mavericktopgun
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FACTOR 5 IS ALIVE!?
He said Factor 5 GmbH is back so I guess?
FACTOR 5 IS ALIVE!?
This is about the original German Factor 5 entity which always existed even when it was only a shell after the US Factor 5 was formed and did all the work. The latter went bankrupt and the founders essentially revived/reused the German Factor 5. I honestly doubt they'll do big game development again anytime soon.Factor 5 is back? fuck yeah. hopefully they are working on a Switch game.
And, here, I thought it was between a Wii U and Titan XP / 1080ti...
The Switch is also between Wii U and PS4, PS4 Pro and a high end PC.
Weird, I read that it's between a TI-82 and an Atom Collider.
You're lucky that you haven't see any shitty post then.What people? I haven't seen anybody in a long time saying Switch is not above PS360.
Come on... People still think PS3 and Xbox 360 are more powerful than Switch..
Weird, I read that it's between a TI-82 and an Atom Collider.
The only ones I've EVER seen who do this are people like you who accuse other people of doing it.With the constant ps4 comparisons, you'd almost think otherwise.
Which is what is expected no?
Well, I do remember one user saying "I doubt Switch is capable of running games like The Last of Us".
This means exactly nothing, because the divide between the Wii-U and the Xbox One is absolutely vast.
If you take it off the dock, the thing is basically a more modern handheld Wii-U. Dock it and it pushes a bit more power to up the rendering resolution to 900p or even 1080p. That's basically it.
-they got all rights back and Factor 5 is alive (Turrican!!)
I just listened to the part about Factor 5. So in a nutshell:
- they solves all outstanding legal issues with all Factor 5 entities, also the US one.
- Factor 5 GmbH, the German company, is a legally registered company again since a few weeks.
- they've bought back all their right to their old own IPs
- this also includes all IPs from former German publishers Rainbow Arts and Softgold, which were with THQ prior to their bankruptcy.
- He won't confirm any development starting but it is their idea to bring back old IPs and games and maybe develop further sequels "at some point".
So all in all, there is a prospect of re-releases of old F5 games such as Turrican and maybe even a new Turrican, but this does not change anything on the Roque Squadron games for now.
So let me as a couple of hard questions:
Besides Turrican and Lair, what bankable IPs does Factor 5 have? I'm going through the list of them and Rainbow Arts, and... yeah. Not a whole lot that they can do.
Are they planning on creating tools for other games, or original games?
Don't get me wrong, they seem to know how to do magical stuff with restricted hardware. Give them a solid IP like Star Wars or R-Type, and they'll knock it out of the park.
But they don't seem to have much without a supporting IP.
-Switch is performance wise between Wii U and Xbox One
Well, I do remember one user saying "I doubt Switch is capable of running games like The Last of Us".
A new released Interview with Julian Eggebrecht, Co-Founder from Factor 5 (Star Wars Rogue Leader, Turrican,...).
It's in german but here are some things he said:
-Switch is performance wise between Wii U and Xbox One
-developing is as easy or even easier than on PS4
-all modern GPU Standards
-they got all rights back and Factor 5 is alive (Turrican!!)
Edit: all Turrican rights. NOT Star Wars
Maybe a new Turrican for Switch???
Here is the link to the Interview (begins after 20 minutes).
http://www.spieleveteranen.de/
And if Julian reads that...
DANKE DANKE DANKE und bitte veröffentlicht doch die Rogue Squadron Trilogie für Switch!
Lair is Sony's IP.
Is it closer to the Wii U, or the XBox One. Is it halfway? This doesn't really say anything substantial.
I thought Switch was harder to develope for and that's why switch versions of games cost more?
I thought Switch was harder to develope for and that's why switch versions of games cost more?
I thought Switch was harder to develope for and that's why switch versions of games cost more?
I thought Switch was harder to develope for and that's why switch versions of games cost more?
I think you, and anyone else who equates power to resolution, have no idea about anything tech related.
Come on... People still think PS3 and Xbox 360 are more powerful than Switch..
Now that's some good news!
But I thought The Last of Us couldn't run on the switch!
some people on this board have actually argued that...
In my view...
Docked: Close to Wii U than XB1
Portable: Wii U
Where did you hear that?
Source? FakeNews dot com?
Easy to develop for, but carts cost more than disc to produce. So games that get a physical release usually cost more because of it (and Nintendo doesn't want to piss off/compete with B'n'M stores so they have the digital price the same as the retail price).
I mean, I've actualy heard people say it's less powerful than a Wii U..
I mean, I've actualy heard people say it's less powerful than a Wii U..
Switch Performance is between Wii U and Xbone (Interview with Factor 5 founder)