http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/ Engadget Comments for Sony's PS2 effectively becomes "an open platform" in Europe http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 7:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
ah quality family games...]]>Oct 29th 2008 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
But I don't understand 1 thing... How do developers earn money?? If all apps are OpenSource.. Like OpenOffice is killing MS Office...
Can anyone explain....]]>Oct 29th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
Thats not much.... It just a few dollars for months of work..!!]]>Oct 29th 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
I means that will be easier to develop a game for PS2 w/o burocracy.

And thos expressions does no mean you can't charge for you app or game.]]>Oct 29th 2008 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
You'd be surprised. The big open source projects have more users than you think... And even if only a small portion donates in small amounts, that's still more than you think.

(Can't say the same for small projects though - guess it's just the joy of programming)

(And then there are the ads, and sponsorships from big a$$ companies like HP)]]>Oct 29th 2008 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 9:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 30th 2008 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
The likelihood of open-platform games being awe inspiring is pretty slim as video game projects are usually very work intensive creations that require a lot of design time and polishing, but this doesn't mean that the games created by small companies or individuals can't be very entertaining and addictive.

People have started to expect their video games to be an almost cinema-like experience. With driving emotional stories and super realistic graphics. I honestly play my nintendo 64 more than my 360, wii, and ps3 combined. You know why? because more of the games were based around having some FUCKING FUN and not stuck on creating a whole new world for you that may or may not be more fun than real life.]]>Oct 29th 2008 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/And yes we do care since PS2 games can be played on "the right PS3s"]]>Oct 29th 2008 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
in the same way, noone really cares about your opinion between totally different objects.]]>Oct 29th 2008 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 30th 2008 11:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
To be fair, Sony consoles are more open that their competitors. You can basically plug any mass storage device into PS3, use BT headsets, keyboards, mouse, Linux, etc. right out the box. PSP is wide open, through no fault of Sony though.]]>Oct 29th 2008 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/Oct 29th 2008 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/29/sonys-ps2-effectively-becomes-an-open-platform-in-europe/
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