Founded in 2012, HARDlight was established by SEGA to specifically
develop handheld titles, originally focusing on an action adventure for the PS Vita, and also expand the company's reach into the, then, fast - growing mobile gaming industry.
Not exact matches
Japanese gamers are not going to want to buy those type of games and the Japanese
developed AAA
titles are all going mostly to
handheld.
During a recent livestream showcasing the Nintendo Switch release, NISA confirmed that Ys VIII Lacrimosa Of Dana will only run at 30 FPS in both docked and
handheld mode, which is definitely disappointing for an action role - playing game such as the Falcom
developed title.
While we were
developing this
title on a
handheld console, we felt like we were reaching the apex of our work on Nintendo 3DS.
The
title is an updated port of the
handheld Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate,
developed by the same team (Armature Studio) and now in glorious HD.
Originally being
developed for the Nintendo DS, this
title has undergone some big changes for the new
handheld.
I would easily say that the PlayStation Vita's biggest strength is its ability to play console - quality
titles on a portable platform — while it's always good to see games
developed specifically for the
handheld platform, I think the way to the future of gaming is one where console and portable gaming are interchangeable.
The World Ends With You is an exciting new
title developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS
handheld system.
Interestedly Levine even expressed his original vision for the
handheld title, stating he was thinking of
developing a «Final Fantasy Tactics style thing set in pre-fall Rapture.»
While we were
developing this
title on a
handheld console, we felt like we were reaching the apex of our work on Nintendo 3DS.
When it was announced earlier this year that a «core RPG Pokémon
title» is being
developed for the Nintendo Switch, many fans wondered what this would mean for the franchise, which, up to this point, has released mainline games exclusively on
handheld consoles.
It's
developed by Bigbig Studios, the creators of Pursuit Force and MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, bringing a wealth of
handheld development experience to what was one of the most popular Vita
titles shown at E3.
I wholeheartedly recommend Most Wanted for the Vita, it's not only a fabulous
title with Fairhaven running impressively, it's the best racer ever
developed on a
handheld.
Sweeney also showed a demo of Trendy Entertainment's Dungeon Defenders for NGP, a
title developed for PS3 but moved easily to the
handheld in a short amount of time.
He said that there was a shift from developers and publishers to
develop for multiple platforms such as mobile, tablet and
handheld, to ensure consumers can play those bigger
titles wherever they want.
Ys SEVEN was the first
title in the long - running action RPG franchise to reach a wide mainstream audience in the West, and the first
title in this historically PC - centric series to be
developed from the ground up for a console or
handheld system since the mid - «90s.