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Current mobile browsers, yes, very much so. But I think Chrome for Android 4 (which I believe will replace stock Android browser eventually), IE10 for Windows
by quinnirill 15y ago
Current mobile browsers, yes, very much so.
But I think Chrome for Android 4 (which I believe will replace stock Android browser eventually), IE10 for Windows 8 phones / tablets, and Firefox on B2G will change this. I've seen B2G already running mobile web games smoothly on Android hardware.
- stungeye 15y agoTrue enough, it will get better. Old mobile browsers will be to html5 games what IE6 was to web devs.
- quinnirill 15y agoThat's unlikely, mobile device lifecycles are way shorter than those of desktop computers. Even native game developers often don't target mobile devices that are outdated.
- stungeye 15y agoMany smartphone users are prevented from upgrading their firmware/OS. So even if the device lifecycles are shorter, developers cannot ignore legacy devices. If we look at the current Android stats for top entertainment app users: Android 2.3.3+ = 50.79 % Android 2.2 = 23.87 % Android 2.1 = 7.22 % Android 4.0.3 = 1.42 % As a developer, am I really going to only target my html5 or native app for 4.0.3? p.s. Sorry for the delayed reply. :)