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WoW On an iPad Via Gaikai

Posted by Soulskill on from the that-doesn't-even-look-like-english dept.

Gametap writes "If cloud gaming works for enough genres, it can't help but find popularity. Even just a game like WoW might be enough to make it happen, and Gaikai's Dave Perry posted a picture of doing just that on an iPad. So is it the future or not? Could somebody make a tablet with nothing more than a screen, battery, network port, and video decoder, and have it be a good gaming platform? Will it change the mobile, PC, console, and TV world as we know it? Lots of questions, lots of skepticism, lots of players and money being invested — but one thing is for sure: it will be very interesting to see how this evolves."

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  1. Gaming platform by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Could somebody make a tablet with nothing more than a screen, battery, network port, and video decoder, and have it be a good gaming platform?

    It depends on your definition of "Good gaming platform".

    From the top of my head, I could certainly play Go, Civ, Galciv, BB, and just about anything that's turn based.

    I wouldn't try playing anything with direct action, to avoid the frustration of high ping and lag spikes.

  2. THIS IS ASTONISHING! by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny

    But surely the title should be: Fully Featured MacOS Computer Runs Game That Already Runs on MacOS Computers

    No, wait, I have a better one: Expensive Fully Featured MacOS Computer Runs Game That Already Runs on Any Cheap-Ass Commodity Windows Computer

    A little verbose, but I think accuracy is important in journalism.

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