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Subject: Does Bungie use Macs or PC?

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Or both? I'm curious.

  • 09.10.2011 9:39 PM PDT

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  • 09.10.2011 9:40 PM PDT

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None, they use typewriters.

Honestly, I think they use PC for the most part.

  • 09.10.2011 9:40 PM PDT

Posted by: Chalupa King117
None, they use typewriters.

Honestly, I think they use PC for the most part.

Programming with punchcards are the way to go. Typewriters are for lame people.

  • 09.10.2011 9:42 PM PDT

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I'd assume PC's for greater functionality.


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  • 09.10.2011 9:43 PM PDT

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I think they use both.

  • 09.10.2011 9:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: Chalupa King117
None, they use typewriters.

Honestly, I think they use PC for the most part.

Programming with punchcards are the way to go. Typewriters are for lame people.


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  • 09.10.2011 9:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: Chalupa King117
None, they use typewriters.

Honestly, I think they use PC for the most part.

Programming with punchcards are the way to go. Typewriters are for lame people.


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  • 09.10.2011 9:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: Chalupa King117
None, they use typewriters.

Honestly, I think they use PC for the most part.

Programming with punchcards are the way to go. Typewriters are for lame people.

I can definitely see a game being made out of making games with this.

  • 09.10.2011 9:44 PM PDT

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Achronos: And what's this about a "design team" I've been hearing? Apparently stosh is so awesome he's now considered a "team".

They use a hybrid of PC's and Macs.

  • 09.10.2011 9:52 PM PDT
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They use both.

  • 09.10.2011 9:54 PM PDT
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I think Marty uses a mac and an Alienware.

  • 09.10.2011 9:57 PM PDT

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Triple... Why do people keep forgetting the server uses Linux?

It does? I didn't know that. This article seems to prove otherwise.

  • 09.10.2011 10:20 PM PDT

Dells. All Dells.

  • 09.10.2011 10:46 PM PDT

Posted by: EPANDEMIC
Dells. All Dells.


So they're throwing their money into a pit of ineffective computers?

  • 09.10.2011 10:53 PM PDT

Posted by: LordOfBlah51
Posted by: EPANDEMIC
Dells. All Dells.


So they're throwing their money into a pit of ineffective computers?


That was indeed the joke.

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I'm a college dropout.

I'm guessing for graphic arts they probably do use Macs, for everything else I'd say PC.

  • 09.10.2011 11:15 PM PDT

I think they probably use PCs. Not because Macs are inferior (although I think they are), but rather because they probably got some free PCs when they were working with Microsoft.

I was either right about that, wrong but with a good guess, or just stupid.

  • 09.10.2011 11:16 PM PDT
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The programmers and engineers are sort of bound to windows. artists however could use Macs.

  • 09.10.2011 11:46 PM PDT

I think funkbrotha (LOL!) is right, this probably sums it up.
Posted by: funkbrotha10
The programmers and engineers are sort of bound to windows. artists however could use Macs.

  • 09.10.2011 11:49 PM PDT

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Pretty much anything that has to do with console development (minus all the sound and Marty work) all has to be done through a PC. All the content that they create has to be pushed to their XBOX Development Kits and PS3 Tools, which can only be done through PCs.

But it is possible to use a Mac in development. Only problem is that when they create it on a Mac, they would eventually have to transfer all their content to the PC regardless if they want to put their stuff on a build. Boot camp isn't really an option, because unless they were using a Mac Pro, compiling and syncing their XBOXs and PS3s would take a while. And Mac Pros aren't really cost efficient.

Unless they are making a Mac version of the game, generally all the artists, designers, engineers, and modelers would have to use PCs.

But people like, writers, PR, legal, management, accounting, pretty much anyone not actually pushing content into the game (writers being an exception, it's just that their work doesn't turn into bytes for the game and Mary) can use a Mac. None of their work (exception of writers) really gets seen in the game.

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  • 09.10.2011 11:50 PM PDT
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well its true. for the 360 anyway. they have to use Visual studio. as thats what the XDK ( xbox development kit ) integrates with.

  • 09.10.2011 11:50 PM PDT

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  • 09.10.2011 11:55 PM PDT