tell.
Nothing. Except Frostbite Go most likely won't be profitable either.
What makes you say that? EA seem to be doing pretty well from the mobile space.
that's around the team size for Modern Combat - but I'm sure a number of engineers are dedicated to the mobile version of the engine since it has to run on opengl.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-05-14-frostbite-engine-in-the-works-for-mobile
How dare you Eurogamer...
How dare you Eurogamer...
specialguy
Banned
wow, naming your mobile engine something different is awesome. i bet epic wishes they'd thought of this, now...
thekonamicode
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grosvenor_92
Member
So iOS/Android can run it but the Wii-U can't come on now
Well, this just makes it clear that they just think the Wii U isn't worth the financial investment of adapting to the platform.
Getting any version of it to run on Wii U will take time and money. Time and money better spent on making a mobile version from their perspective.
R3TRODYCE
Member
One and done.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
I guess they may as well just say the Wii U wouldn't be profitable to get Frostbite running on it. Wii U is all but outright confirmed to be Dreamcast'd :lol
No doubt it will be profitable, but EA definitely would not be happy with their results on the mobile space. The amount of games they've created and the return on investment gives an average is pretty poor compared to other devs/pubs.
No doubt it will be profitable, but EA definitely would not be happy with their results on the mobile space. The amount of games they've created and the return on investment gives an average is pretty poor compared to other devs/pubs.
EightBitNate
Member
EA don't think it be like it is, but it do.
It's obviously a time and money thing. Can't really expect much support when Wii U skus are selling ~10k.
People would be less pissy if DICE/EA had just said they didn't want to invest in porting the engine rather than bullshitting some nonsense about performance.
It's obviously a time and money thing. Can't really expect much support when Wii U skus are selling ~10k.
Can't expect a console to sell when everyone cans software support, works both ways.
Oh lord.
You guys...
Hahaha ice cold. You guys now know where that Mirror's Edge sequel is coming.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It's Nintendo's jobs to secure the software though, not necessarily the developers/publishers.
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The Everyman
wasn't the issue getting FB 3.0 on there?
wonderfuldays
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Frostbite
EA DICE on Wii U = Business is business
EA DICE on Wii U = Business is business
Wow that gif looks 3D when you see that parallax shift of the foreground.
I think it is hard to market a Wii U game that looks closer to mobile devices than ps4/ next xbox. Using a sample of users on neogaf who seem to believe that wii U should hit some level of visual performance between say ps3 and ps4 and if they look worse/equal to current gen I don't think people would accept that.
It does work both ways so what can you say when a developer like Avalanche Studios talks about how hard it is for them to get in contact with Nintendo? Night and day difference compared to how Sony is courting partners for PS4 and I'm sure MS is doing the same. Combine that with system and software sales that are completely in the gutter and yeah, business is business.