09-03-2010, 08:56 AM
It seems that the processing power available on the iPhone 4 at least is currently better than most PCs for graphics processing. That's according to the guys who ported the Unreal 5 engine to it. I'll take their word on it, as it runs smooth as hell on mine.
There are lots of games with depth on the iphone currently. Hell, Rimelands is giving most turn-based RPGs I've played a run for its money. Now, it's only a 10 hour game, but at $4.99, that's fine by me. Honestly, according to the last big gamedev conference, the move is toward smaller games. Turns out that more than 80% of gamers don't do any side quests in RPG games and only 40% actually ever finish them. Lots of time wasted on development there if very few are ever going to experience it.
Would I want to play WOW on it? Nope. However, I'm just gonna lay my cards on the table and say that the MMO market is stagnant. It's not the future any more. You COULD play a Guild Wars type game on the iDevices (with limited powers available, you don't need as many hotkeys). Hell, given the number of polygons, and the fact that there are already successful multi-player FPS games ported to the devices, I'd say it wouldn't be hard.
There are lots of games with depth on the iphone currently. Hell, Rimelands is giving most turn-based RPGs I've played a run for its money. Now, it's only a 10 hour game, but at $4.99, that's fine by me. Honestly, according to the last big gamedev conference, the move is toward smaller games. Turns out that more than 80% of gamers don't do any side quests in RPG games and only 40% actually ever finish them. Lots of time wasted on development there if very few are ever going to experience it.
Would I want to play WOW on it? Nope. However, I'm just gonna lay my cards on the table and say that the MMO market is stagnant. It's not the future any more. You COULD play a Guild Wars type game on the iDevices (with limited powers available, you don't need as many hotkeys). Hell, given the number of polygons, and the fact that there are already successful multi-player FPS games ported to the devices, I'd say it wouldn't be hard.
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