Comments on: Jobs Speaks! Joz Speaks! iPhone and iPod Touch to Bring the Game!

By: naw105

naw105 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:40:34 +0000

I think apple just needs to worry about the phone features for right now. Once they have “perfected” the iPhone then they can do more things with the technology such as better apps and better graphics…. I have nothing but free games on my itouch because some of the games in that damn app store is garbage, and I’m definately not about to pay 7 dollars for pacman when I can play the damn game at an arcade for 50 cent! They need to rethink some of the prices on some of the games in the app store too cause it’d getting ridicoulous foreal!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:50:53 +0000

I stopped playing games when I was 9 years-old (I was more interested in girls). I wouldn't recognize a PSP or Nintendo if one were placed on my lap.

I'm a grown man who bought a "communications device," not a child's toy.

By: Matt Sawyers

Matt Sawyers — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:56:56 +0000

I agree with Chris, if the game obviously show quality, then I am will ing to pay the $19.99. I was surprised by the graphics in Guitar Rock Tour ($9.99). So it’s possible to make a good app on the iPhone, I sure hope it’s nothing like the original PC game using God-mode and what not…

By: Tunnelrunner

Tunnelrunner — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:37:07 +0000

I’m not into gaming at all so I’m kind of “meh” on the subject of the iPhone competing in in the mobile video gaming world. Would it be cool to see PSP-caliber level games on the iPhone? Sure, I guess, but should this really be the top priority area for Apple?

Let me put it this way: if the iPhone’s Safari browser was actually STABLE, and the iPhone wasn’t missing some essential features already seen on other smartphones, then I’d say to for it. Video games would be icing on the cake. But if NOT, shouldn’t Apple worry more about the basic smartphone feature first? In other words, get the basics down FIRST before trying to branch out into a whole other world of competition. I love the iphone and can’t survive a day without it but IMHO, there’s still PLENTY of room for improvement. Maybe with the upcoming success of the BB Storm, along with the HTC products, the growing Android army…maybe Jobs will be reminded of who his competition is supposed to be (ie: RIM, not Nintendo). Get the basics of the iPhone first, Steve. Worry about the games later. IMHO.

By: tom

tom — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:28:39 +0000

yeah if they want it to be a game machine then they need to sell an add on that has buttons because playing games with tilt sucks

By: john

john — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:38:01 +0000

i bought the iphone to be a communication device not a damn game console. Bring the turn by turn, copy/paste, push notification first and then worry about the stupid games, im starting to thinl this phone is for little kids, time to go back to bb? Seriously if i wanted handheld gaming id just buy a psp that has physical buttons

By: Dalekkiller

Dalekkiller — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:32:29 +0000

I’ve got a few premium games on my iPhone that are really good but I’ve also paid around $10 for some games that are pretty poor. I’m sure there are people out there like me who’d be happy to pay $10+ for quality games. Even at that price, they’re still cheaper than games for the DS.

By: scott

scott — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:04:32 +0000

I’m all for it as long as I don’t have to tilt the screen away from myself to the point where it is hard to see.

By: Schwartz

Schwartz — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:37:23 +0000

To me the biggest drawback is the lack of physical buttons. Some games like FPS need them. Can you imagine trying to play Socom or Gears of War on the iPhone?? I have an iPhone, but I’m getting either a DS Lite or PSP this Christmas for travel gaming.

By: Christopher Vitek

Christopher Vitek — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:28:52 +0000

I think the biggest complaints about a $1.99 puzzler are that more times than not, the puzzler is simply a variant of an existing game. It doesn't really add anything new.

I will gladly play $1.99, $4.99, $9.99 (or even $19.99?) for a game that clearly has the time and effort put into it. Creating a version of tetris or bejeweled and selling it for $2.99 doesn't meet that criteria.

Chris