http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/07/do-the-new-app-stores-mean-the-end-of-entrenched-mobile-game-makers/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/07/do-the-new-app-stores-mean-the-end-of-entrenched-mobile-game-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Colin Gibbs Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:10:23 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=7291#comment-248 I think you're right, Mike, but I think that day is a long, long way off. (Mike Yuen at BREW has talked about this kind of thing for years.) Mobile is such a constricted platform for gaming (yes, even the iPhone) that I think developers will have to build mobile-specific versions of games to succeed across platforms. I can imagine games, for instance, where you can interact with other gamers on your phone but the actual gameplay is done on a PC or console. But that's setting a pretty high bar for developers, and it will take some time to get there. I think you’re right, Mike, but I think that day is a long, long way off. (Mike Yuen at BREW has talked about this kind of thing for years.) Mobile is such a constricted platform for gaming (yes, even the iPhone) that I think developers will have to build mobile-specific versions of games to succeed across platforms. I can imagine games, for instance, where you can interact with other gamers on your phone but the actual gameplay is done on a PC or console. But that’s setting a pretty high bar for developers, and it will take some time to get there.

]]> http://pro.gigaom.com/2009/07/do-the-new-app-stores-mean-the-end-of-entrenched-mobile-game-makers/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Michael Wolf Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:26:37 +0000 http://pro.gigaom.com/?p=7291#comment-235 @Colin - regarding your question - I think cross-platform gameplay is the future. Companies like Real Dice/Mytopia allow gamers to challenge each other from mobile devices to play players in Facebook. Eventually we'll see consoles added as well. In the age of open APIs, its just a matter of time where device no longer matters and gamers can play one another from any screen. @Colin – regarding your question – I think cross-platform gameplay is the future. Companies like Real Dice/Mytopia allow gamers to challenge each other from mobile devices to play players in Facebook. Eventually we’ll see consoles added as well. In the age of open APIs, its just a matter of time where device no longer matters and gamers can play one another from any screen.

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