Saturday, August 18, 2001

Ben Hermans Interview -- 1:56 pm CST, Update by A.T. Hun

I posted an interview I did with Hyperion Entertainment's managing partner, Ben Hermans, on their port of Shogo: Mobile Armor Division to Linux. We discuss how well the port has sold, as well as the state of Linux gaming in general. Here's a snip from one of his answers to whet your appetite:

The problem with Linux gaming is that the Windows version will as a rule always be available sooner because the porting process takes time. Moreover, on Linux you don't have the economies of scale that you have on Windows so you will need to keep your prices higher than the Windows version. This again increases the appeal of the Windows version. The Windows games market has a very short life-span and games are subject to a continuous price-erosion.

Check out this interview and all my Shogo-related goodness at my Haus of Shogo.

News for 08/18/2001

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