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Apple's Greg Joswiak Talks Mobile Gaming
In a piece covering growing consumer interest in mobile gaming, TechCrunch's Matthew Panzarino spoke to Apple's vice president of product marketing, Greg Joswiak, and several prominent game developers to get opinions on the state gaming on iOS.
According to Joswiak, with developers now able to bring full multiplayer console-style experiences to iOS devices, like the recently released Fortnite and PUBG mobile games, mobile gaming is at a tipping point. Platforms like iOS are able to offer unique combinations of hardware and software that see regular updates and improvements, which has led to impressive new gaming technology over the course of the last few years.
Ryan Cash, one of the developers behind the newly released Alto's Odyssey game, told TechCrunch that there's a "real and continually growing sense that mobile is a platform to launch compelling, artful experiences."
One aspect of the new App Store design that developers are appreciative of is the new "Today" tab that provides customers with a look at some of the work that goes into creating a mobile game.
Dan Gray, one of the developers behind Monument Valley 2, said that it lets people know that indie games really are a "labour of love for a small group of people" and not created by a corporation of 200 people. "Hopefully this leads to players seeing the value in paying up front for games in the future once they can see the craft that goes into something," he said.
SpellTower creator Zach Gage told TechCrunch that games have "never had the cultural reach that they do now" because of the App Store and "these magical devices that are in everyones pockets." He went on to say that people are beginning to recognize that "iOS devices are everywhere" and are "the primary computers of many people," which is leading to more iOS development.
The full interview with comments from Joswiak and several other game developers is over at TechCrunch and is well worth reading for those interested mobile gaming.
According to Joswiak, with developers now able to bring full multiplayer console-style experiences to iOS devices, like the recently released Fortnite and PUBG mobile games, mobile gaming is at a tipping point. Platforms like iOS are able to offer unique combinations of hardware and software that see regular updates and improvements, which has led to impressive new gaming technology over the course of the last few years.
"Every year we are able to amp up the tech that we bring to developers," he says, comparing it to the 4-5 year cycle in console gaming hardware. "Before the industry knew it, we were blowing people away [with the tech]. The full gameplay of these titles has woken a lot of people up."Joswiak says Apple is able to bring a "very homogenous customer base to developers" with 90 percent of devices running the current version of iOS, which allows developers to introduce new features and target the capabilities of new devices more quickly than on other platforms like Android, giving Apple's App Store a competitive edge.
Ryan Cash, one of the developers behind the newly released Alto's Odyssey game, told TechCrunch that there's a "real and continually growing sense that mobile is a platform to launch compelling, artful experiences."
"This has always been the sentiment among the really amazing community of developers we've been lucky enough to meet. What's most exciting to me, now, though, is hearing this acknowledged by representatives of major console platforms. Having conversations with people about their favorite games from the past year, and seeing that many of them are titles tailor-made for mobile platforms, is really gratifying.According to Joswiak, gaming has always been one of the App Store's most popular categories, and the iOS 11 redesign of the App Store that splits gaming into its own category has grown interest in mobile gaming even more. "Traffic to the App Store is up significantly, and with higher traffic, of course, comes higher sales."
One aspect of the new App Store design that developers are appreciative of is the new "Today" tab that provides customers with a look at some of the work that goes into creating a mobile game.
Dan Gray, one of the developers behind Monument Valley 2, said that it lets people know that indie games really are a "labour of love for a small group of people" and not created by a corporation of 200 people. "Hopefully this leads to players seeing the value in paying up front for games in the future once they can see the craft that goes into something," he said.
SpellTower creator Zach Gage told TechCrunch that games have "never had the cultural reach that they do now" because of the App Store and "these magical devices that are in everyones pockets." He went on to say that people are beginning to recognize that "iOS devices are everywhere" and are "the primary computers of many people," which is leading to more iOS development.
The full interview with comments from Joswiak and several other game developers is over at TechCrunch and is well worth reading for those interested mobile gaming.
Tags: App Store, Greg Joswiak
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18 months ago
I don't even bother with mobile games anymore. They monetized them into oblivion. It's quite sad actually.
18 months ago
Apple, could you please turn the Apple TV into a full-fledged gaming console just as capable as a PS4 or Xbox?
Thank you!
Thank you!
18 months ago
Nope, sorry Greg but Apple dropped the ball on gaming. Yes, Fortnite is very good (on iPhone X is very close to the Xbox One build) but shipped without controller support yet shipped with crossplay (touch screen vs controller vs mouse and keyboard).
Mobile gamers are cheap, we see it on Touch Arcade and have done for years; “That’s too expensive” or “I’ll be wait on the sale (for a £4.99 game)”.
Mobile gamers expect free or dirt cheap and have bred a mentality in mobile gaming that led to ridiculous IAP (Real Racing 3 is a disgrace and continues to be even now) and F2P models.
Until developers target the horsepower of Apple’s devices and target REAL gamers who want to pay top dollar for great games, then mobile gaming will never go anywhere. The Candy Crush generation are here to stay.
Mobile gamers are cheap, we see it on Touch Arcade and have done for years; “That’s too expensive” or “I’ll be wait on the sale (for a £4.99 game)”.
Mobile gamers expect free or dirt cheap and have bred a mentality in mobile gaming that led to ridiculous IAP (Real Racing 3 is a disgrace and continues to be even now) and F2P models.
Until developers target the horsepower of Apple’s devices and target REAL gamers who want to pay top dollar for great games, then mobile gaming will never go anywhere. The Candy Crush generation are here to stay.
18 months ago
I can't get on board with the touch screen controls, far too finicky and inaccurate for any of the kinds of games I enjoy playing.
18 months ago
Apple, could you please turn the Apple TV into a full-fledged gaming console just as capable as a PS4 or Xbox?
Thank you!
With an iPhone as a controller. It’s already more sophisticated than any other games console controller. Full touch screen, camera, gyro... friends arrive, sync em up or open an app. With some decent thinking you’ll have so much scope for games without needing anything beyond the “hub”/Apple TV to host it.
If they did that and properly committed to it with some great developers & games, I honestly believe they’d rival or even conquer Nintendo for casual home gaming.
18 months ago
There’s been so much untapped gaming potential on tvOS. AppleTV is quite powerful and with the massive developer universe that has been brought on because of iOS, Apple should be creating a friendly environment for them to develop games.
After years of trying to simplify my setup, trying to use my AppleTV for all of my entertainment, I finally gave in and got a Nintendo Switch because Apple didn't realize that potential.
If there’s something I’d love Apple to totally rip off, it’s the Wii style remote. Those types of casual fun games are a perfect fit for AppleTV. Sell a nunchuk style controller that plugs into the Siri remote for gaming with spacial sensors and an analogue stick. Apple could even sell a game bundle of AppleTV in different colours and bundled with the game remote.
After years of trying to simplify my setup, trying to use my AppleTV for all of my entertainment, I finally gave in and got a Nintendo Switch because Apple didn't realize that potential.
If there’s something I’d love Apple to totally rip off, it’s the Wii style remote. Those types of casual fun games are a perfect fit for AppleTV. Sell a nunchuk style controller that plugs into the Siri remote for gaming with spacial sensors and an analogue stick. Apple could even sell a game bundle of AppleTV in different colours and bundled with the game remote.
18 months ago
Quite a number of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1998_video_games
Care to try again?
I don't know what "quite a number" means (1%? 10%? 90%?), but sure, let's pick a few.
Let's type "Anno 1602 windows 10" into Google. When I'm not even done typing, Google already suggests:
"Anno 1602 Windows 7 patch"
"Anno 1602 Windows 10 doesn't launch"
"Anno 1602 Windows 10 crash"
OK, so we apparently need a patch.
Let's try another: Descent: FreeSpace. First result: it "does" work — as long as you install nGlide, a 3Dfx Voodoo Glide wrapper. In other words, portions of the graphics layer get emulated.
Let's try Dune 2000.
Alrighty mate.
Let's not.
I'm not cheating here. These are literally the first three titles from your list that I actually recognized, and all three of them seem to have various problems on Windows 10.
Which, you know what? That's fine. That's neither terrible on Microsoft's nor on the game developer's part. It's been twenty years.
How about you address my points rather than hurling insults? You're telling me that a piece of glass is equal to a hard controller? Forget a mouse and keyboard, fingers on a piece of glass is equal to a controller in the hand? That PubG & Fortnight mobile are on par with their pc/console counterparts?
Maybe if your view of gaming weren't so simplistic, you'd be able to see that the multi-touch UI actually lends itself better to some games. And, yes, worse to others.
18 months ago
Joz can make all the asinine claims he wants to but mobile gaming will never be anything more than mediocre. On-screen controls are no substitute for mouse/keyboard and hardware control methods to say nothing of the power/performance of the games. They can bring all the "Top Shelf" titles they want to iOS but it will always be inferior.
18 months ago
needs tactile controls. otherwise, i'm on the Switch.
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Developing for Android is a headache.
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Developers disagree, else they'd be losing tons of money.
Developers go where the money is. And that would be (as of 2018) iOS and Android.
Developing for Android is a headache.
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