• Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!

The Apple iPad Gaming Thread

C

ClovingWestbrook

Banned
ipad.jpg


Technical Specifications
Size and weight1

* 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
* 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
* Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously


Memory-
*16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive


Location

* Wi-Fi
* Digital compass
* Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
* Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

Input and Output
* Dock connector
* 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
* Built-in speakers
* Microphone
* SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

Screenshots
998989_2.jpg
175436_3.jpg
296995_2.jpg
311002.jpg
354155_4.jpg
317738_3.jpg
IMG_0035-1-525x393.png
sid-meiers-civilization-revolution-20100401111438424_640w.jpg
mzl.jcufktcz.480x480-75.jpg




Games confirmed being produced

Videos
Real Racing HD
Scrabble
Asphalt HD
Labyrinth 2
Mirrors Edge
Warpgate


Recommended Games
Sam & Max-Devils Playhouse
Geometry Wars
Mirrors Edge
Warpgate
Civ Revolution
XPlane

Link to Official iPad Thread

******THREAD RULES******
1. No fanboyism
2. Stick to iPad related gaming news
3. No discussion of flash
4. If you want to compare the iPad with other hardware, go here
 
I personally think the asking price for an oversized ipod touch is way too much but I am interested in seeing some games ported across and other titles which will use the extra power and resolution.
 
LovingSteam said:
Simple, larger screen for one. Better hardware for two.
Click to expand...
Controls will be worse because of the size. The borders are so thick that you can't hold it with thumbs pressing onto the screen as easily. It's definitely going to suffer for its size.

People will be playing with their pointy fingers.
 
Way less portable than the iPod/iPhone or any other handheld device, for that matter. What's the point of gaming on the iPad, anyway? Or the point of the device itself? Really who exactly is this device targeting?
 
acidspunk said:
Way less portable than the iPod/iPhone or any other handheld device, for that matter. What's the point of gaming on the iPad, anyway? Or the point of the device itself? Really who exactly is this device targeting?
Click to expand...

Perhaps you aren't the target but considering investors expect this to outsell what the iPhone did in its first year, I would say Apple should be fine with this product.
 
acidspunk said:
Way less portable than the iPod/iPhone or any other handheld device, for that matter. What's the point of gaming on the iPad, anyway? Or the point of the device itself? Really who exactly is this device targeting?
Click to expand...
What's the point of gaming on the iPhone?

EDIT: Bite me.
 
I want The Real Civ on my iPad. Or failing that, at least Civ Rev with actual zoom capabilities.

There are a lot of indy PC strategy game developers that are going to be able to port their games to this without having to rethink everything like they would with the tiny iPhone screen.
 
Hari Seldon said:
I want The Real Civ on my iPad. Or failing that, at least Civ Rev with actual zoom capabilities.

There are a lot of indy PC strategy game developers that are going to be able to port their games to this without having to rethink everything like they would with the tiny iPhone screen.
Click to expand...

Exactly. The same folks who doubted the iPhone as a gaming platform will eventually come around for the iPad.
 
ipad gaming thread.

so basically bejewled, plants vs zombies, texas hold em and flight control.

i wonder how many pages this thread will go to.
 
out0v0rder said:
ipad gaming thread.

so basically bejewled, plants vs zombies, texas hold em and flight control.

i wonder how many pages this thread will go to.
Click to expand...

iPhone thread... with a few games on release. I wonder how many pages that one would go to... because there are no other games being developed?
 
out0v0rder said:
ipad gaming thread.

so basically bejewled, plants vs zombies, texas hold em and flight control.

i wonder how many pages this thread will go to.
Click to expand...
hurr hurr
 
Aad said:
What's the point of gaming on the iPhone?
Click to expand...

The iPhone is small and portable. It fits in your pocket and gaming on it is convenient. If I wanted to game on something as big as the iPad, I'd game on my laptop. The games are better too.
 
acidspunk said:
The iPhone is small and portable. It fits in your pocket and you gaming on it is convenient. If I wanted to game on something as big as the iPad, I'd game on my laptop. The games are better too.
Click to expand...

Funny you say that considering the iPad hasn't been released. Also funny that the games that were available when the iPhone was released are probably the least impressive games on the platform.
 
out0v0rder said:
ipad gaming thread.

so basically bejewled, plants vs zombies, texas hold em and flight control.

i wonder how many pages this thread will go to.
Click to expand...

Man, some of you guys can be so pessimistic/cynical.

If you don't have the imagination to see the potential, that's totally fine, but personally, I find the iPhone to be great in terms of gaming, so by extension, something with a larger screen and more power is definitely promising.

Obviously, some things won't work as well (virtual d-pads, etc), but somethings will work MUCH better (point-and-clicks, 3D tilt games, board games etc).

I don't know why some people have to only see large expansive 3D adventures or whatever as the only viable way to play games.
 
Starchasing said:
a dungeon crawler would be cool.... hopefully new ways of controlling will show up
Click to expand...

That would be very cool. The next 6 months will be very interesting to see how developers plan on pushing the envelope for this device.
 
500x_grind.jpg



look at those buttons. they'll be bigger than your face.

ugh. how NOT to do it.


anyway, that game aside, I think there's gonna be some real cool stuff on the iPad. it might take a few months to get cracking (took the iPhone game scene around a year for me) but it'll offer some cool stuff for sure.
 
acidspunk said:
The iPhone is small and portable. It fits in your pocket and gaming on it is convenient. If I wanted to game on something as big as the iPad, I'd game on my laptop. The games are better too.
Click to expand...

but imagine a sub simulator... instead of clicking and using the mouse you would be interacting with the maps, the buttons directly
 
I hope to see a first person dungeon crawler, something like Etrian Odyssey.

Are the games more expensive than on iPhone? I'm sure I read about it recently.
 
acidspunk said:
The iPhone is small and portable. It fits in your pocket and gaming on it is convenient. If I wanted to game on something as big as the iPad, I'd game on my laptop. The games are better too.
Click to expand...
pros and cons and pros and cons
 
Aad said:
I hope to see a first person dungeon crawler, something like Etrian Odyssey.

Are the games more expensive than on iPhone? I'm sure I read about it recently.
Click to expand...

Yup, some of the games announced have a price increase. I am sure it will depend if the game was just ported over or if the developers spent more resources in customizing it for the iPad.
 
TheBranca18 said:
The monster processor in the device for one.
Click to expand...

the processor is not that monster. I think it's confirmed to be just a single core A8. I might be wrong.

Multi-player games on a single device could be major.

Disclaimer: I'm a total Apple Fanboy.
 
LovingSteam said:
Yup, some of the games announced have a price increase. I am sure it will depend if the game was just ported over or if the developers spent more resources in customizing it for the iPad.
Click to expand...

It is a launch title premium that they are charging. I expect prices to drop once the launch hysteria dies down and more games come online.
 
I for one cannot wait to get my hands on an iPad for its gaming potential. For those buying it day 1, what games are you looking forward to. For those on the fence, what type of games would push you to purchasing an iPad?
Click to expand...
None of the screens shown in your OP look particularly inviting or interesting. :/

What the iPad needs to differentiate itself from laptops/netbooks gaming-wise are a couple high profile exclusives, imo. Can't build an interesting library if all you offer are PC and iPhone ports.
 
Haunted said:
None of the screens shown in your OP look particularly inviting or interesting. :/

What the iPad needs to differentiate itself from laptops/netbooks gaming-wise are a couple high profile exclusives, imo. Can't build an interesting library if all you offer are PC and iPhone ports.
Click to expand...

Is this big enough so it can be put in a sofa so two could play??
 
ICallItFutile said:
And here...we...go!



Holy crap! That's how poor PSP software sales are!? :lol
Click to expand...

Then remember that graph is by revenue...

(though I think the numbers show a growing of the market, with total dollars being more, so less so of a negative effect on DS / PSP sales)
 
Diablohead said:
I personally think the asking price for an oversized ipod touch is way too much but I am interested in seeing some games ported across and other titles which will use the extra power and resolution.
Click to expand...

Personally, I think that extra resolution is all that extra "power" is going to buy you. Certain games may run with a smoother framerate but since its rumoured to use the same graphics chip as the 3GS only clocked faster and it has to output at a much higher resolution, I'm not expecting much. However, the iPad should encourage more developers to drop support for (or at least place less focus upon) the hobbled MBX Lite based idevices and that would help increase the overall graphics of games significantly.
 
StopMakingSense said:
Then remember that graph is by revenue...

(though I think the numbers show a growing of the market, with total dollars being more, so less so of a negative effect on DS / PSP sales)
Click to expand...

I know it's revenue, but I can't help but think the drop of PSP hardware sales last year contributed.
 
mrkgoo said:
Obviously, some things won't work as well (virtual d-pads, etc), but somethings will work MUCH better (point-and-clicks, 3D tilt games, board games etc).
Click to expand...
I've found P&Cs to be wildly inferior on the iPhone even compared to sitting with a laptop on my legs, cords for mouse and power extending out of it. Maybe if someone made an iPhone-only P&C but the experience for games like Myst, BASS, and Simon the Sorcerer were hugely better when played with a mouse, simply due to them being developed for a platform with two buttons and a steady, precise selecting mechanism (cursor).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Gaming Memories Thread
26
604
mopspear replied
Stormfall's Gaming Hot Takes Appreciation Thread
2
79
213
rkofan87 replied
eGPU, the thread.....?
8
258
Topher replied
Generational Shift in Gaming, "Millennials are the new Boomers" (X thread by Conrad Bastable)
2 3 4
150
1K
DEAD ORIGINAL replied
The gaming nostalgia thread.
47
2K
Alexios replied
Top Bottom