• redsol2@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    All of these games would be terrible on phones. They’re designed with controllers or keyboards in mind. I can’t imagine trying to do a Resident Evil boss fight with touch controls.

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      1 year ago

      You can connect up a controller + mount your phone to the controller - may not appeal to someone with a Steam Deck or similar, but I could see the appeal for normal people who wouldn’t have that.

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        1 year ago

        I think iPads work as screens now, too? So maybe that’s part of the plan, but I don’t know what the latency is like.

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      1 year ago

      Apple should step up and release an official games controller. The third party options haven’t really created enough momentum, and selling PlayStation controllers has always seemed a bit odd.

      An Apple controller could have interesting features like a MagSafe mount and Vision Pro integration, there a lot of possibilities left on the table currently.

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        1 year ago

        They’ve done one better by supporting the 3 most prominent controllers on the planet. I have an Xbox. Most gamers have a console. So they have controllers already.

        Apple making their own is pointless. Now if they spun off a gaming studio with their own console and exclusives, now that’s something!

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        1 year ago

        I thinks it’s just a matter of time. I also think the next Apple TV generation will be a big step forwards for gaming.

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        1 year ago

        Given their focus in form over function in other similar accessories like the mouse and apple tv remote I’d rather they didn’t.

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    1 year ago

    Death Stranding is super interesting to see. Hope this marks a new era of decent mobile ports.

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    1 year ago

    @octalfudge is no one thinking this may be setting the stage for console gaming on the Apple Vision Pro?

    I don’t know if I’d play pancake games on the Vision but no one knows what it will be good at yet