Is it possible to design a game in vb6 and put it on a cdrom and play it on playstation
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Is it possible to design a game in vb6 and put it on a cdrom and play it on playstation
I'm afraid not.. Playstations have specific security measures to stop that kind of thing, so even if you were programming in a valid language (VB isn't, as they dont use Windows), and knew how to make things work (as they use specific libraries/API's), you would not be able to run the program.
There is something called Yabasic which can be used to make primitive games for the playstation. Yabasic for the playstation is called Playstation-Basic, i would invest in a USB keyboard as typing code with a controller will suck.
Playstation requires a special kind of C++ programming language, that compiles into a Playstation format that the system can read, called VectorC. The professional edition costs around $800 - $4000 depending on what licences you want! VB6 is a Microsoft based language that depends on the Windows OS and runtime dlls to run them, so it's not possible.
Errrr, VectorC is just a very optimized compiler for vector code.
What you need to make full games on a PS is a dev kit (as Si said). The same yields for Wii and XBox. YOu have to be a software house to usually get one, and sign a lot of stuff, and of course pay a lot of money.
Here is pictures of what the PS3 dev kit will probably look like:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/705/705349p1.html
Then again, there is rumours about the Wii Dev Kit going to be really really cheap (few hundred dollars). And it might be easier to get a license there. The XBox kit might be a bit cheaper this time too, but don't dare to think about PS3 just yet...:D
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thanks for all the help guys
To use Visual Basic .NET you would need .net framework on the playstation, not possible. C++ is the only unmanaged .net language.
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Originally Posted by tylerm
Now that must be a nice oxymoron. How can a language be an unmanaged .NET language. Either you use the .NEt version or you do not. Just like you can write unmanaged code in C++, or you can use the .NET framework to make managed code.
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Pfff sounds pretty expensive. Mxjerret I guess you really want to go for the playstation right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jacob Roman
Maybe the following is something worth considering:
I have a "ATI Radeon 9700 Mobile"-card in my laptop and it has a TV-out port so that I can attach my laptop to my TV. Last year I bought myself 2 gamepads and now I often play videogames on tv. And because there are a lot of emulators available that means I can also play the old Sega, Nintendo NES and SNES games. :) Of course I can also play selfmade games (in VB or any language) or watch some dvd, do some programming on tv or whatever I like doing. :)
( Lol, at least it's a cheaper solution to buy yourself a laptop and some gamepads instead of buying some $2000 software :afrog: )