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Chark on 31 December 2012
JayWood2010 said:
I love how the very first person is trying to sell you a playstation phone lmao

Get the Lumia 920. It ties in with you XBL account and is an excellent picture phone. It also has microsoft office and in genral is just a very nice phone. It is also a good conversation starter as people always want to see a windows phone because it isn't as known as androids or IOS's


Well he is asking for gaming phones, and PSM is what I know. Well, aside from iPhone 4 which I thought sucked. I just bought an Xperia TL and it is a very nice phone. 4.6" bravia screen, pretty good if you mobile game.

I think he might just be overlooking his options because of his impressions of Android, which could even be outdated but then again I haven't messed with Apple for a while and I am seeing Android now for the first time. So I guess I'm really comparing iPhone 4 to Ice Cream Sandwich.

I honestly know jack about WP7 and Xbox integration. How far along is it? What's its approach compared to PSM?



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MoHasanie on 31 December 2012
pezus said:
"Android games suck" - wat? They're the same type of games you find on any other OS, and there are significantly more of them then on Windows. If you're only interested in games, I suggest the iPhone or perhaps even an iPod Touch?


Yeah, usually the most popular games on iOS do come to Android but they take time. Also, except for the popular games like Angry Bird, Temple Run etc. , there aren't good games. 



    

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Jaywood2010 on 31 December 2012
MoHasanie said:
JayWood2010 said:
I love how the very first person is trying to sell you a playstation phone lmao

Get the Lumia 920. It ties in with you XBL account and is an excellent picture phone. It also has microsoft office and in genral is just a very nice phone. It is also a good conversation starter as people always want to see a windows phone because it isn't as known as androids or IOS's


Yeah the phone looked very nice, and the OS looks much nicer than boring iOS but if they're not enough games then I'll get bored with the phone after a few weeks. 

Well if you want a phone strictly for games then go with the iphone.  Windows phone are still growing in the App department so Iphones have a lot more games.

Plus Infinity Blade made by Epic games is on iphones.




       

Chark on 31 December 2012
MoHasanie said:
Chark said:

Don't forget Xperia phones, well if you go AT&T. They have PlayStation Mobile, which tie to your SEN/PSN account. Vita has PSM, and I'd bet PS4 will too. Trophy support is in the works as well. Other wise HTC phones should be getting PSM as well, but I'm not sure when or which ones will be PlayStation certified.

I know, it's an android phone, but what are your expectations for mobile games? I'm pretty sure iPhone and Android are on par for quality and content now.

I don't know much about windows phones, but unless Xbox steps it up windows phones will be the worst of the three options, meaning if they do it could be quite the contender.

So you have:

Apple. Large growing library of games. Closed system, quality assurance.

Android: Equivalent or lag behind Apple; Open system. Xperia phones (soon HTC) have access to PS Mobile games which is a new still trying to grow open system app store similar to Android itself but with Sony quality assurance. (a mix between Apple and Google's approach)

Windows Phone: Not really sure but a relatively new app store, closed system?? with quality assurance?? Xbox integration, which I'm not sure if that means games that use your XBL account, games that you can get on an Xbox too?, or what Microsoft's plans are in the future for it.

I currently own an Android phone, but the games aren't very good. Like, their isn't much variety. 

Xperia phones look awesome, but again, since they are Android phones, the games aren't good. 

I think Windows phone is a closed system. 


Well, if Android doesn't cut it, maybe PSM will, but you can only get a taste of what that will offer at the moment. If you can get hold of a Vita browse the PS Store and look at the PS Mobile tab at the top right, that is exactly what is on Xperia. There is a PSM app and it stores all your games in that app instead of on your UI.

What version of Android are you running? Xperia TL is running 4.04 right now but will upgrade to 4.2 Jellybean in February.

Good luck with your future phone.



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ebw on 31 December 2012

iPhone is about as dominant for mobile gaming as Windows is for PC gaming. Mac users are used to having to wait for second-rate ports of PC games, and the situation is probably similar on Android. However I think there are far more simultaneous releases for Android/iOS than there are for Mac/Windows). For instance, Monster Hunter spinoff Dynamic Hunting is still only on iOS after 1.5 years; the sequel, Massive Hunting, has been announced for both Android and iOS.



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MoHasanie on 31 December 2012
Chark said:
MoHasanie said:
Chark said:

Don't forget Xperia phones, well if you go AT&T. They have PlayStation Mobile, which tie to your SEN/PSN account. Vita has PSM, and I'd bet PS4 will too. Trophy support is in the works as well. Other wise HTC phones should be getting PSM as well, but I'm not sure when or which ones will be PlayStation certified.

I know, it's an android phone, but what are your expectations for mobile games? I'm pretty sure iPhone and Android are on par for quality and content now.

I don't know much about windows phones, but unless Xbox steps it up windows phones will be the worst of the three options, meaning if they do it could be quite the contender.

So you have:

Apple. Large growing library of games. Closed system, quality assurance.

Android: Equivalent or lag behind Apple; Open system. Xperia phones (soon HTC) have access to PS Mobile games which is a new still trying to grow open system app store similar to Android itself but with Sony quality assurance. (a mix between Apple and Google's approach)

Windows Phone: Not really sure but a relatively new app store, closed system?? with quality assurance?? Xbox integration, which I'm not sure if that means games that use your XBL account, games that you can get on an Xbox too?, or what Microsoft's plans are in the future for it.

I currently own an Android phone, but the games aren't very good. Like, their isn't much variety. 

Xperia phones look awesome, but again, since they are Android phones, the games aren't good. 

I think Windows phone is a closed system. 


Well, if Android doesn't cut it, maybe PSM will, but you can only get a taste of what that will offer at the moment. If you can get hold of a Vita browse the PS Store and look at the PS Mobile tab at the top right, that is exactly what is on Xperia. There is a PSM app and it stores all your games in that app instead of on your UI.

What version of Android are you running? Xperia TL is running 4.04 right now but will upgrade to 4.2 Jellybean in February.

Good luck with your future phone.

I currently have the Ice Cream sandwhich version. I don't think Samsung is going to release the Jellybean update for my phone (Galaxy SII) . 

Thanks, I think I'm gonna go for the Iphone now and then in 2 years when I get a new phone, I'll consider a Windows phone. 



    

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michael_stutzer on 31 December 2012
MoHasanie said:
Chark said:
MoHasanie said:
Chark said:

Don't forget Xperia phones, well if you go AT&T. They have PlayStation Mobile, which tie to your SEN/PSN account. Vita has PSM, and I'd bet PS4 will too. Trophy support is in the works as well. Other wise HTC phones should be getting PSM as well, but I'm not sure when or which ones will be PlayStation certified.

I know, it's an android phone, but what are your expectations for mobile games? I'm pretty sure iPhone and Android are on par for quality and content now.

I don't know much about windows phones, but unless Xbox steps it up windows phones will be the worst of the three options, meaning if they do it could be quite the contender.

So you have:

Apple. Large growing library of games. Closed system, quality assurance.

Android: Equivalent or lag behind Apple; Open system. Xperia phones (soon HTC) have access to PS Mobile games which is a new still trying to grow open system app store similar to Android itself but with Sony quality assurance. (a mix between Apple and Google's approach)

Windows Phone: Not really sure but a relatively new app store, closed system?? with quality assurance?? Xbox integration, which I'm not sure if that means games that use your XBL account, games that you can get on an Xbox too?, or what Microsoft's plans are in the future for it.

I currently own an Android phone, but the games aren't very good. Like, their isn't much variety. 

Xperia phones look awesome, but again, since they are Android phones, the games aren't good. 

I think Windows phone is a closed system. 


Well, if Android doesn't cut it, maybe PSM will, but you can only get a taste of what that will offer at the moment. If you can get hold of a Vita browse the PS Store and look at the PS Mobile tab at the top right, that is exactly what is on Xperia. There is a PSM app and it stores all your games in that app instead of on your UI.

What version of Android are you running? Xperia TL is running 4.04 right now but will upgrade to 4.2 Jellybean in February.

Good luck with your future phone.

I currently have the Ice Cream sandwhich version. I don't think Samsung is going to release the Jellybean update for my phone (Galaxy SII) . 

Thanks, I think I'm gonna go for the Iphone now and then in 2 years when I get a new phone, I'll consider a Windows phone. 

The Jelly Bean update is almost ready. There were plenty of beta builds leaked lately. It will probably come in a month.

The games situation for IOS and Android is about the same. Sure, the number of games is quite a bit higher on IOS but they are mostly crappy games, or exact copies of other successful games. I wouldn't even consider 99% percent of them as games really. Plus, the Iphone screen is not really big enough to enjoy games.

Windows Phone is miles behind of both though.



Solid-Stark on 31 December 2012
MoHasanie said:
Chark said:
MoHasanie said:
Chark said:

Don't forget Xperia phones, well if you go AT&T. They have PlayStation Mobile, which tie to your SEN/PSN account. Vita has PSM, and I'd bet PS4 will too. Trophy support is in the works as well. Other wise HTC phones should be getting PSM as well, but I'm not sure when or which ones will be PlayStation certified.

I know, it's an android phone, but what are your expectations for mobile games? I'm pretty sure iPhone and Android are on par for quality and content now.

I don't know much about windows phones, but unless Xbox steps it up windows phones will be the worst of the three options, meaning if they do it could be quite the contender.

So you have:

Apple. Large growing library of games. Closed system, quality assurance.

Android: Equivalent or lag behind Apple; Open system. Xperia phones (soon HTC) have access to PS Mobile games which is a new still trying to grow open system app store similar to Android itself but with Sony quality assurance. (a mix between Apple and Google's approach)

Windows Phone: Not really sure but a relatively new app store, closed system?? with quality assurance?? Xbox integration, which I'm not sure if that means games that use your XBL account, games that you can get on an Xbox too?, or what Microsoft's plans are in the future for it.

I currently own an Android phone, but the games aren't very good. Like, their isn't much variety. 

Xperia phones look awesome, but again, since they are Android phones, the games aren't good. 

I think Windows phone is a closed system. 


Well, if Android doesn't cut it, maybe PSM will, but you can only get a taste of what that will offer at the moment. If you can get hold of a Vita browse the PS Store and look at the PS Mobile tab at the top right, that is exactly what is on Xperia. There is a PSM app and it stores all your games in that app instead of on your UI.

What version of Android are you running? Xperia TL is running 4.04 right now but will upgrade to 4.2 Jellybean in February.

Good luck with your future phone.

I currently have the Ice Cream sandwhich version. I don't think Samsung is going to release the Jellybean update for my phone (Galaxy SII) . 

Thanks, I think I'm gonna go for the Iphone now and then in 2 years when I get a new phone, I'll consider a Windows phone. 

They will release it in Q1 2013.



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Solid-Stark on 31 December 2012

iOS has the best and largest library with unmatched developer support. Also, the iPhone 5 has the best GPU (if you want to get technical)



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kmcroc on 31 December 2012

Go with the Windows Phone 8 , i have the HTC 8X Windows phone has a bunch of great features . but as for the games i can tell you top paid one are  Angry bird,Fruit Ninja,Doodle Jump,Contre Jour, Sonic CD,istunt 2,Parachute Panic SW Angry ,Final Fantasy ,geoDefence Swarm,Mush,Asphalt 5,NFS; Hot Pursuit,Assassin creed,Crimson Dragon,Extraction,Galaga Legions . these are just a few that i have played ,thier are tons more best case Scenario vist a MS store .