| MaxwellAllen said: Already mentioned by Sony but I haven't heard any discussion of this. It does seem like yet another effective way of courting developers. Nintendo's 2nd screen doesn't seem to be making any waves. The touchpad seems like a much safer option. Porting popular mobile games to PS4 is always good. |
A touchpad will not work the same way as a touch screen. Your point data from your finger touching it is not locked to a certain location when using a touchpad. When using a touch screen, however, you know when and where your finger is touching.
Example: You use your laptop touchpad to move your mouse on the screen. It may take multiple swipes to move your mouse to where you want it to "click". But with a touch screen, you simply touch that one spot and be done. A touchpad would work no differently than using your regular controller analog sticks for movement. It is meant to be a way to guide something or for gesture controls, not for precise touch controls of a touch screen.
If anything, the Wii U's tablet would make a much better porting platform. That and the Wii U's specs would more closely represent the capabilities of modern smartphones rather than full blown PS4/720 specs.
