skmp:
GG has asked for the api draft
to submit to SEGA

davidgf:
i will write some doc then and share it with you guys?

skmp:
to get us electronic licensing from them
they asked this 3 years ago

davidgf:
thats cause sega is interested?
lol

skmp:
you can blame my EX for the delay
fucking opportunists

davidgf:
how much is sega onboard with this?
i cant truly believe they are

skmp:
they have licensed games to ATG and GG

davidgf:
meaning nownthey can  just sell thst themselves

skmp:
they have shipped emulators

davidgf:
why involving more ppl and have less money

skmp:
they have worked both with us (indirectly) and the chankast team (directly, multiple contracts)

davidgf:
atg and gg stand for?

skmp:
this is a passive income source for them
ie, we won't compete with their re-releases that are modern
at best we can offer texture packs :smiley:
AtGames and GoGames
two partial subsidiaries of sega/snk/sammy

davidgf:
but thisnis new for them

skmp:
GG CEO thinks sega CEO will like it

davidgf:
before i guess they just licensed chankast for some game port right?

skmp:
before they paid obsene amounts of money
to get games ported

davidgf:
lol

skmp:
to xbox360

davidgf:
that fun

skmp:
it was cheaper to re-make them
(garrofi and co DO charge real money)
:stuck_out_tongue:
see http://blitworks.com/
BlitWorks
BlitWorks site | Game Porting to All Platforms
I've worked for them too
in 2014ish
porting the .net xna game platform
to ... psvita
:p
it worked
sony wasn't interested
they went through some other route
(msil to C++ translatior)

davidgf:
so for starters we get a proper API for game "rental"
and then ifnthat works we start working with sega on elicensing
right?

skmp:
yep
and we can also run our own rental service

davidgf:
ok sounds like a plan

skmp:
or invite other collectors
that have huge collections
eg, all the VCFe folks
or retro shops
they /can/ make a passive income
:smiley:
from their unsold stock

davidgf:
who do i have to bother to get stuff going if I design an api? @AaronEthridge  ?

skmp:
:wink:
he's avail mostly over email
we make the spec ourselves

davidgf:
oh PM it to.me then

skmp:
their current infra only supports < 64 megs roms
so it's not directly usable

davidgf:
oh I see

skmp:
We'll just do an API call to them over http
to get the license

davidgf:
plus we probably want compressed stuff like CHD wih ogg

skmp:
yeah

davidgf:
for proper rom streaming

skmp:
yup
and local cache

davidgf:
yeah

skmp:
(encrypted with the user key)

davidgf:
thats easy tho

skmp:
if the user uses his key
to decrypt it
that's him breaking the law
not us
:wink:
(it doesn't matter if the key is in reicast's ram)

davidgf:
yeah indeed like netflix

skmp:
yup

davidgf:
its simple.enough

skmp:
you think it's a solid plan?
I've ... spend some time on it
:stuck_out_tongue:

davidgf:
well i will say when i see it coming toghether xd

skmp:
that's david
rolling with swiss style
;p

davidgf:
do they have lots of games for dc now?

skmp:
they have a few

davidgf:
cause it be nice to know how they work on the backshop

skmp:
and they have the licenses in their servers
but no dumps yet

davidgf:
the licenses?

skmp:
for the physical copies they have

davidgf:
i mean these are physical games right?

skmp:
yeah
he scanned them and put them in the db
but haven't dumped them yet
(he got a dc too, afair)

davidgf:
son whats a license in that conext?
context

skmp:
it's a physical game copy

davidgf:
like a serial num?

skmp:
yeah

davidgf:
ah ack

skmp:
a signed claimed
that they own that game
and that no one else is using it atm
we also have a feedback form
have you seen it?
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rrGPYi6HL7RqNBZvlncDy4bSrtUKj7UVuxWSiKM8EP4/edit?usp=forms_home&ths=true