GamerZines writes:
2013 is a massive year for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. Each console manufacturer will be doing all they can to secure that dusty space underneath your TV, so that they can attempt to own every aspect of your living room including not only games but all manner of different entertainment offerings including movie, music and anything else they can stream to their magical box.
However according to CEO of Hawken publisher Meteor Entertainment, ‘The Big Three’ have another competitor that they really should keep a close eye on; tablets.
Expect the game to only work offline right now.
As we trend ever deeper into a world of games that require servers maintained by the developer or publisher, we see more and more games disappearing from the world. What happens when these games are shut down? What does it take for a game to survive beyond this point?
Most modern games that have online components like destiny rely so heavily on co op between players that even if you had a full disc version popping it in and playing won't be a fun experience as you can't play the actual game after hitting a wall with difficulty levels of they even boot
But classic titles like vice city will still be the same in 2049 as they were in 2001 provided you play on a disc not stripped down digital versions that have the soundtrack cut out ten years later
Hawken, the free to play mech shooter has had its servers closed on Steam, but it will remain live on consoles.
This is exactly why only online multiplayer games won't last very long. It's important to have a single player campaign (a good one, not a throw-away trash story) or some kind of offline multiplayer mode.
so if i want to game on the go with a tablet ill have to carry a tablet all the charging cords and such an hdmi cord a controller etc etc.
I think Ill just stick with my vita. it all goes in a nice neat case already has controller integrated into it and frankly I havent seen any tablet games that would make me want to buy one.
so is viagra considered super tablet?? Coz i heard it make you like superman when your age 50 above..
I like to use my handhelds whilst lounging around the house. At this point in time I can get a Nexus7 for a cheaper price than a 3DS and PSVita (or roughly the same sort of price). I received a 3DS as a gift and the library just isn't there for me to remain interested yet. I don't want a Vita yet, but I am downloading the IGC games for Vita because I plan to get one. Truth is I am getting a Nexus 7 first. I just think there is more software there for me and it is more than just something to play games on. I can see the tablet appealing to me as far as a handheld goes at this point in time.
I don't see any sort of tablet in the future being able to replace my bread and butter of gaming. I can not even imagine anything remotely coming close to replacing my home console.
I will get disagrees for sure, but it just seems to suit my needs.
I agree and it would be ideal, but it's not happening anytime soon, and by the time it does the PS4 and Nextbox will have had plenty of time to obtain a nice size market share.
We're 3+ years off from seeing these tablets running PS360 quality games natively, and then we have to deal with the high price of such a tablet, as well as the low battery life. So overall we're truly 5+ years off from a "Super tablet" becoming a console replacement.
5 years should be enough time to get the tablets down to a $299 price, offer games comparable to PS360, and develop a battery that last for 6+ hours of gaming on the go.
The funny thing is that's exactly what I see Sony doing with their next handheld. A dedicated handheld is a hard sell in this market, but a gaming tablet isn't for true gamers. A tablet with a Quad Core Processor, a Quad Core GPU, and at least 2GB of RAM, and you've got a PSV+, PS3, or better yet a Wii U in your hands, and for a gaming portable that's great especially considering it can be sold for $199 in a couple of years.
A tablet is not a practical gaming console. Not enough memory, storage, or processing power. That's just the truth plain and simple.