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Re: Android Games on PC

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post #39

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Old console games that are not available on PC Dragon Quest games (1-6, 8, Builders) Final Fantasy Tactics etc.

I’m seeing all of the Dragon Quest games on the iOS App Store as one time purchases with no in app purchases. They cost between $4.99 and $19.99

Yes? It's the same thing

Re: Android Games on PC

#162

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I’m seeing all of the Dragon Quest games on the iOS App Store as one time purchases with no in app purchases. They cost between $4.99 and $19.99

Yes? It's the same thing

What’s the question? Someone said they aren’t available on mobile

Re: Android Games on PC

#163

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Yes? It's the same thing

What’s the question? Someone said they aren’t available on mobile

OP asked "Are there any valid android games that's also good to play on android and on PC?"

I replied: "Old console games that are not available on PC"

You then replied the same as me but iOS, hence the "Yes? It's the same thing"

Re: Android Games on PC

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What’s the question? Someone said they aren’t available on mobile

OP asked "Are there any valid android games that's also good to play on android and on PC?" I replied: "Old console games that are not available on PC" You then replied the same as me but iOS, hence the "Yes? It's the same thing"

“Reading is Fundamental” (blaming myself)

You said

“ Old console games that are not available on PC Dragon Quest games (1-6, 8, Builders) Final Fantasy Tactics etc.”

I thought you were listing examples of old games that are not on mobile (that’s completely on me)

Re: Android Games on PC

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Steam has thousands of good games and hundreds of excellent games. Android has, what, less than dozen good games?

I firmly believe they exist, Google Play is just designed to make everything nongarbage impossible to find.

Even if you found all the good ones manually, I bet there aren't more than 20 or 30 worth playing...

Re: Android Games on PC

#166
post #29
post #21

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The last time I bothered trying to make an Android app the SDK's emulator would not run on AMD CPUs and it seemed to have been deliberately crippled. Intel being the most obvious benefactor there.

>> Intel being the most obvious benefactor there. No need to assume malice when incompetence is sufficient. At a guess, the SDK engineers likely had Intel workstations and didn’t test on other systems. In the course of doing low level optimizations, they may have written some non-portable code. Only recently did Google start offering an AMD-based workstation, which is highly coveted because it’s incredibly fast for b…

Without going into it too much I don't consider incompetence sufficient in this case.

Re: Android Games on PC

#168
post #99

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Or, you know, you could just pay a dollar or more for an ad free version or even get a Play Pass. Of course, if you enjoy playing ad-ridden, pay-to-win, copy-pasted virtual casinos, right from the convenience of my PC then it's totally on you.

Most games don’t give you that option because they make a lot more money on ads and loot boxes than a single payment.

All of the games I own on Android gave me that option. Also, that logic doesn't really make sense because you'll alienate people that don't like ads from even playing your game.
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