Creating a thread like this on a console gamersite is not so good idea... Most will never agree with you even you speak truth because it is anti conosoles..


It is kind of funny to see in the Japan sales threads how most are so confident that the mobile and tablet market is killing conosoles but when you go into a thread like this you see people saying it will never happen =p...

No, most Ipad games cannot even compare to N64 and PSX games, not in terms of graphics but in terms of gameplay.

Mobile and tablets development has already taken huge chunks of handheld game development time. As the platform matures and developers find success I see it taking away development time from dedicated consoles as well. If tablets can get a yearly Madden, CoD etc then I can't see anyone outside of the 32 million hardcore customers to buy a dedicated machine.

No, what I described is an ipad 2.  It just so happens that it is a tablet.  The big difference is that it can go with you anywhere and still do that.  Go pick up your PS4, TV and a portable gnereator and you will be able to do that.  Of course, the ipad 2 is much too weak to really compare to a PS4.  But the ipad 2 is 4-5 years old.  Just because a device can be connected to a TV and play games, it isn't a console.  That's the whole point of this thread.  There will be no need to buy a console when the tablet or phone that you are buying can do that already.

I think many have failed to realize that the Unreal 4 engine is a super scale-able game engine like all of it's predecessors. For example, do you remember that Unreal 3 engine game/demo that came out for the iPhone 4 to show off how powerful it was. Citadel I think it was.
That particular demo was good by PS2 standards and maybe PS Vita rev1. When compared to PS3/Xbox360 games it was a joke. Unreal 4 engine games for the iOS and Android will be the same. Looks nice and pretty but does not take much horsepower and is mostly just for show.

This defeats the purpose of a iPad. By turning it into a console. That it's not designed to be fully be like. Due to workload stress, heavy use, limited battery forcing you to leave it plugged in.

$500 non-upgradeable ipad vs $400 console. Console wins out.

If anything, it might create competition for portable platforms, but even then, on-screen movement controls suck on such small screens. I play 1 or two games on my smartphone, and it's generally when I'm in the bathroom for a while =P

Hmm, I don't know. Is battery life not a problem? And are there really people that will buy $60 games on those platforms? Also, If it will happen, Sony has it escape with PS Now.

Gameplay is based on what people are willing to buy.  Most of the games that have a more "console" like experience can be ported to a tablet if they wanted to be.  When the buyers want it it will happen.  THere are some games, but most still are made for the "touch" interface.  When a major game company starts to support tablets and controllers things will change.

Personally, I think a Linux-based Nintendo tablet/handheld with Steam + the back catalog of all the Nintendo games and TV console-like play would light up the sales charts.