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oniyide on 30 July 2016
hershel_layton said:
oniyide said:

how many of those were recycled?

8 recycled, 8 new. Just like every other game.

 

Consoles will typically have better games, that's for sure. However, we shouldn't count handhelds out.

Ive owned at least one iteration of every Ninty handheld, a PSP and a Vita. You're preaching to the choir, hell i wish handhelds were more relevant but alas



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kyprime on 30 July 2016

umm because it's a HAND-HELD and not a HOME-CONSOLE that is like 10 times more advanced technologically? and has games with 100 times the quality of those on handhelds? i mean it's pure logic... do you even logic bro?



kyprime on 30 July 2016
LurkerJ said:
PCs, consoles, motion controls, handhelds, and yes, smartphones. All can offer fresh experiences you don't get anywhere else.

Nothing is objectively inferior, it's all about what you want to play and how willing you are to try something new and drop off the "hardcore" gamer attitude.

We couldn't have a thread about a mobile game announcement without the "tough" hardcore gamers trolling the heck out of it. Now Pokemon Go is all the rage.

Be more open to new experiences, in everything in life, not just gaming, and you will be a much happier person.

sorry to break you bubble, but handhelds/mobile are INFERIOR to pc/consoles, THAT'S A FACT, or do you want to argue with me how some handheld noname gpu/cpu is more powerful than a gtx 1080/i7 extreme?



Conina on 30 July 2016
kyprime said:
LurkerJ said:
PCs, consoles, motion controls, handhelds, and yes, smartphones. All can offer fresh experiences you don't get anywhere else.

Nothing is objectively inferior, it's all about what you want to play and how willing you are to try something new and drop off the "hardcore" gamer attitude.

sorry to break you bubble, but handhelds/mobile are INFERIOR to pc/consoles, THAT'S A FACT, or do you want to argue with me how some handheld noname gpu/cpu is more powerful than a gtx 1080/i7 extreme?

They are inferior in some aspects but superior in other aspects. Try to play PS4 / XBO / Wii U on the go or with a broken TV.



Goodnightmoon on 30 July 2016
kyprime said:
LurkerJ said:
PCs, consoles, motion controls, handhelds, and yes, smartphones. All can offer fresh experiences you don't get anywhere else.

Nothing is objectively inferior, it's all about what you want to play and how willing you are to try something new and drop off the "hardcore" gamer attitude.

We couldn't have a thread about a mobile game announcement without the "tough" hardcore gamers trolling the heck out of it. Now Pokemon Go is all the rage.

Be more open to new experiences, in everything in life, not just gaming, and you will be a much happier person.

sorry to break you bubble, but handhelds/mobile are INFERIOR to pc/consoles, THAT'S A FACT, or do you want to argue with me how some handheld noname gpu/cpu is more powerful than a gtx 1080/i7 extreme?

He is not talking about power, jesus, seems like some people is unable to think in anymore than power when talking about consoles, is just sad.



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OdinHades on 30 July 2016

Because people are dumb. Many of them think MOAH POWAHH translates to more fun. Don't let it get to you. Just keep on playing and screw the haters! Handhelds are great and they have many many unique game experiences. I actually feel sorry for anyone who is narrow-minded enough to never look at those games. They are missing out on something big time. But, welp, it's their own fault.



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kyprime on 30 July 2016

http://imgur.com/FrCVZMWm guess which is on a handheld and which is on a console



Ganoncrotch on 30 July 2016
hershel_layton said:
Ganoncrotch said:

Dear me when having surround sound with great bass is what is needed for a console then everything up until the X360/ps3 were not consoles since titles before that had dolby in cutscenes but almost never in game, also a big screen allows multiple people to play it so that makes a console a real console? but... that would suggest that consoles are focusing on couch co-op now? I mean... the feature which was removed from Halo 5 completely because as people suggested "just isn't used by people anymore" so I guess that means the range of consoles which would fall into the category of having surround sound and also supporting couch multiplayer really was just 2 of the systems from the 7th generation lol, that is some fantastic logic.

Also when people suggest that handhelds are not considered consoles because of inferior power, keep in mind that the GBC had a processor almost double that of the Super Nintendo in terms of sheer Mhz speed in it... not to mention the fact that if you only consider a system to be considered worthy of gaming console when it has the most power... no actual console has ever rivaled the year equivilant PC in terms of sheer horsepower meaning that no console... has ever been worthy of the title "Console".

 

 

As for the OP I'm in agreement with you, playing some titles on the Vita's glorious OLED screen in bed with headphones on is one of the most immersive ways of playing games, that screen just makes gaming great when it comes to horror like Resident Evil revelations being able to fully get down to a true black screen for segments makes a gaming experience far superior to what most gamers will experience playing on LCD or LED TVs in their living rooms.

Only issue with OLED is that battery life worsens. Better picture quality, but at the cost of higher production costs.

Considering how Sony is probably done with handhelds, I wonder what type of screen the NXDS will have. LCD, LED, or perhaps OLED?

 

But I agree with you on handhelds. People who dismiss handhelds typically don't realize how great their libraries are. Just look at Nintendo. The 3DS got an entire smash game with great graphics(that is if you remove the ugly black lines). It has Pokemon; it got Kid Icarus Uprising, which is a console-level game. The Vita also has a large library of games.

 

Sure, obviously consoles are great, but handhelds are as well, especially for occassions where you just want to relax somewhere else. not only that, but you can live with a smaller resolution, as it isn't noticable for small screens

On a Nintendo platform weirdly enough you need to go back to the SNES to find a street fighter game on a console.

But the GBC had Street Fighter Alpha

GBA got Street Fighter 2 Turbo Revival and Street Fighter Alpha 3

3DS has an amazing port of Super Street Fighter 4

So I find it strange that some might think they aren't the place to sell mainstream games, when some publishers disagree completely.

Ah, and as much as I dislike Capcom for somethings, it's worth keeping in mind that one of the best Resident Evil titles, Revelations started its life off as a lowly 3ds title and then was just tidied up somewhat in the shadows and lighting departments to go onto the PC/X360/PS3



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LurkerJ on 30 July 2016

Look, I get it, not all of us have unlimited time and money to spend. So we spend them on what will get us the most fun, or at least, the most guaranteed fun.

I used to watch a lot of good movies, now I don't have enough time for them, so I got very picky. I only watch what I think will be a great movie, and I get cranky if the movie I choose to watch turns out garbage. I know that I am missing out on lots of great movies because my selection process isn't perfect, but what will I do? I can only resort to watching guaranteed quality, and leave the rest to when I am retired or reincarcerated. 



Davman on 30 July 2016

Personally i don't like playing at small screens. In the future if handhelds have at least 720p resolution and can plug & play on tv full screen without stretching the image, maby I 'll change my mind.