With smartphone and tablet gaming becoming so dominant in the
world of casual gaming is there still room for a dedicated handheld gaming console?
But when it comes to regular tasks like handling social media, e-mail, and web browsing as well as the odd
spot of casual gaming, both deliver rock solid performances.
Casual mobile web browsing, Google Reader and eBooks, video payback, photo viewing, podcast - catching and maybe even a little
bit of casual gaming will be possible though and if you can add a portable keyboard, it would make a perfect emergency or travel device.
We spoke to Tim about the plus side of mobile development, Mighty Games» latest initiative, and what the
future of casual gaming looks like.
With a solid offering of both conventional party games and unique, story - driven experiences you can't find anywhere else, Playstation PlayLink and Hidden Agenda, Knowledge is Power and SingStar Celebration are all worthy recommendations for your next party, or for a night -
in of casual gaming on your lonesome.
Although the walled in Fire OS still isn't a patch on iOS or Android, it does now have 300,000 apps to download with
plenty of casual gaming favourites; just don't go looking for more worthy indie titles along the lines of Her Story or Horizon Chase.
But the real advantage to the positioning is that Amazon gets to mitigate its risk in the unproven
territory of casual gaming TV boxes, a frontier that Roku had set out to conquer with the otherwise successful Roku 3.
I spend quite a lot
of my casual gaming time engaged in these titles as the thrills of online battles never truly ceases.
In the second part of our interview, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto talks with Simon Parkin about the troubled launch for the Nintendo 3DS and the future of the casual gaming market
If you're just now joining the green team from PlayStation Nation or from the far
reaches of casual gaming, you're in luck.
In
terms of casual gaming performance and benchmark scores, the larger Nova actually outclasses the Nexus 6P on Nougat, which probably says more about Snapdragon 810's thermal / throttling issues than anything.
Performance has been flawlessly smooth during our first week with the phone, whether browsing the web, juggling photos or doing a
bit of casual gaming.
[Sister site Gamasutra's editor - at - large Chris Morris talks to PopCap CEO David Roberts about the
rise of casual gaming, the company's credibility rise with Valve's Orange Box, and why Bejeweled's popularity rises from the fact that «good games are good games.»]
Yes, it does tend to heat up slightly when you start playing Asphalt or Hitman on it (and even drops the odd frame), but if your main tasks are keeping tabs on messages, chats and social networks, and the odd
spot of casual gaming, the F3 will not disappoint you.
Looking at the list, which you can see after the jump, it's pretty clear that they're discounting a
lot of casual gaming and movie tie - ins but there are some gems in there.
Do smartphones and tablets eat away at
some of the casual gaming audience you could have on the Vita?
I'm certain sites like Digital Foundry will do extensive framerate and visual quality testing and comparison (they really are the best in the business at it — I will link to their hard work when they inevitably unveil it), so I'll constrain my impressions to two different perspectives — mine as a lifetime hardcore gamer, and
that of my casual gaming wife who has frequently said «I can't see any difference» in the past.
Hardly a surprise given the processing power available; but there's more than enough for a bit
of casual gaming.