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The reason mobile gaming has major growth is because the market is rushing to fill a vacuum. Once things have settled a bit let's see how it compares then. Plus

by talmand 14y ago

The reason mobile gaming has major growth is because the market is rushing to fill a vacuum. Once things have settled a bit let's see how it compares then. Plus comparing tablets made today with consoles based on five-year-plus hardware is not a proper comparison. Let's see how they match up once the console refresh has happened. Touch controls don't bother me because eventually bluetooth based controllers will be common once we get used to the idea of hooking a tablet to the TV.

kayoone 14y ago
True but still, even PC hardware todays evolves much faster than consoles because of their very long lifecycle and that is definately holding the state of high end PC games back because today you cant make a blockbuster game that isnt cross-platform. Of course the next-gen consoles will be much much faster, but that doesnt stop their lifecycle from being very long compared to almost all other entertainment devices.
- talmand 14y ago
  Well, I can't really disagree, especially about the part of PC games being held back because of consoles. But I think that eventually the hardware refresh on mobile and tablets will taper off because they'll have to hit a wall at some point. Unless a breakthrough in battery technology happens you can only go so far in upping specs on mobile devices. Plus there's the heat aspect. Plus, once the market is flush with devices, or when people who want a tablet gets one, will people toss out their old tablet to buy a new one that's better in some insignificant way that matters little to them? I have a tablet and I can't see replacing it anytime soon unless it breaks or I find a large enough amount of software no longer works on it. Although I'm not saying the market would follow my whims but it just seems likely there's a large enough group that thinks in a similar fashion.

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The reason mobile gaming has major growth is because the market is rushing to fill a vacuum. Once things have settled a bit let's see how it compares then. Plus

by talmand 14y ago

kayoone 14y ago
True but still, even PC hardware todays evolves much faster than consoles because of their very long lifecycle and that is definately holding the state of high end PC games back because today you cant make a blockbuster game that isnt cross-platform. Of course the next-gen consoles will be much much faster, but that doesnt stop their lifecycle from being very long compared to almost all other entertainment devices.
- talmand 14y ago
  Well, I can't really disagree, especially about the part of PC games being held back because of consoles. But I think that eventually the hardware refresh on mobile and tablets will taper off because they'll have to hit a wall at some point. Unless a breakthrough in battery technology happens you can only go so far in upping specs on mobile devices. Plus there's the heat aspect. Plus, once the market is flush with devices, or when people who want a tablet gets one, will people toss out their old tablet to buy a new one that's better in some insignificant way that matters little to them? I have a tablet and I can't see replacing it anytime soon unless it breaks or I find a large enough amount of software no longer works on it. Although I'm not saying the market would follow my whims but it just seems likely there's a large enough group that thinks in a similar fashion.