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I'm an iPod Fan, but... C'mon Apple!
PortugePunk \| 1:14 PM on 09.09.2009	3 comments

Did anybody else catch Apple's iPod event this a.m.? Lots of demos of new games for iPods, but they made a comment basically saying that Sega and Nintendo have nothing on Apple when it comes to a gaming experience. I think this is a crock. How many people were showcasing and playing iPhone/iPod games at PAX? None. Ok fine. Next to none. Hard core gamers just aren't switching to iPod games.

While Apple does have a great new platform for the gaming community and a lot of great game apps for that platform, I just don't see a huge switch in that direction for real gamers. At least not yet. Scrabble? Tetris? Wurdle? Sure. First person shooters with sucky frame rate and slowdown? Yeah not so much. I admit, I have games for my iPhone, but do I play them all the time? Not really. Nowhere near as much as my DS. I don't want clumsy controls that share the screen with my graphics when I need precision movement!!

Drop the cocky attitude already, Apple. You're just not there. At least not yet.

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3 comments | showing # 1 to 3

ryderbackside

I'd like to see a Sony/Apple alliance of some sort, but hell would have to freeze first, unfortunately.

Doesn't help that the system has a pretty poor battery life, and not all of us want to drain the battery on our only phone in case we actually need to use it. And if you're gonna game at home, why not then use a console?

This is also ignoring the massive horrific waves of true-blue shovelware plaguing the system. You think the Wii has it bad? Sure, there are good games here and there, but for it having 50K+ apps, how many are truly good/worth buying/etc.? =P

casualweaponry

There are maybe 20-30 games that are truly worth playing on the iPhone/touch. I own a 3GS, but will it ever replace my PSP or DS? Hell no.

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