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By: Seamus Bellamy

Seamus Bellamy — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:04:41 +0000

Four cores would be all fine and well, but if developers can’t put together a gaming U.I. for it that works for all comers, including those of use who have fingers like a pack of hot dogs, the processing power of the device will be moot.
Add that to the fact that more processors would mean a greater drain on a system that already munches battery faster than poop through a goose, and you’ve got two very large stumbling blocks to overcome.

By: Lane

Lane — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:08:22 +0000

As an iPhone owner, I always have to give an incredulous chuckle when I see folks trying to call it a gaming platform. Even if they could stuff the latest nuclear reactor of a graphics card into the thing, it’s still a three inch screen that I have to jab at with my fat fingers. Even if there were an add-on controller, I still wouldn’t carry it around. It’s my phone, after all. Unless THE MUST-HAVE KILLER APP OF 20XX were developed for the platform, it’ll never be more than a phone with some fun time-wasters to me.

By: Hease

Hease — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:20:29 +0000

I would just love it to be able to open Google Reader in safari and one other graphics intensive page without crashing. I don’t know if that is just a limited memory issue with the phone or if there are other factors involved but safari crashes so much if I just have 2 windows opened.

For the most part the games I play are pretty limited, moto chaser is about the most intensive and I never have problems with it.

By: thebonafortuna

thebonafortuna — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:11:26 +0000

Completely agree. Steve Jobs might not like buttons, but they’re necessary for any serious gaming device. Even just a scaled down SNES layout would work great.

By: Steve Jabs

Steve Jabs — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:06:54 +0000

I would love it as a gaming platform. However they need to create some 3rd party gear to help it out. It desperately needs an attachment (body case maybe?) that is basically a gamepad. Anything that could get my fingers from using the screen in some games (such as side scrollers and rpgs) would be amazing. There are obviously some games that require on screen touching, but a lot of the ones that I play could use a gamepad and the accelerator alone!