• erwan@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Seriously, there are people buying phones to play high specs games on it?

    There are platforms that are so much better than phones for gaming, and most people playing games on their phones are playing small F2P crap anyway.

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      1 year ago
      1. Games are not fungible.

      2. Even the Switch or Deck are not convenient to carry around every day.

      Personally, Android is not in my top 3 preferred platforms for gaming, and yet I still do play games on it.

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        1 year ago

        I understand that people play games on Android.

        What I don’t understand is people who would look at “gaming performances” for a phone or decide on a model based on that.

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      1 year ago

      Pixel software features are cool but being weaker than the Snapdragon 888 is embarrassing for the high price they’re charging.

    • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I bought the new iPhone 4 for that Infinity Blade sequel on iOS.

      Imo that was peak gaming on mobile devices and I’m sad we failed as a society to move into that reality and instead into one where we match fruit and spent $10k to do so.

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      1 year ago

      I like to keep MyBoy and PSSSP on my.phine for quick little games.

      Having Zelda / Pokemon and Wipeout HD in your pocket is great for unexpected long lines.

      That’s said I’d never use my phone for serious games and normal phone games are horrible. (RIP Geometry Wars 3 for Android)

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      1 year ago

      There are good mobile games too, and emulation. I have a decent laptop to play games on and I still prefer my phone for gacha titles everyday over Android emulation on PC.

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      1 year ago

      There are a lot of people who buy phones for gaming, at least in countries like India and China. Even mobile gaming livestreamers are a thing.

      I never understood the appeal of mobile gaming, especially when there are tons of great games on PC.