There's no dedicated app or store pushing you towards all the best games to play on
your dedicated gaming smartphone, which leaves you fending for yourself if the opening quartet don't take your fancy.
Not exact matches
There's a lot of talk about how it's more profitable for developers to create for tablets and
smartphones than for
dedicated handheld
gaming systems.
With
gaming on the go becoming ever more
smartphone - shaped, some would say it was foolhardly to release a new
dedicated handheld, such as the Sony PS Vita.
Developers are not
dedicating teams, budgets and creative ideas to pumping out new experiences that take advantage of the hardware, because technically, the Xperia Play's
gaming portion is still second fiddle to the
smartphone half.
So as far as my usage pattern goes, the Xperia Play is right down my alley — an all - in - one device that promises to take my
smartphone gaming to the next level with
dedicated gamepad controls.
* Super fast graphics and
dedicated game controls deliver the ultimate
smartphone gaming experience from March 2011 * Sony Computer Entertainment and leading game publishers provide top titles from launch — available to download from the Android Market.
Definitely not, but the line between
dedicated mobile
gaming devices and
smartphones grows ever blurrier, no?
This was a time before
smartphones and tablets when if you wanted to play games on the go, you had to buy a
dedicated gaming device and if you wanted to play at home, you had to buy a home console.
This paid service lets Nintendo Switch owners enjoy online multiplayer
gaming as well as a
dedicated smartphone app that connects to your Nintendo Switch system and helps you connect with friends for online play sessions.
What are the reasons one might buy a
dedicated gaming console instead of a
smartphone or tablet?
With gamers able to get portable
gaming experiences on their
smartphone we've seen the
dedicated handheld install base go from an estimated 230 million last generation to around 65 million today.
This more actively ignited the company's pursual of a
smartphone strategy, while reiterating that they still remained committed to
dedicated gaming platforms.
With
gaming on the go becoming ever more
smartphone - shaped, some would say it was foolhardly to release a new
dedicated handheld, such as the Sony PS Vita.
The controls are tight, the left analogue unsurprisingly shaming the 3DS's effort, and kicking in the balls anyone who thinks
smartphone gaming can hold a candle to proper
dedicated joysticks done correctly.
Well now it seems they are ready to just jump right into mobile
gaming full force as they have just set up a department / company under them called HippoLabs which will be
dedicated to mobile
gaming on
Smartphones.
Today things have shifted in favour again of the
dedicated handheld console —
smartphones are pretty much a commodity, and the Nintendo Switch has proven that, with an inventive design, there's still love out there for a focussed handheld
gaming device.
Nintendo have stated that the Switch's online services have been designed first and foremost to give its users the ability to «enjoy online multiplayer
gaming», whilst also including «a
dedicated smartphone app that connects to your Nintendo Switch system and helps you connect with friends for online play sessions».
«Once again, this underlines just how crowded the handheld platform market space has gotten in the last 12 - 16 months with
dedicated systems under increasing threat from the
smartphone gaming business.»
While
smartphones reign the masses, the 3DS has proven there is still a market for
dedicated gaming handhelds for at least the near future.
Titles such as Uncharted: Golden Abyss, LittleBigPlanet, Escape Plan and Little Deviants suggest an interesting
gaming experience, but the question is whether consumers will buy a new
dedicated gaming machine with
smartphones eating into the market.
The key contention is saleability: in the age of
smartphones, will people still pay morre than # 200 for a
dedicated piece of
gaming hardware any more?
If you're going to game on your
smartphone, do it properly — having a
dedicated gaming accessory can make a huge difference to the way you game on mobile, saving you stabbing wildly at the screen and trying to control the action without any physical buttons.
Xiaomi is leaving no stones unturned in the world of
smartphones as the company is going to launch a model
dedicated to
gaming.
But do gamers want a
smartphone dedicated to
gaming?
Then there are headphones and speakers plus a
dedicated gaming controller to dock the
smartphones in.
Even Nokia tried with the most
dedicated device named the N - Gage which was too early for its experimental idea to kick off as a
gaming smartphone.
The company, which is known for its
gaming devices and peripherals has launched its first
smartphone, which is
dedicated to gamers.
In the next couple of months, we can expect Xiaomi to launch a
dedicated gaming - centric
smartphone.
With
smartphone and tablet
gaming becoming so dominant in the world of casual
gaming is there still room for a
dedicated handheld
gaming console?
For Razer's Android
smartphone, the company decided it was best to include a
dedicated DAC adapter, which should go well not only for audiophiles, but also for users that want a more immersive audio experience when
gaming or watching videos.