2.3 Mobile Devices & Tablets

Mobile Devices & Tablets

Now how this topic slightly differs from the previous headings earlier in this post, is the processing power being a lot less in mobile devices from your modern day laptop. I think mobiles and tablets are important to mention because the world now operates on these devices, in the current day, I do not know one person that does not own a mobile phone. Now these mobile devices are far less powerful that computers, so why do some developers chose to make games for mobiles and tablets? well...
The low cost of mobile-phone games ties into another key advantage - the huge variation among mobile games. Since mobile games can be produced faster and cheaper than other video games, developers can take more of a risk in trying out new concepts or ideas. Developers don't stand to lose as much if an experimental game is unpopular. (4) Kittmer makes an excellent point which links back to the (2.2 The Priorities of a Games Developer), he makes the point that developers feel more comfortable testing new ideas on mobile devices because creating a game on this format will come at smaller cost and little risk. Console and PC game developers Rockstar who are well know for the making of the Grand Theft Auto series will spend years and millions of dollars modelling and coding a game, now i'm not saying all games take that amount or time and money to develop but you can see the attraction to the newer more modern game developer opting to develop games for smart phones.

So I do like Kittmers point but from another article by A Sowards that makes me still feel that developers who prefer the (2.2 User experience of the customer) would make games for the PC and console gamers. "Hardcore gamers are attracted to console games and PC games because they are often richly complex, massive in scale, and utilize the most powerful graphics technology on the market. Of course, “Candy Crush” doesn’t compare to “Grand Theft Auto” in terms of complexity."(5) 

So what do I think regarding this debate of PC, Console and Mobile wars? Well the points made by both authors make me really think that maybe mobile gaming is catching up because there are more developers creating games for smart phones, and then I think well, console and PC gaming will never be over taken because user want the real drawn into a game feel and the was that is possessed is by the realistic graphical display. Personally as someone who is a console gamer, consoles will never be beaten, but as a mutual support or gaming... maybe mobile gaming is slowly taking over.