x3dfx is not dead - Interview...

[miniMUNCH]

Interesting little interview with some staffers from x3dfx...

read it here

 

[BFG10K]

Interesting...

Q: Releasing drivers for cards that are no longer produced is probably costly. How do you plan on compensating for this?

A: I cannot discuss this But I'm sure if we are going to do this, then it will have to be properly funded.

So who is actually funding them?

 

[miniMUNCH]

I saw thatand read "People will pay to download" into it, but who knows?

 

[Zambonni]

You meant to say:
"One person will pay to download, others will pass them around"

didn't you?

 

[BFG10K]

"One person will pay to download, others will pass them around"

Warez 3dfx drivers! LOL!

 

[miniMUNCH]

Ya...of course. I personally don't pirate software. I just buy it at my old college with my five year old college ID. Really noble of me, huh?

But anyway...I agree, charging for drivers won't work.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

Could you imagine having people pay for a driver that has a mjor bug in a game that they somehow missed(nobody is perfect)

 

[BFG10K]

Could you imagine having people pay for a driver that has a mjor bug in a game that they somehow missed(nobody is perfect)

When you think about it those drivers will become just like commercial programs. I guess they would have to release bug fixes for free but charge for new features.