Portable DayZ [PS VITA]

[Addep 1]

Of course there will be a lot of complications with porting this game, as the engine is written for pc. But as you begin to develop your standalone, please concider the fact that going portable actually will make me buy the game twice.

[Carl's Sr. 29]

imagine how watered down it would be on a console, then imagine how watered down it will be on a watered down version of a console.

[Addep 1]

Why would it have to be watered down?

I don't think that the limitations you get from having less buttons than a keyboard will make the game widdled down.

[Priceless 154]

There is no way a console could support this engine let alone a fuckin handheld

[Addep 1]

That's exactly why i suggested the PS Vita. It has more powerful hardware than most other handheld devices, and also has a lot of interesting input capabilities.

[Gruelius 16]

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[SteveMac555 37]

They're having a hard time currently supporting the PC at the moment without moving to any sort of console.

The PS Vita is a dieing handheld console already, the sales are down, limited games available and lack of support from many developers.

it wouldn't make sense to even think about porting a game to a console when it isn't even through it's Alpha stages on it's targeted platform. Plus, it's currently in a mod stage. It would need to be a standalone game first.

[Addep 1]

If you have nothing else to reply with other than some of your childish behaviour. Please don't.

[Womb Raider 92]

Not going to happen, just play it on PC like the rest of us.

[Jacy 13]

I dont get the shit with all this faqing consoles. I mean why the heck are ppl playing games (especially shooter) on some dumb controller when they could have max control over their aiming at some pc?

[Addep 1]

And that is why is suggested the Vita. We know the device is dying, and it really needs a little help. Sony Entertainment has had a couple of rough years after the hacking-incident, and people have lost trust in them, and watched them die..

Of course you can't port a mod to a different platform with ease. Rocket has earlier said that the game will become a standalone game after a while, if they choose to use the Real Virtuality engine they probably have to wait. Most newly developed engines will target mobile platforms such as iOS and Android because it is a market that has had an enormous growth the last years. If they implement mobile support in the coming Real Virtuality 4, the game will then probably be easily ported(and done).

[Addep 1]

There are a lot of thought around that subject. But I guess most answers would be that it does not cost a fortune, and it can be played while u lay down in your sofa, chowing snacks.

[Timppa 5]

1. Performance. There is no way a handheld console could run the game. They would have to remake the entire game without any trees or grass and sucky textures.

2. Tiny screen. Sniping and long range combat would become impossible, and it would be hard to fit all the menus and huds on the screen.

3. No mouse. It would be very difficult to hit anything without aim assist, which is no going to happen.

4. Not profitable. They would have to remake the entire game for the handheld console, but the amount of people who play handheld games is very small.

5. Slow tempo. Handheld games are meant to be something you can play for 15 minutes and then pause. They are also meant mainly for casual gamers. This is the exact opposite of Dayz.

[nikiller 122]

hi,

If you compare the PS vita to a PC, spec would look like this:

quad core 2.0Ghz

GPU 200 Mhz

512Mio RAM

It's allready hard to run ArmA2 on a good PC so you can easily see what would happen on spec like that.

Moreover, even if ArmA2 was ported on console it would be impossible to succeed sony's bug tests.

cya.

Nikiller.

Edited August 5, 2012 by Nikiller

[ce.designs@hotmail.com 0]

Of course there will be a lot of complications with porting this game, as the engine is written for pc. But as you begin to develop your standalone, please concider the fact that going portable actually will make me buy the game twice.

Probably the most stupid idea I've heard on this forum.

I'll list one reason it wouldn't work as there is too many. Alphas, the VITA may be quite powerful but it does not like Alpha test textures not to mention Alpha blends so you would probably have about 4 trees on screen at any one time.

Sony marketed the VITA as a handheld console, it's no way near and all that has done is add disappointment to already lack lustre games.

I have worked on two VITA games.

[Addep 1]

I expected some constructive comments. Every one of you have answered in a negative and unappropriate way. If you want this game to evolve to something good, why do you rack down on other people all the time.

This forum is filled with kids.

[pfheonix 3]

I expected some constructive comments. Every one of you have answered in a negative and unappropriate way. If you want this game to evolve to something good, why do you rack down on other people all the time.

This forum is filled with kids.

Then let me give you the response you've been waiting for.

No.

It's not feasible. It's not POSSIBLE. The engine barely runs well on good rigs. The PS Vita, which is worse than even my rig, which can barely run this at low settings, would choke on it. When they said watered down, they meant that the engine, the graphics, the mechanics, et cetera would have be watered down, not just the inputs, which would have to be simplified to arcade levels. It's simple: this is a simulator, not a mobile game. It can't be done with any foreseeable generation of handheld devices. Not until an i5, GTX 560 TI and 6 Gb of RAM can be crammed into one without overheating it.

[ayser 8]

The Vita may catch fire rendering only the terrain. Would try it on release 10/10

[Paraplegic 9]

To think I thought I had already seen the dumbest suggestion already, the DayZ for Xbox one, but this takes the cake.

Edited August 5, 2012 by Paraplegic

[nsix 6]

Nothing to see here guys. Console scrubs back to your (mommy couldn't afford a gaming PC, so I'm stuck with a low res console) world. PC users back to your jobs and AWESOME machines.

[Bukethead 96]

Why would it have to be watered down?

I don't think that the limitations you get from having less buttons than a keyboard will make the game widdled down.

I don't think you grasp just how complex and resource hungry the Arma II engine is.

[Robolord 11]

No offense meant, but how can normal thinking people make suggestions like this? Dont you know anything about computers or technology? You cant just simply copy the game to work with PS vita.

This suggestion and all those others makes zero sence. I always wonder if these suggestion are trolling or just plain retarded...think before you post something.

[paradox. 12]

no

[kalev (DayZ) 14]

Portable DayZ? HA! WHERE'S MY DAYZ BOARD GAME?!

[BearGravy 53]

Why would it have to be watered down?

I don't think that the limitations you get from having less buttons than a keyboard will make the game widdled down.

They key bindings alone are way to much compared to the couple of buttons on a controller.