Poop. Apple thinks the iPhone is far more superior for games than the Playstation Portable or Nintendo DS. I have played games on the iPhone and they are pants. Even when the most basic function of which it is primarily called, that is to make an actual phone call, sucks. You cannot hear anything and there are about three ringtones. So why are Apple promoting games?
Read the interview here. I do like the iPhone with it's ace 3-axis accelerometer (that is just a elaborate word for motion detection) but it is far from being a serious game console. Sure it has some very powerful computing power, however they are just gimmicks to gaming. It is a well known fact that Steve Jobs, head of Apple, doesn't play games. A computer nerd from the 80's that doesn't play games is like a Star Wars fan who only likes Return of the Jedi. A bit suspect.
What Steve Jobs should realize, that it is gaming (and it's nerds) is what pushed forward computing power. A lot of the high end specs for graphics and power were demanded by gamers and even today the most advanced commercial models are designed for gamers. I don't think Apple would ever enter the console race, but if they are serious about games on the iPhone then they should really not compare it to the PSP or DS. Like some of the games I have seen on the iPhone look like they belong on the Sega Master system.
Apple have a very powerful rocket under it's iPhone which has a lot of potential to be competition to the PSP or DS, but they need to get decent games on there first. Maybe they should talk to Microsoft? They are desperate for some help in their motion controller.
Sent from my iPhone.
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