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This makes it worse than the OUYA though, because it's fragmenting the market AGAIN. I swear google is all about that shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
As a dev, why would I cater to the more expensive console when I can get potentially more sales from people who bought the cheapest point of entry?
Why will it do better? Maybe nobody actually wants a microconsole. Maybe people play phone games because they are, in fact, on the phone, good for spending a few minutes here and there, not hogging the living room tv.
Of course if you want to play living room TV games, there are way better options than cell phone trash.
But they do want Smart TVs, streaming devices, etc, and this unifies all of those in a logical way, and does it better than anyone has done it before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
This is certainly NOT going to be the best way to play games in your living room, but it's going to be in living rooms anyway, and it seems like some of the devices may actually be capable of console-quality graphics, as well as controller support, so that's just going to come as a logical extension.It's the opposite of fragmenting. It's bringing all those devices together with a single compatibility standard, market, and user experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chux
Do they want smart TVs or do they just buy the TVs and they already include them? I have two TVs with smart features and use Netflix on one of those TVs every once in a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Streaming devices are not terribly popular. Even if they get more popular, who cares. They are all the same at this point. I don't see the superiority here over Roku or AppleTV, unless you are completely all-in on Android already.
[quote=Frogacuda;1064918056This is certainly NOT going to be the best way to play games in your living room, but it's going to be in living rooms anyway, and it seems like some of the devices may actually be capable of console-quality graphics, as well as controller support, so that's just going to come as a logical extension.
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Cell phone hardware has grown by leaps and bounds and the games are still crap. The hardware isn't the problem. It's the fact that the average selling price of a game is less than a dollar. They could put a Titan in the next iPhone, you won't get high end PC games hitting the App Store.
Look at it this way: Most people don't buy their phones for games, and gaming performance isn't a huge concern for most people that buy phones. But the vast majority of people with phones play games at least occasionally, and it adds up to a pretty huge gaming market. It's going to be like that.
I'm assuming you didn't watch the video? It's just a much slicker experience, with a smart, voice-based interface that integrates all your apps together along with all of Google's predictive stuff. It looks miles better than either of those.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
No it won't, because the experience of playing a phone game is not the same as the experience of playing a living room game. People like phone games because they are on the phone and do not hog the living room tv.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Fanboy alertQuote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
No one is saying you're going to be playing Uncharted on this. You're going to get sub-$20 games, and a lot of quick and casual experiences, same as cell phones. No disagreement there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan
I think kids and parents are going to be a big market. It makes sense for a lot of the displaced Wii crowd, because it's cheap, quick, accessible, and already integrated into the TV experience. It's going to make a lot more sense to scroll down and download Timmy something to play than to go to the store and buy a $200 console and a $50 game on a disc.
Welcome to the glorious Console Master Race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Diff-chan