The idea behind Project Ara has been floating around for ages: Why should I throw out a perfectly good smartphone for just one feature?
Epic Games winning its cases against both Apple and Google is shaping the way forward for the future of mobile gaming.
I feel alot of mobile gamers are kids which will at some point probably turn to console or pc. Mobile gaming just doesn't cut it for me.
from eXputer "These multi-billion-dollar cases mean more savings for both devs and consumers. Public reactions to these lawsuits have been mixed, with some in favor/against the points being made"
They lost one, won one, and are about to go do sony. Yeah, Yeah, so where is the win part for gamers? This is about industry dividend regulation and enforcement, and has nothing to do with gamers (Studios will take a larger cut before you get a discount). The win and gratitude should be diplayed by the creators/publishers; way, WAY before the cosumers or a game jurno. Good Grief. Most of this is correct, but who it is really aimed at is misleading in its inclusivity as some kind of shoe-in for future savings/discounts for gamers.
From a business viewpoint, especially small developers these wins are a good thing. But what I’m curious about is the fallout. How would this affect game prices down the road? Will big corp just pass it to the consumer?
Hopefully this will lead to better profits and discounts for the consumer.
I agree with sony should sell digital stuff elsewhere besides psn. I used to get some good deals on Amazon. The amount their being sued for is kind of an issue though. Maybe them selling elsewhere is a win there shouldn't be a dollar figure attached to that. Imo.
A win for gamers or game publishers? Publishers don’t want to reduce prices. They just want the stores taking a 30% cut on game sales. If you can side load games on PlayStation, you will PlayStation price increase and turn the console into another gaming PC. No thanks.
Three years after Fortnite-maker Epic Games sued Apple and Google for allegedly running illegal app store monopolies, Epic has a win. The jury in Epic v. Google has just delivered its verdict — and it found that Google turned its Google Play app store and Google Play Billing service into an illegal monopoly.
oooo shiiiit
well, there ya go
but i think the biggest issue are the judges in these cases.
most of them have no clue about all them things.
ii wonder what the judge will decide Epic actually "won" or what the out come is.
This is terrible news for consumers, while Epic and others get richer we'll now have to pay more for our devices.
Phil and slimey company sitting up and plotting.... expect to hear how Sony is anti-gamer for refusing to have GamePass on their ecosystems they may very well do this to avoid 2027 . I can imagine his email to Satya...."we got them" lol.
I can't wait for these phones, such a brilliant idea to finally have a phone that you can simply upgrade each piece, instead of having to buy a completely new phone every couple months just to keep up.
It breathes an entire new life into the phone market as well now that companies can take advantage of this especially people like AMD and Nvidia.
I think it looks pretty sweet. Personally I don't care how it games (I don't buy a phone to game on) but given each part is modular and can be upgraded, I would say it will probably be the best gaming phone period just because it is upgradeable. Unlike phones that are stuck with the same chips until the next revision.
Google took up the "Project Block" or "Block Phone" That's pretty sweet but I hope it's not rediculously priced.
I cannot wait, we're so close, and the success is getting only better. I think the consumer-ready model will have a case to surround/protect each module, as to improve gameplay handling.
Block Phone was awesome. I'm glad Google is behind it now. This idea is fantastic.
If anybody can make it happen Google can