Why Roblox CANNOT be ported to consoles and mobile devices.

Join Date: 2011-09-11
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#56501346Sunday, October 16, 2011 6:32 PM GMT

This may not be a suggestion but it does make people THINK about what to suggest. In fact, it's a suggestion that you stop whining about Roblox on Wii, XBox, etc. 1. How can Hopperbins and Tools be ported to ROBLOX when there is no mouse? Sure the PS3 has mouse support but iirc this is only in the XMB/OS menu and web browser, not a full-fledged PS3 game. 2. There's already LittleBigPlanet and it's younger brother sequel LittleBigPlanet 2. In fact, Sony are now donating PS3s to schools in the UK for "LittleBigPlanet clubs". ROBLOX has NOTHING on someone as big as Sony. LBP is also on PSP, but the PSP sucks. 3. Apple won't accept a ROBLOX app that allows Lua code execution, no matter what. And some Android phones can just about play MC, so imagine ROBLOX on Android. 4. There's no way for ROBLOX to hire dedicated developers that could work on every console. The CEO would have to keep paying them but he could lose more money, the main focus of ROBLOX. 5. How can one port keyboard controls easily to consoles? 6. Roblox is working on a mini-game for the iPhone app. 7. It hasn't been ported to Linux or PowerPC, so PowerPC Macs are out of the question, and so is the XBox 360. And Linux? The Wii is powered by Linux and I think the PS3 may be, and ROBLOX has no dedicated Linux version either. 8. ROBLOX is going to have some time dedicated to Windows Developer Preview (Windows 8) soon. A lot of companies have and ROBLOX wants their game to be more polished. 9. Porting to other consoles could lead to vulnerabilities on the consoles (ever seen the Wii hacking community lately?) or glitches. 10. It's easier to use a program like Joy2Key and use your controller from there, where you can setup several key commands there. Some ideas that could be good: - APIs to work with controllers, and even "innovative controllers" (ones that aren't button mashers, like Wii Remotes and Kinect sensors) - Update to Roblox iPhone app that allows server management for your games. - Roblox for Linux

MattewFez

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#56503755Sunday, October 16, 2011 7:06 PM GMT

Just saying. What about Roblox-themed games? Sword fighting with virtual buttons. But I salute you for taking time. -M15-

DigitalMystery

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#56508417Sunday, October 16, 2011 8:10 PM GMT

i think Roblox would get sued if they ported to consoles.

theopfor

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#56508908Sunday, October 16, 2011 8:17 PM GMT

1. Then port to Wii :3. Or you can use an advanced stick system 2. There will always be competition 3. Who said Apple won't? 4. You know this for sure? You might be surprised what some companies do for money. Like Google... 5. Advanced button system. Can be used with the D-Pad and some buttons. 6. That has to do with consoles... How? 7. If you know a language that uses libraries you know that they are different for each OS. 8. Double tasking? 9. There is always a way to break in; in return there is also a way to make it harder. 10. Dunno what you mean there. "Death to lazy builders. Remove the CFrame tools. Command bar all the way"~pauljkl "If it tastes bad, it's probably healthy" -RadioactiveWafflez