- Feb 19, 2001
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What do you guys think? I'm not asking a buying question or really a gaming question that much, but just what do you guys think about the two for gaming?
I thought it was cool when the DS came out and everyone and their mom played it. Tons of my college friends played it and a LOT of girls had it. I skipped out on it naturally being a huge PC gamer.
But now with the iPod Touch it seems I can play a bajillion games out there. Even the stupid free ones I see myself getting absorbed into hours of play. What do you guys think? I certainly see this as a better investment as it has the capabilities of a smartphone minus the phone and always-on connection feature, but still caters to gaming?
I see this as almost a PC vs. console battle. You have a device dedicated to power, productivity, and capability (computer) that's also capable of gaming, or you have a pure gaming device that we're now trying to add features like home theater and connectivity features. Apple's coming down from the smartphone platform into the gaming realm (although one can argue that the iPhone itself is leaps behind Symbian, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile in terms of power features), and to me it only makes more sense that you go top down (trickle down anyone) because your hardware and firmware capabilities are already there. It's a matter of developing the applications now.
I thought it was cool when the DS came out and everyone and their mom played it. Tons of my college friends played it and a LOT of girls had it. I skipped out on it naturally being a huge PC gamer.
But now with the iPod Touch it seems I can play a bajillion games out there. Even the stupid free ones I see myself getting absorbed into hours of play. What do you guys think? I certainly see this as a better investment as it has the capabilities of a smartphone minus the phone and always-on connection feature, but still caters to gaming?
I see this as almost a PC vs. console battle. You have a device dedicated to power, productivity, and capability (computer) that's also capable of gaming, or you have a pure gaming device that we're now trying to add features like home theater and connectivity features. Apple's coming down from the smartphone platform into the gaming realm (although one can argue that the iPhone itself is leaps behind Symbian, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile in terms of power features), and to me it only makes more sense that you go top down (trickle down anyone) because your hardware and firmware capabilities are already there. It's a matter of developing the applications now.