Last night we attended the CES Unveiled Press Event to get a sneak peek at some of the offerings that the consumer will see hitting the market in the next few months or years. We got to take a look at a couple of products that definitely piqued our interest. One product of key interest was Fructel’s Gametel peripheral for Android and iOS phones.
This just shows that traditional controls (hmmm, like those built-in to dedicated handhelds?) are what people want.
No, this peripheral won't change gaming. Dedicated handhelds that can also play mobile games (like Vita's PS Suite functionality) have a much better chance of changing mobile gaming.
I think that you'll likely see the two sectors eventually combine. Look at the Xperia Play for example. I think you could see a lot more mobile devices head in that direction at some point. But for the time being, this is something that I think gamers with smartphones really want.