BASIC game creators for consoles?

"Ultimate Buu" <majjinbuu@dragonball.z> wrote in message
> Are there any PS2 and/or XBox versions of the well-know BASIC
> game creators/engines such as DarkBasic? The PS2 is far more widely
> sold (and therefore commercially more attractive) but the Xbox is
> virtually standard DX8, so a port shouldn't be *that* difficult. I would
> certainly be willing to shell out a couple hundred bucks more to be able
> to make a PS2/Xbox version of my game (if I *had* a game, that is).
>
Unfortuantely a PS2 "tool" i.e. dev kit costs about £20,000. Probably a bad
policy, but in the context of a several million pound development budget it
is just a minor expense.

Malcolm wrote:

> "Ultimate Buu" <majjinbuu@dragonball.z> wrote in message
>
>>Are there any PS2 and/or XBox versions of the well-know BASIC
>>game creators/engines such as DarkBasic? The PS2 is far more widely
>>sold (and therefore commercially more attractive) but the Xbox is
>>virtually standard DX8, so a port shouldn't be *that* difficult. I would
>>certainly be willing to shell out a couple hundred bucks more to be able
>>to make a PS2/Xbox version of my game (if I *had* a game, that is).
>>
>
> Unfortuantely a PS2 "tool" i.e. dev kit costs about £20,000. Probably a bad
> policy, but in the context of a several million pound development budget it
> is just a minor expense.
>

What about the PS2 Linux Kit? Something could be developed for that.

Eric

There is a pretty large PS2 Linux kit developer community and I guess that a
Basic game kit would be very useful to allow people to get their game ideas
up and running quickly. I know I would seriously consider buying it if it
existed.


Ty

"Eric" <gokings@volcano.net> wrote in message
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> Malcolm wrote:
>
> > "Ultimate Buu" <majjinbuu@dragonball.z> wrote in message
> >
> >>Are there any PS2 and/or XBox versions of the well-know BASIC
> >>game creators/engines such as DarkBasic? The PS2 is far more widely
> >>sold (and therefore commercially more attractive) but the Xbox is
> >>virtually standard DX8, so a port shouldn't be *that* difficult. I would
> >>certainly be willing to shell out a couple hundred bucks more to be able
> >>to make a PS2/Xbox version of my game (if I *had* a game, that is).
> >>
> >
> > Unfortuantely a PS2 "tool" i.e. dev kit costs about £20,000. Probably a
bad
> > policy, but in the context of a several million pound development budget
it
> > is just a minor expense.
> >
>
> What about the PS2 Linux Kit? Something could be developed for that.
>
> Eric
>