On Friday, 2014-01-17, 11:15:24, Laszlo Papp wrote: > On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Kevin Krammer <kevin.kram...@kdab.com> wrote: > > On Friday, 2014-01-17, 10:52:29, Laszlo Papp wrote: > >> Wouldn't it be useful to get a proper 3D module in place first? > >> Although, there are still some nice 2D indie games with full of shader > >> all around. :-) > > > > A console target does not necessarily imply games. > > > > A lot of consoles run apps these days, because they are the platforms that > > are in the living rooms, permanently connected to all kinds of > > enterainment infrastructure and usually only on stand-by and not switched > > off (no booting). > Hmm, Interesting... I have not been aware of that the main purpose of > the consoles changed these days. I have not played for a while. :)
Games are almost certainly still their main purpose but the usage as a media consumtion device is already close up. They act as Bluray players, can be used as clients for a home streaming server and all console vendors have (at least in some countries), online streaming libraries/stores. Anyway, I was mostly addressing this from the perspective of Qt as an app development framework, just like on mobile devices. For app developers, especially for those who's actual product is a service, consoles would be just another platform frequently used by people, with app stores, limited variation in devices, capabilities and APIs. > PS.: Well, I am not sure console as a generic platform makes much > sense though when you can use a raspberry pi or more powerful embedded > board to connect all kinds of entertainment structure together with > more open platforms. Perhaps, that is somewhat the answer why not many > people are interested in a specific proprietary platform (which was > originally meant for powerful games). I don't think that is comparable. Generic platforms like the Pi are for people who build their own systems, consoles are for pure consumers. Cheers, Kevin -- Kevin Krammer | kevin.kram...@kdab.com | Software Engineer Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company Tel. Sweden (HQ) +46-563-540090, USA +1-866-777-KDAB(5322) KDAB - Qt Experts - Platform-independent software solutions
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