hi
Won't people need to move away from XP now due to the fact that Microsoft
are not making any security updates? Didn't someone on this list say that
anyone who is running XP now will be putting everyone else at risk or am I
wrong about that?
Thanks Amanda
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From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 9:56 PM
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] mac versus windows sales plus iOS question
Hi Shaun and all,
Well, here is what I think will happen. I don't think it is anything
to be afraid of because as I have said many times a lot of the stuff
we have now can be run on Windows 8.1 with a little bit of tinkering.
Yes, while there will be certain issues such as 3d audio support is
broken in games like Shades of Doom, Tank Commander, etc it isn't an
insurmountable issue. I have played Shades of Doom many times on
Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 using stereo mixing which is
less precise but doable.
What I think is going to happen is eventually a lot of people running
XP right now will have to buy new computers running Windows 7, Windows
8, or Windows 8.1. It is not so much a question of if but when. Let's
say sometime in the next five years or so the XP user base will slowly
but eventually upgrade to a newer machine, new OS, and obviously they
will want games that are compatible with their new computers. As the
number of blind users running something like Windows 8 grows
developers will have to follow suit. They probably will be running
newer computers themselves and will have to take some time to look at
alternatives such as Visual Basic .NET, C# .NET, Java, whatever. I
don't know if they will choose to rewrite any of their older games or
not, but I feel confident that newer games will be coming out designed
for Windows 7 and up just because by then most of the user base will
be running something other than XP anyway.
The other thing in our favor is that developers are already slowly
moving away from Visual Basic 6 and are looking into more modern
technology's. This won't happen all at once, but we are slowly moving
away from VB 6 as a general rule. Draconis has a new engine written in
C++ , and are rewriting many of their old titles. BPC Programs uses
.NET which is already Windows 8.x compatible , and I don't see them
having a big problem upgrading their software. Blind Adrenaline is
using .NET and I don't see Che having a problem with his games on
Windows 8 and beyond either. Entombed is similarly written in .NET and
should have a decent shelf life assuming Jason maintains the code.
There are quite a few developers using BGT now, and that is reasonably
Windows 7 and Windows 8.x compatible currently/. So I wouldn't worry
too much about new games being compatible as it seems as though
developers are slowly but surely moving away from VB 6 in general.
In short, we may have a few problems with older games, and some may
stop working. However, by and large it won't be as bad as people fear.
Many will still work on the newer platforms, and those that don't may
get fixed or upgraded. If there comes a time that something won't work
at all there is still the option to run XP etc in a virtual machine
which gives a user the best of both worlds. Some people will
undoubtedly drag their heals, but like you said I think the best thing
to do is upgrade on your own terms rather than be dragged kicking and
screaming into the modern computing world.
Cheers!
On 12/26/13, shaun everiss <sm.ever...@gmail.com> wrote:
Charles I have no answers for you.
All I know is that something will have to happen.
All I know is we can't go on as we are.
I have no idea what that will mean and yes we may lose some stuff I
just don't know.
All I am saying is that there will be a time when what we used and
loved will be gone.
Think of all the synbian phones and nokia going to inaccessable win8.
Ok se have a bit of access now but still its valid.
I'd like to stay with nokia and symbian but the next thing I move to
may have to be something other than I am used to.
We have 2 choices.
We can do it now at our own pace or we can wait another 10 years,
when ms finally dropps their legacy software and handle it then.
But if we do we may lose all audio games that are not converted.
Now it will not be all games, but it will be a good deal.
We have till at least the end of win8 to decide what we do.
Ms however is vary generous I doubt this will stay for long.
Look at xp its been vary good about keeping it for so long past its
used by date.
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