Balancing the price against capability will be their biggest hurdle and if they can overcome that, they'd have a handheld that had a tonne of «must play» games from Day 1, that isn't cannibalizing the PS4 and does something that mobile / tablet gaming doesn't.
Not exact matches
Do smartphones and
tablets eat away at some of the casual
gaming audience you could have on the Vita?
But Jackson argues a shift is underway because next generation technology is allowing near - console quality
gaming to be
done via chips on devices as small as a smartphone or
tablet; coupled with digital distribution via cloud or streaming, it calls into question the need for a console in the first place.
«It's interesting to see that three quarters of parents feel that mobiles,
tablets and
gaming devices have a negative effect on their child's education, yet half admit that they
do not restrict the time that their child spends on the internet.
Under cloud
gaming, it doesn't matter whether a smartphone or
tablet meets the game's minimum system requirements.
I completely agree with this statement and wish Nintendo didn't follow the newest big thing like smart phone and
tablet gaming.
For those of you new to
gaming, there are rhythm games out there that
do not require a touchscreen phone or
tablet or a Kinect.
Never
did I think he would want to build or design anything, and now he is always on his
tablet designing buildings or neighborhoods, using empty boxes and cushions to make a car or something, and also teaching himself how to make
gaming videos, etc..»
That
tablet's screen is worse and it doesn't have expandable memory, but its construction is a bit better and offers superior
gaming performance.
On the app front, Amazon has Barnes & Noble beat on quantity and quality, across
gaming apps, media apps, news apps, whatever — the Kindle Fire just has a larger, better selection of apps than
does the Nook
Tablet.
Many people have
tablets and smartphones that they bring to
gaming sessions and although they
do not have an app, the website is responsive.
As one of the main
tablet uses, there is a strong need for a
tablet that
does more for
gaming,» an Archos statement revealed.
I'm not interested in
gaming on
tablets at all... The only mobile
gaming I
do is with a moga controller and emulators.
The
tablet does get a little warm in the top right corner (when held in landscape orien6tation) under normal use but nothing major, however
doing demanding tasks like
gaming can get it a little uncomfortable.
You can bet many of next year's
tablets will
do the same, so this is a nice taste and shows the huge potential
tablets have for
gaming.
The
gaming apps such as Monkey Ball, Tiny Tower, TomTom navigator, and Sushi Cat seem to perform without much fuss, though the fact that the iOS hasn't been designed to run on
tablet PCs with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels
does cause a lack of visual clarity.
It didn't take long to start hearing about the hardware options headed our way that will take advantage of Android TV — with one of the first big announcements coming from Razer (a company best known for high - end
gaming PCs, laptops and
tablets).
That
does not mean that they are necessarily the best
tablets for
gaming, certainly they are up there with the best, but there is better.
Or
do you want a more full - featured
tablet that offers ebook reading as one feature along with things like web browsing, multimedia, and
gaming?
I think for book apps to
do well and be widely adopted, they need to be well executed and will require a little more time for
tablets to penetrate more of the «reading» (not
gaming) consumer demographics.
The Amazon Kindle Fire, Nook
Tablet, and Kobo Vox certainly
do a great job at satiating your literary thirst, but the
gaming opportunities are very gratifying.
«Not only
does it provide us with an innovative channel for us to reach new audiences, but the
tablet is set to enable a great
gaming experience as well.
Also, while the two
tablets from Sony continue to be elusive, we
do know the
tablets will be running Android's
tablet centric OS Android Honeycomb which supports
gaming, media streaming, and other functions.
The BlackBerry PlayBook and its QNX - based BlackBerry
Tablet OS is going to deliver an awesome
gaming experience, and we've already seen that EA (who I believe bought your publisher, but now you're so big you don't need a publisher so I don't get what your corporate dealio is anymore) is working with RIM to put Need for Speed Undercover and Tetris onto the PlayBook.
When playing around with the Chuwi Vi8 Plus
tablet, we also
did some
gaming tests.
For best all - around versatility and ability to
do everything I'm looking for a 7in
tablet seems to fit, instead of getting a dedicated ereader like an eInk device and a separate netbook for web surfing with
gaming & videos.
If you plan to
do any real
gaming, forget about the Nook
Tablet.
Currently, the Aakash
tablet — which the Indian government buys for INR 2,263 (US$ 41.65), but charges students INR 1,150 (US$ 21.16), comes preloaded with 24 apps although these are to
do with
gaming, mail or chat, the report noted.
However, if you want a device that can
do more (reading inclusive), and you are the kind of person who won't easily get distracted by those
gaming features while you're reading, then the Fire
Tablet would be the better option.
The back of the
tablet doesn't get too warm when
gaming, or when running combinations of complex Java applications with high Wi - Fi bandwidths streaming while also charging the
tablet at the same time.
In conclusion, the Teclast Tbook 10 S gives a lot, either as a Windows
tablet, Android
tablet, Windows 10 2 - in - 1
tablet, or as an Android
tablet with detachable keyboard — It can
do all four categories, and it can run Microsoft Office an other work tasks in both Android and Windows, run large apps, edit files,
do gaming, browsing, and social media, play movies, view and edit images.
Yes, it's certainly true that the iPad has many more
tablet - optimised apps, and for those that primarily intend to use their
tablet as a
gaming console then the iPad offers many more games than Android
does.
The ViewPad 10e felt good in my hand and with a cost less than $ 300 it is a device I would think of for an Android
tablet where you didn't have a need for high end
gaming and other advanced function.
Even if you don't take advantage of its
gaming prowess, the Nvidia Shield
Tablet is one of the most versatile — and affordable — high - performance 8 - inch Android slates you can buy.
This
tablet didn't fare well in our 3DMark
gaming benchmark test, either, notching 9,282.
Casual games are slowly taking over the world, as you would find that most folks
do their
gaming over mobile devices such as smartphones and
tablets.
But here's the thing: It's so well made — and has such a complete notion of what it is and what it wants to
do — that it might not just be «the
gaming tablet,» but the single best Windows 8 convertible we've seen.
This means that unless you
do something very specific (like «
gaming» or «downloads»), those
tablets should provide a similar overall performance.
It also boasts with super-load speakers as well as an affordable price, but we don't recommend this
tablet if you are looking for good
gaming performance.
If I was not a heavy Apple user and wanted an open (ish), user - friendly, good value for money
tablet for reading ebooks (and
doing a little
gaming and other stuff on the side) I would go for a Google Nexus 7, 32Gb with 3G / LTE.
Coming in the next couple of weeks we've been told, the # 130 Android
tablet does offer something different from just a touchscreen experience, but with devices like the Nvidia Sheild and the Razer
gaming tablet the GamePad will have challengers.
That may be a relatively easy thing to
do on a handheld device with the flick of the wrist, but a 10 - inch
tablet would require you to grip the device with both hands much like you would with a steering wheel, which may not be as compelling for
gaming.
Sony have
done a reasonable job of optimizing Sony apps and
gaming capabilities for the screen but there are some issues with standard apps and text input which mean the Sony
Tablet P may only be interesting for people wanting the Sony media and
gaming experience.
The Hudl 2 has an Intel Atom processor that can handle everything that anyone is likely to want to
do with the
tablet, including graphically intensive 3D
gaming with only small hints of stutter or lag.
A high resolution display would also help with movies,
gaming, and all the other
tablet activities I like to
do every day.
Although not perfect in terms of functionality (on the other hand, neither is the iPad 2), the
tablet can deliver kind of everything a
tablet has to
do - video playback, some
gaming, solid connectivity (you can go for different 3G data plans from all big carriers) and decent autonomy.
well, even in the original Gamepad it was considered a little outdated and doesn't seem like a very sensible choice for a
tablet marketing itself as being great for
gaming.
all nintendo had to
do was release something slightly less powerful than ps4 and innovate on the controller but instead they rolled out a. inferior hardware b. inferior online mulitplayer c. inferior hardware means inferior third party support d.
tablet like controller doesn't bring anything new to
gaming, you get an extra screen, wow e. they messed it up major this time had they only released a more powerful hardware and reinvented the controller, they wouldn't be at this position today, had they focused on having better hardware, lure more third party support, they would be first choice this generation
«I don't think we'll
do a dedicated handheld
gaming device, rather just focus on [Windows Phone],
tablets, maybe with controller support someday,» Spencer said.
Smartphones and
tablets have the potential to offer revolutionary new
gaming experiences if developers are willing to embrace the hardware's strengths rather than mitigating its limitations, and Shortround Games
did exactly that.