EuroGamer - Grant Rodiek ‘Sims 3′ chat transcript Patricia, Sims 3 Nieuws latest helper on the site was able to attend the EuroGamer Sims 3 Chat with Grant Rodiek.* She pulled the chat transcript and has published it on the site.* Here are a few sample questions, but make sure you check the rest! IainMcKenzie asks: A lot of the audience for Sims games, say people like my mum and sisters, use laptops nowadays because they prefer the convenience of portability. Unfortunately most laptops have pretty weak graphics cards. For the Sims: Life Stories game EA did a lot of optimisation to help the game run well on such hardware - will the Sims 3 also be practical and enjoyable on a laptop? Grant Rodiek: It ultimately depends on how new and good your laptop is (doesn’t it always?), but we’ve done a lot of work to make sure our game runs on a wide variety of systems. We’ve really worked to make our minimum spec work on low-end machines or laptops. We didn’t optimise for laptops specifically like the Stories games, but we definitely work on a lot of machines. DFawkes asks: Not that a game like The Sims 3 needs it, but will there be any online functionality? Grant Rodiek: Actually, there’s quite a bit. We’re not an online game, but you can upload houses, Sims, patterns, movies, and screenshots easier than ever to share with friends. Furthermore, we’re giving players awesome new tools like the awesome online video editing tool that lets you edit movies. It’s really cool and so easy to use. I’ve made so many movies and I cannot wait to see what people with talent (our fans) come up with. Wow, that’s a lot of “awesome”. Continue reading the chat transcript at Sims 3 Nieuws
