nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoFormer Xbox boss Peter Moore says Gen Z may reject new consoles in favor of smartphones and PCswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down12
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkFormer Xbox boss Peter Moore says Gen Z may reject new consoles in favor of smartphones and PCswww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareheavy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-28 months agoI can’t believe we’re talking about this again. Feels like every five years or so, some industry has-been wants to talk about phones changing gaming. Last year was one of the best for games in recent years, all of which I wouldn’t want to play on my phone. Wake up, Touchscreens aren’t ideal, it’s just convenient. The market is bigger than just people wanting to play on the phone. EDIT I reread and think my rant isn’t really applicable to this, but I’ll leave up how I feel anyway.
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoRemember when Blizzard was like “You guys have phones right?”
minus-square100@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoexactly, touchscreens are only good because they take no extra space and are terrible in every other way
I can’t believe we’re talking about this again. Feels like every five years or so, some industry has-been wants to talk about phones changing gaming.
Last year was one of the best for games in recent years, all of which I wouldn’t want to play on my phone.
Wake up, Touchscreens aren’t ideal, it’s just convenient. The market is bigger than just people wanting to play on the phone.
EDIT I reread and think my rant isn’t really applicable to this, but I’ll leave up how I feel anyway.
Remember when Blizzard was like “You guys have phones right?”
exactly, touchscreens are only good because they take no extra space and are terrible in every other way