Hi All,
I just had what I think is a good idea, but since there is nothing I can do with it, I want to share it and see if how good/bad of an idea you think it is. Also you can tell me if it already exists.
My idea is to create a .com service, which provides a service for PC games, and networked console games. The idea is to be able to give a game a public place for players to meet. I know some games have their own networks, and places like the MSN gaming zone let people meet and play their games.
But i'm talking a much bigger scope. It would just be a service that would keep track of all the current sessions for each game, and it would just store ip addresses, and maybe have a chat room type web interface.
The ultimate goal hinges on being able to promote a good product and gain widespread acceptance. It could provide an API for game developers to add the option of linking/hosting a game on the public domain, so the user doesn't have to switch to or even have a web browser. This allows for console games that are developed with the proper API to link up. And over time, this could promote cross-platform play of games, both cross OS, and cross console.
I just had this thought, now it seems to me that it would be extremely difficult and require lots of $$$$ to get the bussiness of the ground and promote an open architecture.
Good idea/Bad idea/already been done?
I just had what I think is a good idea, but since there is nothing I can do with it, I want to share it and see if how good/bad of an idea you think it is. Also you can tell me if it already exists.
My idea is to create a .com service, which provides a service for PC games, and networked console games. The idea is to be able to give a game a public place for players to meet. I know some games have their own networks, and places like the MSN gaming zone let people meet and play their games.
But i'm talking a much bigger scope. It would just be a service that would keep track of all the current sessions for each game, and it would just store ip addresses, and maybe have a chat room type web interface.
The ultimate goal hinges on being able to promote a good product and gain widespread acceptance. It could provide an API for game developers to add the option of linking/hosting a game on the public domain, so the user doesn't have to switch to or even have a web browser. This allows for console games that are developed with the proper API to link up. And over time, this could promote cross-platform play of games, both cross OS, and cross console.
I just had this thought, now it seems to me that it would be extremely difficult and require lots of $$$$ to get the bussiness of the ground and promote an open architecture.
Good idea/Bad idea/already been done?
