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Forums - Gaming - Remember how the biggest problem with smartphone gaming is the lack of physical buttons?

Seems they've fixed that one, too.

http://www.tgdaily.com/mobility-features/63829-mobile-tactile-tech-gets-physical

Provided they can integrate this into a majority of smartphones, the last big reason for handheld 'superiority' is gone..



Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

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i disagree. this is no different to using touch screen. nice tech though



I thought the biggest problem with smartphone gaming was the games.





is the dude in this picture spelling "cunt"?



 

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badgenome said:
I thought the biggest problem with smartphone gaming was the games.


There are quite a few excellent games on both major platforms. Its just the issue of doing a search, rather than look at the top lists.



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First, we need this tech in the reality. This is a usual problem with prototypes: Hard to tell beforehand, which one will scale to mass production. Second, I agree with Badgenome, that some big games have to hit. I don't think such a smartphone will get Zelda.

But, if this tech becomes reality, I may get my first smartphone (so far I'm OK with a normal cell phone). With real buttons I could type mails on the go, that would be a killer-app for me. So, I hope this tech will become reality in not too long time. Hopefully less than 5 years.



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NiKKoM said:



is the dude in this picture spelling "cunt"?

Maybe, as the finger is on the U. The interesting question is: Why does he need eggs and olive oil with his cunt?



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10 years greatest game event!

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NiKKoM said:



is the dude in this picture spelling "cunt"?

Ty either currants or cheese.



tech was available four years ago as well, it's too expensive to produce and it's a bit dangerous to let 3rd parties have this kind of feature




Still missing shoulder buttons.


But yeah, that is some impressive tech. The future looks grim for our dedicated handhelds...