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$49.99 for a phone game? There's your problem. It's $49.99 for the same game on Xbox or Playstation, where you can play it with a controller on a much bigger sc

$49.99 for a phone game? There's your problem. It's $49.99 for the same game on Xbox or Playstation, where you can play it with a controller on a much bigger screen. Normally you'd be playing it with the sound from your TV or headphones, on mobile you've usually got no sound or earphones. It's like David Lynch said, "You'll think you have experienced it, but you'll be cheated. It's such a sadness that you think you've seen a film on your fucking telephone. Get real!" The controls look terrible as well, really complicated. It's like porting Excel to iOS, it works but it's clunky as hell because that's not what it's designed for. Basically nobody who owns a PC or console would choose to buy a full-price port for their phone, and not many people who don't own one would be interested because of the price.

jsheard 2y ago
Assassin's Creed went for the obviously optimistic $50 but the other games mentioned were priced lower and still performed poorly. RE4 Remake is $30, Death Stranding is $20, and RE Village is just $16.
- hnthr_w_y 2y ago
  it also requires iphone 15 pro or iphone 15 pro max. so the target audience in all likelihood is the combination of, a. doesnt have a pc/console/handheld or likes the game/genre so much they want to carry it around b. has the disposable income to buy an iphone 15 pro so yeah, tough ask
sroussey 2y ago
But can’t you play it with a controller and Airplay to a TV, so why not use your iPhone as your console? In fact, why use a console when you can take the game with you as well?
- majewsky 2y ago
  If you want that, a Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck will give the same user experience while each having a vastly larger catalog of AAA titles. Steam specifically also has frequent substantial discounts on games, so even the upfront purchase price of a separate mobile console may eventually be offset by cheaper game purchases.
- cassianoleal 2y ago
  IME Airplay is too laggy for gaming.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago
  Airplay would be gaming + streaming. That's a heavy task even for gaming PCs (depending on the resolution)

jsheard 2y ago

Assassin's Creed went for the obviously optimistic $50 but the other games mentioned were priced lower and still performed poorly. RE4 Remake is $30, Death Stranding is $20, and RE Village is just $16.

hnthr_w_y 2y ago
it also requires iphone 15 pro or iphone 15 pro max. so the target audience in all likelihood is the combination of, a. doesnt have a pc/console/handheld or likes the game/genre so much they want to carry it around b. has the disposable income to buy an iphone 15 pro so yeah, tough ask

sroussey 2y ago

But can’t you play it with a controller and Airplay to a TV, so why not use your iPhone as your console? In fact, why use a console when you can take the game with you as well?

majewsky 2y ago
If you want that, a Nintendo Switch or Steam Deck will give the same user experience while each having a vastly larger catalog of AAA titles. Steam specifically also has frequent substantial discounts on games, so even the upfront purchase price of a separate mobile console may eventually be offset by cheaper game purchases.
cassianoleal 2y ago
IME Airplay is too laggy for gaming.
Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago
Airplay would be gaming + streaming. That's a heavy task even for gaming PCs (depending on the resolution)