On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Kevin Krammer <kevin.kram...@kdab.com> wrote: > 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.
Yes, understood, thanks. >> 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. I am not sure about that. You can also ship a goal-oriented product based on boards like that (and I saw it). It was just one example of those. _______________________________________________ Development mailing list Development@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/development
