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JOKA_ on 21 August 2013

I've been saying this for a while, but most of the hardcore gaming community wants to keep their head in the sand

EDIT: lol reading more of the replies in here, some people definitely have their heads firmly planted in the sand. "Mobile games and Handheld games aren't in the same market". Bullshit, they are all in the same category, even console games. They all compete for consumer dollars. 



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JWeinCom on 21 August 2013

Mobile gaming is killing dedicated handhelds like Youtube is killing TV. Take that as you will.



disolitude on 21 August 2013
Jay520 said:
I honestly thought this happened a long time ago.

iOs passed them over a year ago. android just did. Won't be long before the Windows ecosystem does as well... Especially with the big push coming from Halo Spartan Assault and stuff like  this - http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/21/gameloft-amiga-games-windows-8-windows-phone/

Whats left after that?  Blackberry VS dedicated handheld gaming...Fight!



disolitude on 21 August 2013
JWeinCom said:
Mobile gaming is killing dedicated handhelds like Youtube is killing TV. Take that as you will.

Change youtube to IPTv and you may have a point...



bobgamez on 21 August 2013
disolitude said:
theshonen8899 said:
Saying mobile gaming will takeover handheld gaming is like saying Facebook games will takeover console games. Two completely different markets.

One can think this while we all watch the dedicated handheld gaming spend go down year over year and quarter over quarter...

blame sony, nintendo 3DS is up yoy in software spending



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RazorDragon on 21 August 2013

Handheld console games aren't comparable with mobile games, IMO. I had an Android tablet and I see the main appeal into playing those games, which are the prices, but you can't seriously compare them to handheld games. Already sold my Android tablet since I thought it was a complete waste of money, most games on these devices are not worth playing, but game prices and "cool factor" are certainly a driving force into the rise of those mobile games.



bobgamez on 21 August 2013
disolitude said:
Jay520 said:
I honestly thought this happened a long time ago.

iOs passed them over a year ago. android just did. Won't be long before the Windows ecosystem does as well... Especially with the big push coming from Halo Spartan Assault and stuff like  this - http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/21/gameloft-amiga-games-windows-8-windows-phone/

Whats left after that?  Blackberry VS dedicated handheld gaming...Fight!

lol windows, such a failing market for microsoft



JWeinCom on 21 August 2013
disolitude said:
JWeinCom said:
Mobile gaming is killing dedicated handhelds like Youtube is killing TV. Take that as you will.

Change youtube to IPTv and you may have a point...


Not really.  IPTV is mainly a different means of delivering the same content.  Youtube is a cheaper way to distribute video content which typically focuses on smaller developers, shorter videos, and lower budget offerings.  Seems the more apt analogy.



disolitude on 21 August 2013
bobgamez said:
disolitude said:
Jay520 said:
I honestly thought this happened a long time ago.

iOs passed them over a year ago. android just did. Won't be long before the Windows ecosystem does as well... Especially with the big push coming from Halo Spartan Assault and stuff like  this - http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/21/gameloft-amiga-games-windows-8-windows-phone/

Whats left after that?  Blackberry VS dedicated handheld gaming...Fight!

lol windows, such a failing market for microsoft

lol...not really.

Desktop is getting to 10% marketshare and will keep climbing and phone is good enough to get them where they need to be in 5 years time (cloud).



disolitude on 21 August 2013
JWeinCom said:
disolitude said:
JWeinCom said:
Mobile gaming is killing dedicated handhelds like Youtube is killing TV. Take that as you will.

Change youtube to IPTv and you may have a point...


Not really.  IPTV is mainly a different means of delivering the same content.  Youtube is a cheaper way to distribute video content which typically focuses on smaller developers, shorter videos, and lower budget offerings.  Seems the more apt analogy.

Downfall of cable to IPTV has nothing to do with content but advertising revenue. IPTV isn't killing TV because of people content but because advertising model isn't able to cover the losses on the cable side.

IPTV has to play by internet advertising rules which are vastly different than the ones cable TV industry set in stone few decades ago.