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Mnementh on 27 September 2017
think-man said:
Sony deal mostly in AAA games to move their consoles. Handheld gamers aren't really interested in AAA games on their devices.

Wait, what? You can't seriously believe THAT! Handheld-gamers like good and complex games as much as home-bound-gamers, but they don't get the experience. Often for technical reasons.



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sethnintendo on 28 September 2017
NATO said:
sethnintendo said:

There is a difference though.  Sony can't collect anything from apps sold on Google store yet Nintendo can collect third party royalties and sell their own software.

So Nintendo is selling hardware and software and Sony is selling hardware.

Not that big of a difference, Sony manufacture and provide components for many phones, outside of their own product line, as well as currently having the highest grossing mobile game worldwide, as per:

 

And you say Sony don't make anything from software on Mobile? psht.

Ah never heard of that game.  Looks like it is free to play.  I'm a little curious how a FTP RPG would actually work.  I think I'd rather just pay for an RPG game out right but this is someone that is pretty anti FTP. 



sethnintendo on 28 September 2017
Mnementh said:
TheBraveGallade said:
for one, there is no problem making RPGs for smartphones. the problem is that the current buesness model doesn't work out for them, meaning mobile's low price essentially prevents high quality titles.

Yes, this is true. Especially RPGs or anything turn-based would work very well with mobile devices. But Nintendo gets criticized for the price of Super Mario Run. It costs a fifth of usual games. Still too expensive for the mobile sector.

One could argue if you can play it tapping with one hand while eating a cheeseburger than it isn't a proper Mario platformer.  Game should have launched at no more than 3-5 dollars.