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Will the iPhone 4S Revolutionize Mobile Gaming?

SodaHead Gaming 2011/10/04 19:00:00
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Apple's big news on Monday wasn't about an iPhone 5, like many hoped for, but rather the unveiling of the iPhone 4S -- which Apple accidentally announced a few days ago when they updated iTunes beta with a premature welcome message. But while it's not technically a next-generation phone, it has some remarkable upgrades that will appeal to gamers.

According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, the iPhone 4S will have an A5 chip (the same chip used in the iPad 2) that will double the device's CPU speed, and a dual-core graphics processor "seven times faster" than the iPhone 4. It will also have an extended battery life, 14Mbps download speeds, and an 8-megapixel camera.

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During Tuesday's keynote announcement, Mike Capps of Epic Games brought out "Infinity Blade 2," the sequel to one of the most graphically spectacular mobile games on the market. Capps said the game "allowed us to demonstrate the true potential of triple-A handheld gaming by delivering mind-blowing graphics and awesome gameplay to millions of mobile users. [It will] take full advantage of the processing power of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch."

The iPhone 4S will be released on October 14, and will run you from $199 to $399, depending on how much memory you want. "Infinity Blade 2" won't be out until December 1, but you'll still be able to try out the original, which has already made more than $10 million in sales, on the 4S while you wait.
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  • disclaimer 2011/10/17 01:15:17
    No
    disclaimer
    I don't think anyone besides hardcore gamers care.
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  • ThisIsAlbinoRhino 2011/10/16 23:33:56
    No
    ThisIsAlbinoRhino
    Being a console gamer, I can say that this is probably the worst idea in anything related to videogames since the Wii. Angry Birds on you're I-Phone, and Call of Duty in you're living room are so far from each other, that there ISN'T and app for that, leave them apart from each other.
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  • Andrew 2011/10/14 02:40:35
    No
    Andrew
    no
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  • siara many 2011/10/12 00:55:19
    No
    siara many
    i no nothing about fones
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  • ja.sam.be.bwaa 2011/10/11 19:46:00
    No
    ja.sam.be.bwaa
    Yes, but only if you glue a psp to it.
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  • Quietly Confident 2011/10/11 06:56:50
    No
    Quietly Confident
    I don't see the big difference between the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 4.
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  • xifidieyoung 2011/10/11 00:02:21
    No
    xifidieyoung
    But it might revolutionize the number of people who get hit by a car because they can't look away from their phone.
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  • Flight of Icarus 2011/10/10 19:06:31
    Yes
    Flight of Icarus
    Yes, it will. It sounds like its going to innovate alot.
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  • Cora 2011/10/10 02:03:56
    Yes
    Cora
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    ONLY IF THEY ARE NOT PLAYING THE GAME WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING AND THATS WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
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  • djhe Cora 2011/10/10 06:49:01
  • V Stone 2011/10/10 01:22:18
  • Patriot 2011/10/09 13:34:57
    Yes
    Patriot
    +1
    It sure promises to be great!
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  • jorma sepponen 2011/10/09 10:30:28
    No
    jorma sepponen
    +1
    android 4 is here, beware!!!
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  • Mac 2011/10/09 08:37:51
    Yes
    Mac
    +1
    If Jobs had his hands in it the new phone should rock. Hey, better gaming what's not to like.
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  • Gray Pilgrim 2011/10/08 00:27:19
    Yes
    Gray Pilgrim
    +2
    only for 2 months until Iphone 4T comes out
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  • TelFiRE 2011/10/07 23:57:54
    Yes
    TelFiRE
    +2
    The specs are ridiculous. It will be pretty amazing what you can do on this thing.
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  • Saint Caster 2011/10/07 12:46:04
    Yes
    Saint Caster
    +2
    That all depends on WHAT TYPE OF GAME. But the practical ones, yes it will. :]
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  • Rhio2k Saint C... 2011/10/07 18:03:45
    Rhio2k
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    Call me when this crap can play arcade fighters the way they were meant to be played, or fps/3ps games as complex as Uncharted. Until then, forget it. I refuse to call the toilet-sitter time-wasters it plays "games". You want to game on the go, talk to Sony and Nintendo. THEY make portables game systems (and Nintendo needs to make that 3ds grow up with it's tiny, terrible-for-fighters kiddie controls). This is some "10-minutes and you're done" lameness that little kids and women like.
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  • Saint C... Rhio2k 2011/10/07 18:05:42
    Saint Caster
    +1
    Yeah I agree with the Nintendo reference...I tried to play world at war on the DS and was like. D:
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  • Happy_Evil_Dude 2011/10/07 12:13:39
    No
    Happy_Evil_Dude
    +3
    BTW, when will people realize that the iPhone 4S IS the iPhone 5? It's not like there was something called the iPhone 2 or the iPhone 3 remember:

    iPhone 1: iPhone
    iPhone 2: iPhone 3G
    iPhone 3: iPhone 3GS
    iPhone 4: iPhone 4
    iPhone 5: iPhone 4S
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  • Brian and Lyn Froggatt 2011/10/07 12:03:35
    No
    Brian and Lyn Froggatt
    +1
    Too small for gaming. I have an iPod and an iPad and it's so much easier using the iPad. Get a games console if that's what u want it for.
    Btw pmsfl at seeing the Chinese on UK news selling fake copies of the iPhone 5 before it was launched...... So so funny they called it the 4S instead. Kudos to Apple and also Rest in Peace, Steve Jobs
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  • dandieselonian 2011/10/07 11:09:53
    Yes
    dandieselonian
    +1
    Till the next big thing makes a request from you wallet .
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  • autumn 2011/10/07 03:24:26
    No
    autumn
    +2
    I like the product but no I don't think so.
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  • MIRANDDAAA :) 2011/10/07 00:02:59
    No
    MIRANDDAAA :)
    +2
    I prefer to play games on a gaming console because that's what they're made for and they're a lot better than what you can get on any phone.
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  • sardonicist BN-0 2011/10/06 19:18:44 (edited)
    No
    sardonicist BN-0
    +2
    No, about the only thing that an Iphone will revolutionize at this point, is how brainwashed consumers can get over clever marketing and a shiny (albeit inferior) product.
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  • futon1958 2011/10/06 17:37:36
    No
    futon1958
    +2
    it's just another upgrade to rip-off the public!!!
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  • Adam 2011/10/06 15:03:44
    Yes
    Adam
    +1
    ...but not in the way people are thinking. See, graphics don't usually revolutionize gaming. SNES once blew peoples minds, and every graphical update has done the same. Real revolutions are generally in things like gameplay, distribution, genre...and accessibility. This advancements makes it possible for a wide variety of games to be played on a non-dedicated device. Everyone with an iPhone will be capable of playing "Core" games, and there won't be another handheld device that needs buying standing between them and handheld gameing.
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  • coach k 2011/10/06 14:57:44
    Yes
    coach k
    +1
    with the death of mr jobs his stuff will jump off the shelves
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  • politicalsoldier 2011/10/06 13:41:25
    Yes
    politicalsoldier
    +1
    It will revolutionize hand-held gaming.
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  • Yoru Azenia 2011/10/06 13:39:48
    No
    Yoru Azenia
    +1
    No more than any other Handheld revolutionizes it
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  • Duane Freemantle 2011/10/06 10:35:30
    No
    Duane Freemantle
    +1
    No, is the obvious answer.
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  • vjt179 2011/10/06 07:55:06
    No
    vjt179
    +1
    l don't like it.
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  • Forza_Belenzieo 2011/10/06 06:57:22
    Yes
    Forza_Belenzieo
    +1
    Mobile gaming is growing, but console and PC gaming will always be superior, In my opinion. Phones should not have such big, graphically acclaimed games, Angry Birds is as far as I will go for a game on a phone. Now the Ipad is not really a "mobile gaming device" I have never seen anyone use an Ipad on the go. Just buy a console gaming device or a Gaming PC.
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  • Chukroast 2011/10/06 05:55:44
    No
    Chukroast
    +1
    Nothing can revolutionize mobile gaming short of holographic displays.
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  • jpb 2011/10/06 05:07:26
    No
    jpb
    +1
    The iPad already did that. This is simply smaller.
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  • drake t... jpb 2011/10/06 06:14:17
    drake the duck
    +1
    were you drop as a kid? gaming is not angry birds.
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  • Bibliophilic 2011/10/06 04:35:55
    No
    Bibliophilic
    +1
    No, and I'm not an apple-hater. The iPad is better for touch screen games, and best of all is the computer or a console. Apple does not have a stronghold in the gaming market and nor does it need to.
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  • newh4m1d 2011/10/06 04:28:16
    Yes
    newh4m1d
    +1
    cause if just for call, i do not need an iphone 4.
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  • bt sedlock 2011/10/06 04:16:12
    No
    bt sedlock
    +1
    Play games on your computer at home. People don't need to play it on their iPhone.
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  • rudelyinterupted 2011/10/06 04:10:44
    Yes
    rudelyinterupted
    +1
    but buy a freaking game console probably way cheaper than one of these phones that will be old technology in three months time
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