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0 pointsArelius12y ago0 comments

The endianess of the Xbox 360 made "already pretty much like developing for Windows" not quite accurate. And causes a lot of problems relating to I/O.

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wmf12y ago

Doesn't the 360 run little-endian?

AreliusOP12y ago

Nope, the 360 runs big-endian.

ewzimm12y ago

It does both.

AreliusOP12y ago

Incorrect, the powerPC may be capable of both, but not the xbox360 in practice.

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wmf12y ago

What, does MS let game developers choose?

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0 pointsArelius12y ago0 comments

The endianess of the Xbox 360 made "already pretty much like developing for Windows" not quite accurate. And causes a lot of problems relating to I/O.

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wmf12y ago

Doesn't the 360 run little-endian?

AreliusOP12y ago

Nope, the 360 runs big-endian.

ewzimm12y ago

It does both.

AreliusOP12y ago

Incorrect, the powerPC may be capable of both, but not the xbox360 in practice.

1 more reply

wmf12y ago

What, does MS let game developers choose?

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j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse