John Carmack loves his iPhone, so much so that the id Software co-founder has been spending a lot of time lately thinking of ways to bring his studio's tech-hungry game development to Apple's pricey portable. Forbes reports that Carmack, who still kicks himself for not having a game available for the device at launch, is currently planning to bring one of the dev's existing franchises to the iPhone as a "graphical tour de force."
But as for which one, the company isn't saying just yet, though given that the recently launched id Mobile division already has Doom RPG and the forthcoming Wolfenstein RPG to its credit, we wouldn't be at all surprised if Carmack will bring Quake or some flavor of Rage to the small screen as well. What's more, he's apparently considering the idea of tackling the MMO market on the iPhone down the line, though he admits that he's being "conservative" and doesn't "want to be in a bet-the-company situation" just yet. Even so, as Carmack looks for ways to push the phone's visual fidelity, we take solace in the fact that for once we won't have to upgrade our video card just to play with his latest toy.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2008 6:47PM (Unverified) said
i agree with you, it makes perfect business sense to have an exclusive deal with AT&T if it failed they wouldn't be getting the bill. But for developers that want to invest in the iphone for software or even just gaming platform ex. EA it wont make much sense since their market is still very limited vs. an open market.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2008 6:57PM (Unverified) said
aristokrat - It's not hard to build your own Mac. Just build a cheap computer with a core2 duo and "find" a copy of OSX online. It's pretty easy, and will make you wonder what exactly you're paying for when you buy a "real" mac.
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Posted: Jul 28th 2008 7:17PM aristokrat said
Oh, I'm perfectly aware of the OSx86 projects, and have a frankenmac from the G4 generation that is an awesome construction of pieces. I just want to be able to build a mac that I will be able to upgrade with various OS versions without having to continually re-patch each update. Besides, I don't have the money to make the computer I really want, so I just lurk ebay waiting for the right opportunity.
And I don't really think Macs are all that overpriced, I just want more creative control in my projects and enjoy creating my own systems.
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And I don't really think Macs are all that overpriced, I just want more creative control in my projects and enjoy creating my own systems.
Posted: Jul 28th 2008 7:33PM AtomicPlayboy said
And I'll give a shit about the wonderful graphics for about 6 seconds. I'm playing these games on trains. I couldn't care about graphics in that environment.
Posted: Jul 28th 2008 7:53PM (Unverified) said
Oh wow
Carmack=developer
me=a$$hole
no more Jolt Cola 36 hour weblog, digg benders...
Carmack=developer
me=a$$hole
no more Jolt Cola 36 hour weblog, digg benders...
Posted: Jul 29th 2008 12:12AM (Unverified) said
"...we take solace in the fact that for once we won't have to upgrade our video card just to play with his latest toy."
No, you just have to buy an expensive and overrated phone and switch to AT&T after paying your old provider an early termination fee.
No, you just have to buy an expensive and overrated phone and switch to AT&T after paying your old provider an early termination fee.
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