Apple: iPod Touch 'Best Portable Device for Gaming'

Best portable gaming device? Without real buttons its pretty debatable... :) (although the transparent 'virtual' buttons actually work better than i thought they would)

BUT.

The gaming capabilities of the ipod touch/iphone are certainly what sold me on buying the platform. The hardware capabalities and display are pretty redonkulous for a cell phone/mp3 player. ipod touch 16gig here i come....

ahahahah no.

"The platform we make is the best platform ever."

Really?

Minor nitpick: the ad never says anything about being the best portable device for gaming.

During his presentation (after the ad) he does say, however: (About 47 minutes in)

"The iPod touch is the best portable device for listening to music, it's clearly the best portable device for watching video, and now you could make a pretty good argument it's the best portable device for playing games on, and a whole new class of games."

While it's less clear since he's talking about the iPod touch (not the iPhone), I don't think he's comparing it to the DS or PSP, still. I think it's pretty arguable it's already among the best experiences for the (hitherto mostly shit) phone-gaming market and being compared to other music players and media devices. Who knows, though, other than the fact Sony/Nintendo were never mentioned in the entire event.

Well except that Spore Origins keeps crashing back to the home screen it's pretty fun to play :(

Much like "The Mac is the best personal computing platform for gaming," eh? Hmph.

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Steve Jobs: Professional troll.

Seriously, what is this but an annoying attempt to gain viral publicity? Unless reusing the same turtleneck for so long has shrunk it to the point where it's cutting off blood flow to his brain.

This is a joke right? I mean it's a good platform, but it's lack of real buttons and directional pad are a major issue.

Boy, touch OS X is a great platform but that whole gaming statement is absolutely ridiculous.

Umm no not even close to be the best portable device. The problem isn't the lack of keys it's fine as it's designed in that regard, The real problem is the size of the device. It's too small screenwise to make use of fully onscreen/touchscreen inputs. I've had mine for probably 6 months now and mostly use it to type notes and browse when it doesn't crash and at times the keys are still too small after all these months of use. Wouldn't even consider it a real gaming platform as it currently is designed.

Bump the whole thing upto a 5x7 platform and even in it's current incarnation you can still have it look the same with a 4.5x6 screen if it doesn't fully extend to the edge. then you'd have enough room for a larger onscreen touch keypad that more people can use plus plenty of room for gaming button zones if they standardize a control system for it.
Take a 5x7 piece of paper or visualize it and hold it so it's 7x5 format, go a quarter inch in and standardize a onscreen "gaming" ui setup for the right and left sides. there your done with a control system. Either buttons in a specific zone or use the touch/drag method for virtual joysticks in those areas and you have a full control system. Ontop of that you have a big enough display to fully see a game not just on a small screen. That size it would still be a widescreen format so just think how much better videos would look on it?

But I'm basically describing a iTouch tablet and they wouldn't think of going with that size since they seem to think too small, current gen ones, or too large and stick it in the laptop format.

last i checked the DS is popular because it has a shitload of games and is on the cheaper side of things. something apple can't say about ANYthing they fucking make.

Wow, the kool-aid is even stronger than I ever imagined.

Being "The Best hand held for gaming" is quite the stretch. However the device remains a large competitor. For casual gaming this device has the capability to win hands down.

The App store alone offers a great deal and could offer more when it comes to gaming, the potential is there. No need to be at a wifi hot spot (for iphone of course) to browse the app store for a cool game.

With a price of $5.00 for a simple, great looking casual game that can download in a minute or so is a pretty slick prospect. No need to buy a cartridge for $39.99 when you can just dload the app to your touch or iphone within seconds and only paying $5.00....some even free.

These are just some points I am touching on when comparing the iphone to the competitors which are clearly the winners right now.

Move Over Nokia N-Gage, Here comes the iPod Touch/iPhone.

They got owned with this statement. Nobody seems to believe that crap.

I'm looking for the lol button to lol this story....

I'll keep my DS and PSP, thanks.

make real buttons then people might really consider it as an actual gaming device ...i have an iphone and downloaded lots of games and most of them were non-playable

I really don't see touch-only devices being really good for games...tactile feedback plays a huge role in how we play games and I'd imagine it would be quite apparent the moment you try and play one...you'd be constantly second guessing if you hit the button or if your thumb is in the correct position on the "d-pad"...

that's just me though...having never played a touch only game

I can see it being sold as an interesting on the go gaming platform, but a device with no actual buttons being touted as teh best? Mr. Jobs please report for your annual reality check. Screenies don't exactly wow either as that looks like DS level 3d at best. I though all that memory would allow less blurry textures but this showcase shows the opposite. I can only imagine the class action suits coming as frustrated gamers push just a bit too hard on that little screen trying to get it to do what they want.

God I hate these cunts.

The bones of the Sega Game Gear, Atari Lynx, Sony PSP, and many others lay at the base of Nintendo's lair. >:[ ]

Good luck with that.

Look how much screen space is wasted on that D-pad and 2 buttons for soccer 2009. LOL! To fit all the buttons that the DS / PSP supports it would fill the entire screen.

They need a better certification process for this to ever happen. All platforms have their fair share of shovelware, but on platforms lacking stricter barriers, anyone can just hop on over and frolic in the field. Good for budding developers, bad for gamers who get suckered in to paying $5+ on a dud.

lol

Haha, sure.

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