EA Wants "Open Gaming Platform"

[Tom Mann]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7052420.stm

Ok, us linux-users know they're not truly platform agnostic, but this is a step in the right direction. Maybe this is the chance for OpenGL, AL and IL to step up and be counted??

[TidusBlade]

I doubt it will ever work out :( Sounds cool that I dont need to buy 3 consoles to play the games I like though, so I will support the idea...

[Hortinstein]

the only reason EA wants this is they are port whores who release a franchise on every possible system to maximize profits....audience on an entire singular platform means more users...less work and expense porting. I hope we never see a singular platform that is how things stagnate

[lyceum]

Seeing how well IE falls in line with web standards, I am sure XBox will be leading the way to this utopian future. ;)

[gn2]

I hope we never see a singular platform that is how things stagnate

I wholeheartedly agree.

Competition is what drives development.

[derekr44]

I hope we never see a singular platform that is how things stagnate

This is the #1 reason why Windows has its problems IMO. Standardize everything and you generally go backwards.