Re:Valve working on 'Steam Box' gaming console with hardware...
by sandGorgon on Saturday March 03, 2012 @06:49AM
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the fact that its a dumb shooter has nothing to do with its rendering ability. It's a dumb shooter because people have not learnt to buy $49 mobile games.
A mobile phone already exposes a touch-screen interface/proximity sensor/accelerometer/gps/bluetooth/etc The interface is richer, but different - in the same a dualshock is different from a keyboard. You do not need to separate a user from a phone if they have a power cord trailing to their phone.
But actually, you dont even need to do that. Your phone can remain docked and your joystick can have a mic to answer calls.
I do understand that a mobile chipset may trail PC chipsets - but I'm comparing mobiles to consoles, which already trail and are still accepted.
A mobile phone already exposes a touch-screen interface/proximity sensor/accelerometer/gps/bluetooth/etc The interface is richer, but different - in the same a dualshock is different from a keyboard. You do not need to separate a user from a phone if they have a power cord trailing to their phone. But actually, you dont even need to do that. Your phone can remain docked and your joystick can have a mic to answer calls.
I do understand that a mobile chipset may trail PC chipsets - but I'm comparing mobiles to consoles, which already trail and are still accepted.