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It did alright on PC. The problem I see there is that they had to reimplement it in C++/C# for other platforms, causing the updates to be way behind. Maybe I go
by andresmanz 11y ago
It did alright on PC. The problem I see there is that they had to reimplement it in C++/C# for other platforms, causing the updates to be way behind. Maybe I got that one wrong, but wasn't there some announcement that they'd switch to C++ in the PC version as well?
I'd like to add, though, that I don't generally see a problem with programming games in Java. I just prefer C++ for that, with portability being only one of the reasons.
- aryamaan 11y agoIn what ways cpp is portable and Java is not?
- andresmanz 11y agoUsually, game consoles and handhelds don't have a JVM installed. I don't see the point in porting (parts of) a JVM to these platforms for your games, especially considering the little benefit (if any at all) that would offer.
- nunobrito 11y agoIronically to what you mention, Java was designed with embedded devices in mind and particularly popular as game deployment platform for old phones. Virtually any cheap phone (non-smartphone) comes with Java ME available. Nowadays you find Android and the millions of Java-based games on the play store.