Armchair General Posted May 9, 2010 Will this ever catch on? http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/crysis-on-ipad/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted May 9, 2010 Well, it's not going to catch on for FPS games I think. You just can't have good controls for many games on the device. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armchair General Posted May 9, 2010 I thought there would be problems with responsiveness? How does it work? Surely the lag would be horrendous? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted May 9, 2010 I thought there would be problems with responsiveness? How does it work? Surely the lag would be horrendous? In case of the OnLive service you have to be within a certain range from their servers to be able to play. And they invented some kind of video encoder that encodes faster, to reduce lag. But i don't know about this particular one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted May 9, 2010 no wasd, no mouse not even a cat will be interested Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted May 9, 2010 In case of the OnLive service you have to be within a certain range from their servers to be able to play. And they invented some kind of video encoder that encodes faster, to reduce lag. But i don't know about this particular one. Online shooters still have pretty serious problems communicating relatively small amounts of data fast enough to make the gameplay feel smooth. But that's just regular lag, not video lag which is so much worse. Think of clicking your mouse and seeing the gun go off half a second later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted May 9, 2010 Online shooters still have pretty serious problems communicating relatively small amounts of data fast enough to make the gameplay feel smooth. But that's just regular lag, not video lag which is so much worse. Think of clicking your mouse and seeing the gun go off half a second later. The OnLive guys boasted about 80 ms lag or something, I think. Or maybe that was for the video encoding only.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irishjohn Posted May 9, 2010 Even assuming a massive step forward in the tech and a death blow to lag, it's just hard to see the iPad or tablet devices being that big a deal for this kind of game. Until they bring out an oversized iPad dock compatible classic N64 controller with optional rumble pack. Then, problem solved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joflar Posted May 9, 2010 I wonder if wiimote tv breaking will be superseded by people snapping their iPads in half when really getting into an action game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted May 9, 2010 Point and shoot? I'm quite sceptical of this. I've not found simulated analog sticks on the iphone any fun at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted May 9, 2010 The only shooter that would workbwell on the ipad us Close Range Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted May 10, 2010 The only shooter that would workbwell on the ipad us Close Range written on an iPad? My email signature on my work iPhone: -- [some company contact info] (ps, sorry for the spelling, this email was written on an iPhone) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted May 10, 2010 written on an iPad? iPhone probably, unless I was just temporarily insane. And yeah that typing correction on those is a piece of shit. I haven't even looked at if it can be turned off, though, don't type that much. Some barely understandable SMS-s have been sent out though, but nothing too awkward. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted May 11, 2010 I've had an iphone correct something to "sexing" instead of "sending" in a message to an almost complete stranger. Luckily, it wasn't followed by the word "you". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites