Keep it 100, how many of you would seriously play an AAA game on your phones?

[Dorian Breh]

All this talk about Xcloud and play anywhere is great in theory, but how many of you would play an open world game like RDR2 with complex controls that can only be maneuvered on a controller, on your phone screens? I bought GTA Vice City, and San Andreas on the App Store and playing them feels retarded as fukk. Good luck with anything that involves more than tapping at something on the screen. You guys carry Xbox controllers or Dualshocks everywhere you go? What is the target audience of this game anywhere push?

I seriously want to understand this business strategy, someone please explain

 

[Rekkapryde]

Probably wouldn't but the option isn't "bad"

 

[Dorian Breh]

Probably wouldn't but the option isn't "bad"

Would you pay 15 a month to keep the option open at all times?

 

[Rekkapryde]

Would you pay 15 a month to keep the option open at all times?

No

 

[Barlow]

Didn’t the industry already try this and no one wanted it?

 

[High quality poster]

Nah, video games are for your home entertainment only

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Nintendo switch and switch lite have sold over 50 million units so clearly there's a mobile market.

 

[Trapperman Dave]

I wouldn’t but more power to the people who will

 

[Koba St]

Never really understood who Xcloud is aimed at. The biggest mobile games in the world are those small type casual type games that you pick up and play for a few minutes when you’re out and about.

Are people really going to play GTA 6 on some tiny phone with that controller attached in public?

 

[CarltonJunior]

Never really understood who Xcloud is aimed at. The biggest mobile games in the world are those small type casual type games that you pick up and play for a few minutes when you’re out and about.

Are people really going to play GTA 6 on some tiny phone with that controller attached in public?

I'm pretty sure you can stream to a tablet, the phone is just an option. If youre streaming your game to a 7+ inch tablet on the road with a wireless controller that's not so bad. Plus you didn't have to make room for your hardware on a flight or anything, you only needed your tablet and controller.

That's what google stadia and all that is trying to accomplish. I just think it's a few years too early, since the internet in general is too slow to pull it off correctly

 

[Fatboi1]

Nintendo switch and switch lite have sold over 50 million units so clearly there's a mobile market.

Mobile =/= streaming games.

Switch is a portable console that doesn't rely on internet to play games plus it's already built for portable use.

Streaming a console game to a mobile phone/tablet and using an accessory to play is different. I've used both and while it's a good option it still relies upon good internet connection and needs a controller/attachment to control.

 

[CarltonJunior]

Nah, video games are for your home entertainment only

Well I disagree with this because the GBA/PSP/DS catalogues are better than some home consoles.

Portable games are just in a weird transition phase right now.

 

[Chris Cool]

Bought a vita for that specific purpose but it's gathered dust for the most part. Used to pay gta v in it years ago though. Tried to play last of us 2 and a couple more recent games but it seems developers no longer configure controls for it. I'd rather just watch YouTube or surf the web at this point. Too old for that shyt. Switch don't even come off the dock no more, unless I'm traveling.

 

[Why-Fi]

i definitely will as a last resort, with the right controller and wifi. and the right games

the whole mobile/streaming thing for me is more about playing on my tablet. being able to move from tv to tv, screen to screen on the fly

 

[Dorian Breh]

Nintendo switch and switch lite have sold over 50 million units so clearly there's a mobile market.

Well I disagree with this because the GBA/PSP/DS catalogues are better than some home consoles.

Portable games are just in a weird transition phase right now.

The GBA/PSP/DS and the Switch have built in buttons and analog sticks, and the games are optimized to run on those systems. Are you gonna charge your tablets/ phones as you play or are you going to draw from the device’s power? How long do you think before the battery runs out? How many bars of reception minimum do you need to get online? Are you gonna carry your controllers with you as well?