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Ping 2 - platform differences discussed
A portion of a 4cr interview with Christopher Arnold...
4cr: It’s interesting to see that if the main goal is reached, Ping 2: Attack of the Spheres will be available to backers on Wii, PC, Mac and Linux. What will the main differences be between the PC/Mac/Linux and the Wii U release?
CA: The main difference will be the multiplayer mode. At this time, only local multiplayer is being planned for the Nintendo Wii U. Also I have quite a few ideas of how I would love to put your face in the game with the camera to make it an embarassing spectacle for your friends to watch using the camera built in. So basically the PC, Mac, and Linux versions won’t have all of those fun features that only the Nintendo Wii U can offer, but because of that, I’ll either lower the price on those or add in special content just for those that makes use of PC. Maybe high score boards? Challenge modes? I’m not sure yet. There isn’t the same restrictions on a PC game internet wise as there is on a console game.
Full interview here
4cr: It’s interesting to see that if the main goal is reached, Ping 2: Attack of the Spheres will be available to backers on Wii, PC, Mac and Linux. What will the main differences be between the PC/Mac/Linux and the Wii U release?
CA: The main difference will be the multiplayer mode. At this time, only local multiplayer is being planned for the Nintendo Wii U. Also I have quite a few ideas of how I would love to put your face in the game with the camera to make it an embarassing spectacle for your friends to watch using the camera built in. So basically the PC, Mac, and Linux versions won’t have all of those fun features that only the Nintendo Wii U can offer, but because of that, I’ll either lower the price on those or add in special content just for those that makes use of PC. Maybe high score boards? Challenge modes? I’m not sure yet. There isn’t the same restrictions on a PC game internet wise as there is on a console game.