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Gamerace on 08 January 2013
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torok said:
Gamerace said:
Who cares about Vita sales? We know already.

But Project Shield? That's interesting. NVidia becoming a console maker (of sorts). What is this the fifth Android console to be coming out this year? But the first with a major corporation backing it. 3rd parties will be giving Android some major support if these devices catch on at all. And I suspect they will...


Play Dead Trigger and you will see that mobile games are still far from console experiences, with few exceptions like Dead Space, Sonic and Need For Speed Most Wanted (the Criterion game, not the old one).

A) Don't forget the underpowered Wii and DS beat more powerful systems in sales

B) Systems like NVidia's will allow much more console-quality games to be made for Android systems.  This is just one of many such systems are more will likely be announced.  If Apple tosses it's hat in the ring...

C) The cost of these Android dedicated gaming devices is around $100 with an immense library of games from the get go and games will cost a fraction of what console games do.  No word on NVidia's system's price though.

D) Project Shield also allows full PC games to be streamed which, could potentially, make this far superior to WiiU's merger gamepad offering.

E) All of these new Android gaming device players can introduce new models regularly - the systems are quite inexpensive after all - and I project by 2014 when the 2nd gen Android devices hit, WiiU will be dead in the water (except for great Nintendo games) and PS will need to move to more of an online streaming service to survive  (I've little hope for PS4).    IF MS actually perfect Kinect with some kind of decent halographic tech as rumoured, it'll justify itself as a home console (plus it's designed to be so much more).  MS should do okay but may not reach even 360's sales again.

F) 3rd parties are all for having one dominate system.  It means less cost to them vs making games for multiple systems using multiple OSs and tech.  If Android looks like it can become that unifying standard, 3rd parties will embrace it wholeheartily.  They've no loyality to console makers.   However, whatever is selling will get games.  What isn't, won't (see Vita).