As tablets carry on and gain graphics capability and computing
power, gaming companies are rethinking the direction they
incorporate the devices in their overall strategy.
But industry insiders say it's still further off prior to tablet is
recognized as a console — comparable to the Xbox or PlayStation —
which are more high-end AAA games, including Assassin's Creed or
Gears of War.
In the Entertainment Entertainment Expo, which got underway in Los
Angeles on Monday, Microsoft unveiled a new feature it is going to
bring back the Xbox, called Smart Glass.
The feature will permit Xbox games, movies and tv shows being
integrated with tablets and smartphones. It will talk with all
Apple tablets and phones, along with Android devices, and the ones
when the windows are computer, and definately will allow tablets to
use included in the overall gaming experience.
Video gaming industry consultant Jason Della Rocca, the founder of
Perimeter Partners, said the majority of the games on tablets act
like those found on smartphones: They're casual games that are
mostly free, and don't make use of the graphics processors in the
higher-end tablets.
He explained most tablet editions of hardcore games are severely
scaled back and so are restricted to allowing gamers to purchase
armour, or weapons for usage in a very multiplayer version from the
game, as an alternative to delivering the full version with the
game.