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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For games like this, the touchscreen experience is just inferior to using a controller, and the thought of buying a controller for a phone doesn’t even occur to most users.

That plus the fact that most phone games are so horrible and borderline abusive have really driven home the assumption that phone games are supposed to be cheap and low-quality.

Some decent well-known peripherals and more high-quality games could change that over time, but I think it will be a while before it doesn’t look bizarre to have full-blown console prices for phone games.

And you just know that if it becomes normalized, we’re going to see generic casino and puzzle games jumping on the premium price bandwagon, but still trying to sell gems and shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You can use a controller on the iPhone. The iPad Pro has an M1 chip, just like the MacBooks. You can even cast to your TV and play that way. Sure, it’s not going to be the exact same as console quality, but iPhones have been better than the PS3 for a few years due to engine optimizations and better hardware.