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The AR of Pokémon GO is the same as the 3D of the 3DS - it was a big part of the promotional material and hype for it but a year after release everyone has it t
by sotojuan 9y ago
The AR of Pokémon GO is the same as the 3D of the 3DS - it was a big part of the promotional material and hype for it but a year after release everyone has it turned off.
- fiatjaf 9y agoReally? I always liked the 3D of 3DS! But since I've never played one for more than 30min I guess I can't speak on that.
- CM30 9y agoHeck, it's just like the 3DS AR functionality, which ended up being a fairly big part of the console's promotional material/hype but got thrown to the wayside about a year or so in. I mean, when was the last AR game you played on the 3DS after the built in stuff and maybe Spirit Camera? Just like with AR functionality on phones, the functionality on the 3DS just didn't turn out to be that useful or interesting for video games.
- bm5k 9y agoI still play my 3ds almost exclusively with 3D on. My uncorrected vision is bad enough that I have to turn it off if I'm not wearing my glasses. However the AR of pokémon go actually makes the game harder IMO, so it's only on in the rare instances I feel the need to take an in-game photo. Also, pokego is a significant battery drain on my primary device. I feel like leaving the camera on all the time would just kill the battery faster. OTOH I don't really care if the 3d effect kills my 3ds faster. My gaming sessions aren't as mission critical as my phone battery.
- voltagex_ 9y agoPokemon Go was the first time I saw "most" people walking around with an external battery for their phones. I was hoping it'd really take off and phone manufacturers might finally put decent sized batteries in flagship phones.