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Primus
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Nintendo would have to partner with someone to make that phone. They have no internal teams used to that kind of situation in building a phone OS, and components.
Sony would need the left to talk to the right hand and it would be done. Xperia Play was the left hand attempting to do something without the right hand, and obviously that didn't work out very well. |
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JuicyB
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Smartphones and tablets having better specs than handhelds is an absolute non-issue. PCs have ALWAYS had better specs than consoles; yet that hasn't been an issue for the Xbox, or any Nintendo or Sony consoles.
Aside from that, you have to consider the fact that smartphones and tablet purchasers are an entirely different demographic. People buy phone games because they're cheap and they're there; may as well pick up Angry Birds for 99 cents since it's more fun than staring into space for 5 minutes while you wait for the bus, right? Nobody actually buys phones or tablets exclusively for games, and that sets them apart from consoles and dedicated handhelds. And I don't see that changing anytime soon. |
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shukero
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completely forgot that ninja gaiden 3 was coming out soon. Tht seems like a solid rental; although I'm probably gonna take flak for getting it on the 360 even though I own a ps3. (Just better controller config)
I also can't wait for the new Resident evil xbl game. THAT looks fantastic! Hope My friends get it too; since I can't remember the last time I actually connected to xbl for anything other than just voice chats and crap like netflix. Just too many whiny tweens on the games.. that and I have a gaming PC for all my FPS's. |
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Optitron
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*cough*It's Shantae: Risky's Revenge*cough*. Seriously, I'd have thought the game was popular enough that someone would have caught that sooner.
For others this may be true. However, as someone who has never owned a smartphone and never intends to own a smartphone, there really is no difference for me. As an avid Mega Man fan this notion that future iterations of the series may only be on a platform I will never own makes me sad (though in all honesty Capcom seems to be determined to just let the series die and leave us with nothing but b******t cameos in their fighting games). |
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DJcream
 Posts: 60 Location: NorCal |
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I pretty much TL;DR'd this entire thread so if I repeat something in the following rant, please forgive me.
Gaming on smartphones feels like a step back to the fundamentals. If you think about it, some of the best iPhone games put an emphasis on simplified controls and/or engaging storylines to keep people playing. Personally I love one-button games such as Robot Unicorn Attack but it puts a huge restriction on a number of genres. I know that it's close to impossible to find a great sports game or fighting game using a limited control scheme. Playing Madden is frustrating when you can't pinpoint a certain receiver while evading a blitz, and grinding out combos on Street Fighter 4 is a real step backwards after playing both the arcade and console version. On the flipside, I feel as though there has been lot of creative ideas for music games. Jukebeat, a localized version of the popular arcade music game Jubeat, is a great Bemani game complete with DLC music packs with simple controls resembling Elite Beat Agents on a 4x4 grid. The game plays good on iPad but is really iffy on iPhone. |
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leafy sea dragon
 Posts: 7163 Location: Another Kingdom |
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Isn't there now a third game with that subtitle? Wayforward has been absolutely nuts as of late with downloadable titles. In any case, I don't have a smartphone either, and I don't intend to because the monthy fees are too high for me. |
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Beatdigga
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Which is fine, and it's why companies and should keep producing stuff like iPod touch, non dataplanned tablets, and yes, handhelds. The phone should be an option, but not mandatory. I think if Sony had ditched Xperia Play and made Vita in both phone and non-phone models, it would sell way better than it has. As it stands...well, yeah. |
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fuuma_monou
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For iOS devices, there's the iCade. |
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teh*darkness
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I just wanna point out, since I've seen this complaint all over the place, and now it was brought up in The X Button as well... OFC THE PS1 GAMES AREN'T IN THE HD COLLECTIONS! They can still be played on the PS3. The idea behind the HD Collections is not only just making the games HD and getting more money (as well as trophies, and 3D support in a bunch of them as well), but that they are ports of games you cannot currently play on the PS3. It would be pointless, and most likely visually horrendous, to include "HD" versions of PS1 games in these collection releases. Yes, I know we got the God of War Origins collection, which upscaled PSP games, but I can only imagine the amount of time and effort it took to upscale all the game assets. As well as the fact that again, those games could not be played on the PS3, so it made sense. It is perfectly logical to not include the original Metal Gear Solid or Silent Hill in the HD releases, as you can still plop those CDs into your PS3 and play them. And I see this trend continuing for any other franchises that had PS1 outings that get collections. Just a guess, but, those won't be included either. |
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