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Report shows that AAA games for iPhone and iPad aren't a hit with users

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Re: Report shows that AAA games for iPhone and iPad aren't a hit with users

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Post by thiht »

raspyberr wrote: post #48
thiht wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Let's face it, doing basically anything in the form factor of a smartphone just sucks That’s just your opinion, and I’m pretty sure tens of millions of people disagree with it. There are tons of things that I prefer doing on my smartphone compared to my laptop or TV.

You'd prefer to watch videos on a smaller screen? You'd prefer to listen to audio on tiny tinny speakers? You'd prefer to type with two thumbs rather than 10 fingers? You'd prefer to multitask on a screen that can only show one program? You'd prefer to play games just two thumbs that cover the screen you're looking at? You'd prefer to have an incosistent internet connection as opposed to ethernet? You know none of th…

You’re completely ignoring tradeoffs though. What matters most to me in some situations is flexibility. Like, I prefer watching movies on my phone than on my laptop because the keyboard bothers me. I prefer watching on my TV, but if it’s used by my girlfriend, my phone screen is completely fine.

I prefer to listen to audio with headphones so the phone factor is irrelevant.

For chatting I actually prefer typing on my phone, but not for coding or writing long texts. Maybe you don’t leverage swipe-to-type or vocal messages enough.

I don’t multitask on my phone, it’s not made for that.

I don’t think play games on my phone, it’s not made for that.

I always use WiFi even on my laptop, and it’s not "inconsistent". Check your WiFi.

You underestimate the value of portability and versatility. Portability can give you more comfort. Something "good and portable" can be better that "better and not portable" depending on the situation and state of mind. Tradeoffs.

Re: Report shows that AAA games for iPhone and iPad aren't a hit with users

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Post by NoPicklez »

raspyberr wrote: post #48
thiht wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Let's face it, doing basically anything in the form factor of a smartphone just sucks That’s just your opinion, and I’m pretty sure tens of millions of people disagree with it. There are tons of things that I prefer doing on my smartphone compared to my laptop or TV.

You'd prefer to watch videos on a smaller screen? You'd prefer to listen to audio on tiny tinny speakers? You'd prefer to type with two thumbs rather than 10 fingers? You'd prefer to multitask on a screen that can only show one program? You'd prefer to play games just two thumbs that cover the screen you're looking at? You'd prefer to have an incosistent internet connection as opposed to ethernet? You know none of th…

Right, but in that case you'd prefer to watch movies on a bigger screen in the cinema with big surround sound speakers. But that doesn't mean your lounge room sucks to watch movies in.

The fact that I can watch movies in my own living room whenever I want in the comfort of my own home is the trade off.

Re: Report shows that AAA games for iPhone and iPad aren't a hit with users

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Post by Grimblewald »

could it be that AAA games in general are more AAA because of budget and less because of the fun? Take crab champions, silly little indie game you can pick up for 14 dollars, which will bring you more hours of fun than a lot of AAA titles of the same genre.

Re: Report shows that AAA games for iPhone and iPad aren't a hit with users

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Post by Grimblewald »

kevingadd wrote: post #15

The article seems to overlook one factor, which is that all of these releases previously came out on other platforms, so a lot of the people who might be interested in playing them already had an opportunity to buy and play them on a better gaming platform. I do think the price point is likely to be an issue, as suggested by the article, though. The price for RE4 seems to be quite steep based on what's in the store l…

Not to mention that if you're the kind of person who would buy this level of game on a handheld device, you've been burned by previous poor ports so are hesitant to drop any kind of cash on ports until they're well and truly tested and verified as working as expected.
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