Gusto at 8bitfix.com writes: "I wanted to hear your thoughts and opinions on the big three. Nintendo is at it again with 3D gimmicks and to try to take over the handheld market, as they have in the past. Sony is still at it, this time with what everyone has been crying for, dual analogs. Sony is also betting that power and reboots will be prevail. Now Apple, which I never considered to be a serious contender, has swept the world with apps and games that hardcore gamers are familiar with."
The saga of the legal battle that sees Epic Games fight Apple in the attempt to bring Fortnite back to iOS has just gained another chapter.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney notes that the mobile gaming industry is "largely broken," and blames the 30% tax levied by Apple and Google.
Man has been saying this for ages and knows full well the only thing he wants is more money at Apple and Google's expense and absolutely none of this will result in lower prices for the consumer.
He expects the digital equivalent of opening up his own store inside of a Walmart or Target. It's absurd.
And he feels absolutely entitled to it, in a too-big-to-fail sense - because Unreal Engine is used by so many developers, banning Epic would hurt those developers relying on their tech, which would be super unfair to the developers.
Thank goodness you are there to defend the small guys Google and Apple. You're so brave, Christopher!
Yeah, I'm totally defending Apple and Google and not explaining how another company is just as greedy. That's the big takeaway from my comment, Apple and Google good, only Epic bad. Yup. I totally didn't make it about the fact that this man just wants more money and isn't doing it for the consumers. Nope. Not that at all. I'm just praising up Big Tech. They're my one and only love in life. Please recognize me Big Tech Senpai!
The epic games store charges a 12% tax and has been losing money for 5 years...that sounds dysfunctional.
It's a play to attempt to win over the market so they can then realign pricing with what Steam has in the long run. The problem is they are doing only that and not actually building a better software supported platform on PC. Essentially, they're throwing money at the problem, not actually trying to compete by providing better service.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney revealed that they have spent $1 billion fighting Apple and Google but adds it's a "smam price" to pay for freedom.
Fortnite on the Google Play Store would've generated over $1 billion in percentage fees for Google. Smart move.
I buy most my pc games through epic now. Don’t get me wrong I love steam and steam has had a lot of my money for the work they put into the platform. But i like what Epic are fighting for and they’ve been open about it from the very beginning. I wish they would sort out their verify/repair files option for when you format your drives. The whole rename/redownload hack is an absolutely awful archaic solution.
They've been open about how they so openly violate the terms of the platforms they distribute on.
They spent over a billion on legal battles, and also had significant layoffs. Maybe they should cater to their employees first before forcing governments to add more regulations for industries governments just do not understand. The EU DMA - Apple's policies and lawyers have made a mockery of it every step of the way.
And back when they openly and proudly violated Apple's policies, they tried using Fortnite to coerce its players (including children) to rally against Apple's 30% fee.
Which is the same 30% fee console makers apply, but Epic has no problem with that! Epic isn't fighting for you, they're fighting for themselves and don't mind siphoning the money they get from Unreal, even if it results in layoffs.
First of all you’re wrong, but second of all you clearly don’t know an awful lot about what you’re talking about.
Epic proudly violated Apple's terms by introducing their own payment option in Fortnite. Fact. That's literally what started this. Epic then went on to put banners in Fortnite as a not-so-subtle call-to-arms against Apple.
Epic also violated console terms by enabling cross-platform play in Fortnite. Fact.
Epic cut 800 jobs a year ago. Fact.
Epic sucks, their engine is too big for them to fail and they know it, so they're using that to subsidize their legal battles against Apple and their attempts to rally international governments into creating regulations based on what *they* want.
Epics launcher is a piece of crap compared to steams. In fact every launcher so far is crap compared to it. The only reason epic has any traction is they literally give away games in order to drive a user base.
They each have their pros and cons.
iPhone/iPad
Pros: Like you said (and I've been saying) the games are cheaper. I believe the most expensive game on them is $10, but most are $.99 or free.
iPhone is your phone and generally you always have your phone on you, no matter what.
Powerful enough. The devices are powerful enough to run many current engines used in console games.
Cons:
No controls. A touch screen doesn't work in every game.
iPad is too big to carry around everywhere to play games.
Games aren't on par with competition. While some games rival the handhelds, most of them are on par with simple flash games.
3DS
Pros:
3D display. Playing games in 3D without glasses, is Nintendo's selling point.
DS/Wii Hybrid. The familiar design of the DS combined with all the thing the Wii has to offer should spell success.
Games. I don't get how people complain about PSP games being ports when DS and Wii games do the EXACT SAME THING. But anywho the Nintendo franchises always carry their handhelds, Mario/Pokemon/Mario Kart/etc...
Cons:
Battery Life. 3-5 hours when using the selling point, can you say disappointment.
The name. Having DS in the name is going to make parents think DS you already have one, and that's one sell Nintendo will miss out on.
Weakest of the 3, yet it still cost as much.
NGP
Pros:
Technical Beast. It eats the iPhone and iPad for breakfast, and laughs at the 3DS.
PS3-NGP support. If we can play PS3 games on the go at no extra cost can you say NGP install base = PS3 install base by year 2 or 3.
Developer friendly. Games will be pumping out for this.
Cons:
Price. If it cost more than $299 they've lost the casual day 1.
Game price. 3DS games will be $40, some may even be $50. What do you think NGP games will cost. Here's hoping that they learn from Apple with PSN. Minis $1, PS1 $5 - $10, PSP $10 - $20, PS2 $10 - $20, and PSN $5 - $20. If they do that then NGP games can be priced at whatever, but gamers would only buy the best of the best.
Releasing last. Last to market has a tough time catching up.
With all this competition i cant wait to see what the 5th generation touches will have