I bring to your attention a translation of the report of Robert Conrad from the last HaxeUp Sessions 2019 Linz last October . This talk is about porting the CrossCode game , originally written in HTML5, to the console . If you like the translation, I recommend that you also watch it in the original in English - Robert is a very cheerful person, he is constantly joking and it is interesting to listen to him.
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And a little about Deck13 Spotlight, the publisher of CrossCode:
If you don’t want to write your JavaScript compiler (or do such things), then Robert, as an employee of the company, can do this :)
Deck13 Spotlight is engaged in publishing small indie games and a significant argument in favor of working with them is the opportunity to attract experienced developers from the Deck13 studio. Therefore, the publisher will be able to help indie companies in all matters related to the development and porting of games.
Thank you for the attention!