GAME PORTING OUTSOURCING STUDIO
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Dark Army Studios has extensive experience with several formats. We can take your existing game vision and expand it to many platforms. Experienced in 16+ gaming platforms. Dedicated to every detail. Transparent in what we say and do. Discover why we are a trusted partner for many of the most respected publishers in the industry.
WHY GAME PORTING?
The popularity and the growth of the video game industry have propelled the sales of video games worldwide, and as of 2020, the industry is said to be worth approximately 90 billion dollars. This popularity has driven video games to be played on different platforms and on various devices, which is why the demand and need for game porting services have also drastically increased.
Game porting poses a lot of cost benefits for both developers and for the eventual customers. It allows users a lot of flexibility and convenience in their usage while translating into a lesser cost and cost savings for both parties.
HOW CAN WE HELP
Dark Army Studios can take your projects to any platform. Our experience on Unreal Engine and Unity has allowed us to develop a great capacity and agility when approaching the porting to consoles of various projects. We handle all the issues of cross-platform porting, designing systems that look and work the same across all environments.
CONTENT OPTIMIZATION
MEMORY MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION
CONTROLS OPTIMIZATION
CUSTOM FEATURE ADDITION
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION
WE ARE CERTIFIED DEVELOPERS
Playstation,
Xbox Series and 
Nintendo Switch. PC TO CONSOLES AND VICE VERSA
MOBILE TO PC AND VICE VERSA
HOW WE WORK
Dark Army Studios can port existing games and apps to new platforms and operating systems using better technologies as Unity or Unreal Engine with C++ or C#.
PRE-PRODUCTION
high level plan for the whole project.
PRODUCTION
Review high level plan for the project, with special attention to Pre-Alpha and the Alpha milestones.
PRE-ALPHA
- Basic porting of platform dependent engine features.
- Final report/TDD summarising results of game engine evaluation.
- Basic, functioning launcher that allows you to choose between the 2 games and opens the first scene for both of them.
ALPHA
- Games can be played normally without missing any features.
- Playing Games from start to finish with no progression bugs and 100% open for test by client’s QA.
- Save/Load implemented and functional.
- Game satisfies the level of agreed stability (playable for 10 hours with no crashes).
BETA
- Platform-dependant online features implemented.
- Multiple region support.
- Fully submissions compliant.
SUBMISSION
- All optimization work is done.
- Size is optimized to fit on physical disks.
- All critical bugs are fixed.
RELEASE
- Code approved by 1st party for manufacture.
- Bug fixing for any issues
ARCHIVE
- Complete source code of the game, engine, and tools, including all supporting documentation.
KEY PLATFORMS & TECHNOLOGY
The choice of a particular technology and platform depends on the requirements for your project. Dark Army Studios has a large expert base of state-of-the-art and relevant technologies with advanced port games, and we are constantly developing our knowledge and skills in them. We are you partner with console and PC games ported to Android or iOS or video game port ( PlayStation, Xbox, Wii or Switch ).
MOBILE
Best port games for iOS, Best port games for Android
PC GAMES
Windows
Mac
CONSOLE
PS4/PS5/PSVR
Xbox One
Switch
PC GAMES
HTC Vive
Samsung Gear VR
Oculus Rift
UNITY
Amazing 2D & 3D games on all platforms, based in C#
UNREAL ENGINE
Top 3D visual game engine. Stunning lighting and visual effects
GOT AN IDEA?
Are you looking for someone who can transform your idea into a visually spectacular game?
WHY Dark Army Studios ?
Our team of 150+ software engineers, artists and designers have immense experience in developing games for more than 12 years. They are aware of all the trends and keep an eye on innovation to provide our clients with the best solutions.
FASTER DELIVERY OF OUTPUT
A skilled crew and specialization of the roles allow you to cut the development and production time, and you will be able to launch your new projects soonest. The sooner the launch, the faster you get your ROI.
COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY
We have a set of methods and tools, such as Agile or Jira, to empower communication and transparency that allow us to reach an improved performance.
RISK MITIGATION
We rely on prototyping, pre-production decision points, and agile approaches to contain risk on our client’s project. So there are no delays and the work process goes seamlessly.
AGILE & SCRUM PROCESS
Agility is all about bringing ease to our clients. We have formulated our development process to make things as simple and easy for our clients as they can be.
FINANCIAL SAVINGS & HIGH LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY
You can save 40% or more compared to the cost of in-house development. And You don’t have to bear any overhead costs. You pay only for the actual time our team works on your project.
RELIABLE GAMING SOLUTION
Some of our games have 100 million+ downloads, and we’ve worked with a range of companies from startups to Fortune 500 organisations.
OTHER GAME DEVELOPMENT RELATED SERVICES
FULL-CYCLE GAME PRODUCTION
CO-DEVELOPMENT
NFT GAME DEVELOPMENT
GAME PROTOTYPING
PORTING OF GAME
GAME VIDEO ADS
ART SOLUTIONS OF GAME
GAME VFX
FAQs
Why outsource game porting?
If you need to transfer your video game to another platform, the best option is usually to outsource game porting services. This option offers several benefits:
- Experience: The company in question offers experience in video game development as well as video game porting. They will know how to carry out the project without errors and with a guaranteed launch on the necessary platforms.
- Efficiency: Your porting company’s technicians will perform all tasks for you, allowing you to focus on other, more pressing tasks and goals.
- Saving time and money: As mentioned, outsourcing game porting saves time for you and your team. In addition, it also allows them to save money, as the process can be long and costly while discovering its steps and difficulties. An outsourcing team has the experience to perform these tasks in an efficient, competitive and economical way.
What is involved in game porting?
It is a complex process that requires a lot of experience and time. Of course, along each step, various challenges can be encountered. First, game developers have to make the game “run” on the target platform. Sometimes, the original tools they use do not support the new platform, so the code must be rewritten in another language that is accepted by the platform.
Graphics Support
The next step is to add proper graphics support, which involves extracting the graphics calls to a standard interface for all platforms. This is effectively seeing how the game performs and where it needs changing for the new platform. Once the new graphics settings are set, game developers need to work on the performance. There are various challenges in this step, such as CPU performance, shaders throughput, fill rate, etc.
After solving these issues, the controls need to be tweaked for the new platform, and the interface must be adapted to the size of the new screen. The resolution must also be changed, and the text on the screen must be checked to fit well. Each platform has its checklist of certification requirements that the game must comply with. These are just a few of the challenges that porting developers encounter.
What is video game porting?
By porting, we mean adapting a completed version of the game from one platform to another. Following the porting process, the game will run natively and smoothly on the new platform according to its new specifications. Depending on the target platform, the goal is to ensure that the game runs as smoothly as the original or, in cases of a more powerful platform, improve upon the original performance.
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