However you do expect PS3 launch titles to work on PS3 with way newer hardware. iPhone compatibility problems with apps are not hardware based. They are purely software-related.
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[Neverending story] Most Telltale games removed from iOS App Store
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However you do expect PS3 launch titles to work on PS3 with way newer hardware. iPhone compatibility problems with apps are not hardware based. They are purely software-related.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I was just getting back into iOS gaming after having dropped out of it for a long time, but seeing all these high-profile games completely break after an OS update and subsequently vanish from the store and even from download lists - I think I'm not going to bother with investing any more money into iOS games. Having games I paid for plucked away from me without warning is not the kind of experience I want for myself.
And even if Telltale says they'll put the games back on the App Store once they've fixed the issue with iOS 9, the proof is the pudding. I've seen several instances where companies say they are working at fixing OS compatibility issues and then nothing happens.
And even if Telltale says they'll put the games back on the App Store once they've fixed the issue with iOS 9, the proof is the pudding. I've seen several instances where companies say they are working at fixing OS compatibility issues and then nothing happens.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Exactly why we won't have a digital only future any time soon on the console side. This type of stuff wouldn't fly there.
Alethebeer
Member
Yeah because Apple store = all digital platforms. How can't people understand that this is not normal?
Interfectum
Member
GOG, Steam, Battle.net are my digital future. If you are buying games on mobile as a collector then you are doing it wrong. The App Store should be treated as buying disposable goods. Don't expect those apps to work forever or even beyond a couple years unless they are super popular.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
Ghost Trick was released on iOS in 2010 in Japan and in 2012 in the rest of the world. Exactly how many years do you define as "a few"?
50 million isn't good.
The combined handheld market this gen selling less than last gen's second place is terrible.
I didn't realize it was that old. I thought it was like Bioshock, which was released recently.
They still shouldn't have removed it from purchased lists. I agree Apple should stop that practice.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Times have changed....yes I agree. But the handheld market shouldn't die. If it does, expect more of this as time goes on.
It'd be a lot easier if iOS devices could run a VM for compatability purposes, but I've no idea how realistic that is; I'm an Android guy.
As an aside, one thing I'm very wary of: Has it removed your ability to download the games, or has it gone further and removed record of the purchase. Both are bad, but that latter one (i.e. not just disabled, but deleted) would be remarkably foolish - however, that's what 'removed from your purchase list' suggests to me.
sixteen-bit
Member
Games getting removed off digital services make them sound like risky rentals, not purchases
Locke Lamora
Member
Just saw "Telltale" and "Neverending Story" and for a second I got really excited
I'm not saying it should, it's just the way it is now, next gen is going to be a disaster for handhelds once they suffer even more decline.
On its support website (thanks Eurogamer), Telltale says it has temporarily pulled the games while it fixes an audio glitch in iOS 9.
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/The+Walking+Dead:+The+Game/news.asp?c=67776
So it's only temporary for them.
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/The+Walking+Dead:+The+Game/news.asp?c=67776
So it's only temporary for them.
The_Inquisitor
Member
It's amazing to me that these mobile OS get away without some sort of "compatability" mode that guarantees apps work with some deprecation (maybe not retina, etc) I understand that Apple wants the apps on the store to look good on its latest phones, but wiping out a huge batch of games every OS update is poor business practice.
Off-Kilter
Banned
For what it's worth, Telltale has been wishy washy about iOS development in general. When season 3 of Sam & Max came out, Telltale announced that they would bring the season to iOS, and spent a lot of time talking about how iPad would revolutionize their products and how intuitive everything was, et cetera. Since then? Nothing. Episode 1 came out and was then taken down. Episodes 2-5 have never seen the light of day. And Telltale has been mum about it all. It's been years.
hosannainexcelsis
Member
That's too bad, considering Sam and Max season 3 is the pinnacle of Telltale.
infiniteloop
Member
Fuck. I've already thrown all my Apple products on the fire and written a stern email to Tim Cook.
Interfectum
Member
Good news!!
Back to the Future has returned to the App Store.
Bad news?
Previous owners have to buy it again!
lol
Back to the Future has returned to the App Store.
Bad news?
Previous owners have to buy it again!
lol