Should Sony and Nintendo Fear the iPhone?
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It failed to hold my attention for a long time, like DS and PSP, so I count it in consoles. Not really iPhone, but interesting enough: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/472735
Apple assasins are already at your front door, bail out the window and then start following the white rabbit.oliveira8 said:
Simply put, as a gaming platform, the iPhone/Touch is extremely incomplete, and relies on a huge gimmick. But like Nintendo's consoles, it sells.
I always considered this device as a good introduction to gaming, a first step for Apple, certainly not an comfy end by any mean.
Although I have not hidden my desire to see a true Apple handheld [http://stonebytes.blogspot.com/2008/05/igame-part-i.html] exploiting the Clickwheel/D-pad, I'd say I'm more convinced about the rumors about the PSP 2 pointing at Sony finally coming with a well rounded portable console.
That's also an exciting upheaval for handheld competition.
I always considered this device as a good introduction to gaming, a first step for Apple, certainly not an comfy end by any mean.
Although I have not hidden my desire to see a true Apple handheld [http://stonebytes.blogspot.com/2008/05/igame-part-i.html] exploiting the Clickwheel/D-pad, I'd say I'm more convinced about the rumors about the PSP 2 pointing at Sony finally coming with a well rounded portable console.
That's also an exciting upheaval for handheld competition.
The iPhone and iPod touch are unique in that they are almost limitlessly adaptable. Yes, the DSi (anyone else thinks it's a little wierd that Nintendo threw a lowercase i on the end of their new handheld? iPod ------- DSi?????) is getting a camera, had a touch screen before Apple, and has a much larger gaming community than Apple. The PSP got off to a rough start, and is now just playing catch-up to the other handhelds. The iPhone, on the other hand, was a success from the start. The technology that has been present in the iPhone from the start continues to out perform that of other handheld gaming devices.
people aren't going to spend $70 a month just to play hardcore games on their phone. It's grea for what it is (assuming you don't count it as a phone, because it drops calls everywhere) but as a gaming platform...I don't see it. Remember the Nokia N Gage? Yeah, I don't either.
Ok, well if sony is sweating over this, put a phone in the PSP or something and you win hands down!
I do choose if I'm a fanboy or not.MaxTheReaper said:
1) I only have an iphone, nothing else apple, the main reason I was so apprehensive at first to get one is because itunes utterly screwed my old computer
2) I argue on windows' side in the mac vs. pc arguments (as any gamer would)
They look shiny, hmmm, like every other modern phone on the market? Seriously, the looks really don't make it any better. It's like a shiny black brick. Basically it is practical and has a million and one different functions, its only apple haters that don't like it.
It is pretty awful, even worse is people stopping me in the street telling me how they think its a piece a shit, you know how good something is when strangers are willing to come up to you and tell you "your a mug for having that".MaxTheReaper said:
I've only ever seen strangers tell someone off for owning something before, and that was a Ferrari for fuck sake.
"you should of bought an Aston Martin mate".
what?.
Frankly, they look shiny, but I'd be happy with my old Nokia phone. It didn't even flip open, but it made calls.ColdStorage said:
My MP3 player is a lot more compact and sturdier.[/quote]
I had a Minidisc player for that shit, I loved it with all my heart, and the day after my 3 year insurance ran out I dropped it.
NetMD, I miss you so much, with your intuitive scroll controls.
Since I dont have it anymore, iPhoney works great. Headphones are a piece of shit and a side of arse though, so I've performed surgery on mine.
Whoever posted this, as well as the author of the original article, have obviously never played video games before. Asking if the iPhone is a threat to the PSP or DS is like asking if the Wii is a threat to the XBox or PS3. The answer is CHRIST NO! Playing games on the iPhone, like playing games on the Wii, is designed for ultra-casual games, and anyone who actually enjoys video games will just not bother, because it will be a mountain of crap with one or two mildly glinting exceptions.
I think you may have undermined your point a bit there. Look at these platforms from a broader perspective than simply "hardcore gamers," and it's abundantly clear which platform is dominating. I'm not saying the iPhone is the next Wii - it's too early to tell on that one. But claiming that the PSP and DS have nothing to fear because the iPhone doesn't appeal to a strictly hardcore audience is a little shortsighted.mikeydangerous said:
Considering the iPhone is twice as expensive as the DS I doubt they are serious competition for Nintendo's handheld. The PSP however is, being a multimedia device, much more similar to the iPhone and will face a lot of competition to it.
