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Ask HN: Will hardcore gaming ever be possible on mobile?

1 pointsby zombioalmost 12 years ago

3 comments

hardwaresoftonalmost 12 years ago
Should it ever be possible on mobile?<p>This might be a ridiculous thing to say, but I don&#x27;t think any real &#x27;hardcore&#x27; gaming happens on mobile. I admittedly do not game as much as I used to, but I could never stomach giving up the pixels that came with a computer setup or console games...<p>I&#x27;m a big fan of Megaman, and those games are fine to play on a smaller screen, but for most of the games that people are trying to play on mobile, you have to settle for lower graphics, slower gameplay, and just a degraded experience overall.<p>Eseentially - I would rather play Metal Gear Solid on a TV&#x2F;large Computer screen with a computationally adequate machine rather than try and play it from a 4&quot; screen
tubbzoralmost 12 years ago
Possible? Yes. With multi-core CPUs and improvements in touchsceens such as haptic feedback and dynamic tactile buttons it will be very possible.<p>Practical? Probably not, especially with stuff like this becoming widely available: <a href="http://www.oculusvr.com/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oculusvr.com&#x2F;</a>. If we have the same definition of &#x27;hardcore gaming&#x27;, that is.
arisAlexisalmost 12 years ago
how is it possible not to have hardcore gaming at some point given the rate of hardware&#x2F;software improvements?<p>this is like saying that intel i7 is the fastest cpu ever to be build