Which is why you need world-wide and cross-platform publication to maximise sales. And to make sure that development costs are minimised you also need to ensure that the platforms have as much commonality as possible, which in turn leads to interface decisions that some may prefer didn't happen.

Steve, I think I speak for most people when I say that we would rather see Revolution make a few concessions on the interface with the aim of saving costs and making more games in the future, rather than being inflexible and running itself out of business.

Thanks.

The interface was actually a pretty big hit at E3.

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>>Which is why you need world-wide and cross-platform publication to maximise sales.

Anyway. What you have said is a given. Another old business cliche... There are three ways to increase profit. Reduce costs. Increase sales. A combination of the two.

Obviously, porting the game to as many platforms as possible is a way to increase sales. I don't know if that is possible with one of Jane's games. I wouldn't think that games with as complex a story line as those Jane produces would port well to a console. Whether concessions will be made in order to enable porting, and thus increase sales, is a marketing question Jane and AC will have to make.

Jane's games fetch a premium price. And while AC's games generally retail in the $19-29 (USD) range, $49-$59 is not out of the question. Which certainly would cut down on the number of units that would have to be sold before they start earning a profit.

Karen

If you've come up with a keyboard interface that's almost as easy to use as the mouse, you will have added significantly to the gaming enjoyment of millions. Well, maybe not millions. Still, lots and lots and lots of gamers will thank you.

Hi all,
Here's the blurb from Gamespot. Read it quick as they put their content in the "you have to pay" part, after a few days.

From Gamespot - Jane Jensen's new game

This was quite fascinating. I'm interested to know how they will develop the game in a year (from September) when they don't even have a team pulled together let alone an engine and tools. We'd find it tight and we have all that already in place.