GDC: iPhone is better than the PSP and the DS, says ngmoco
Mudslinging between Sony and Microsoft seems to be playing second fiddle these days to mudslinging between the PSP and the iPhone. The war between the two devices continues on during GDC, where ngmoco’s co-founder Neil Young says that Apple’s brainchild is “better than the DS, better than the PSP.” Oh look he took a hit at Nintendo too. Pretty bold for the leader of a relatively new games company.
Mudslinging between Sony and Microsoft seems to be playing second fiddle these days to mudslinging between the PSP and the iPhone.
The war between the two devices continues on during GDC, where ngmoco’s co-founder Neil Young says that Apple’s brainchild is “better than the DS, better than the PSP.” Oh look he took a hit at Nintendo too. Pretty bold for the leader of a relatively new games company. ngmoco was founded in June 2008, releasing its first two games in October, and another four games since then.
Young points out that iPhone sales has already beat sales of the DS and PSP upon their original release. He continues digging it into Sony and Nintendo:
[The iPhone is] always on, always with you [and] most importantly from a business standpoint, there were no first-party games.
Don’t let the haters tell you it sucks compared to the DS or the PSP. It doesn’t. It’s good. It’s clear that the quality of iPhone games is eclipsing its [portable] console counterparts, and that’s even more acute when you compare it against the prior generation.
He points out that “graphics and sound alone do not a great game experience make,” but because of the iPhone’s native device functionality which is to be constantly connected, this gives it an edge over its competition. He cites in particular their new game Livefire, which will feature online multiplayer, social features, and online commerce.
He does make a point, the iPhone does have an edge with its connectivity, which is the strength of the appstore. But connectivity just can’t beat good hardware and a good game library. The iPhone is just a powerful phone with a few good games. To say that an edge in connectivity makes it the better game machine may be too large a claim.
Young concludes: “We’re at the center of the new everything. The iPhone has revolutionized everything.”
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Via Gamasutra
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