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by andresmanz 3729 days ago
It did alright on PC. The problem I see there is that they had to reimplement it in C++/C# for other platforms, causing the updates to be way behind. Maybe I got that one wrong, but wasn't there some announcement that they'd switch to C++ in the PC version as well?

I'd like to add, though, that I don't generally see a problem with programming games in Java. I just prefer C++ for that, with portability being only one of the reasons.
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aryamaan 3729 days ago
In what ways cpp is portable and Java is not?
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andresmanz 3729 days ago
Usually, game consoles and handhelds don't have a JVM installed. I don't see the point in porting (parts of) a JVM to these platforms for your games, especially considering the little benefit (if any at all) that would offer.
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nunobrito 3729 days ago
Ironically to what you mention, Java was designed with embedded devices in mind and particularly popular as game deployment platform for old phones.

Virtually any cheap phone (non-smartphone) comes with Java ME available. Nowadays you find Android and the millions of Java-based games on the play store.

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