flashburn2012
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iPad 3 announcement imminent. Prepare to be disappointed!
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EleventhDoctor
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I'm too shallow. I can play an "OK" looking game, but an ugly game-no way.
Manos: The Hans of Fate
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See I'm looking more for history based things. I'd love for a Fulda Gap scenario, I just prefer real history to fantasy/sci-fi. I mean I wish Matrix Games would port stuff to the iPad...then again they charge insane prices for digital downloads that make you think you were importing something from Japan in the mid 90s!
That said this does remind of this turn based game on the SNES. I just remember some picture of a dude with a rifle on the cover looking angry. Clearly Japanese now that I think of it...hmm what the hell was it? You know I think Hudson Soft made it.
darkjedi187
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following the live blog from Engadget. Loved this comment
"Favorite for gaming, said these users, even versus home consoles. The hardcore gamers in the room​ just shivered."
"Favorite for gaming, said these users, even versus home consoles. The hardcore gamers in the room​ just shivered."
There's a lot of great iOS games but I still prefer playing on consoles/game handhelds.
darkjedi187
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you are correct. I need the dual analog sticks for true gaming.
herzogzwei1989
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Then I guess you'll just miss out. Your loss :/
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EleventhDoctor
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I consider myself a hardcore gamer-but I do more gaming on iOS-simply because I'm a commuter and always out of the house.
Baconsammy
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Getting it day 1 (if possible) for no other reason than my little girl is an artist and the new Sketchbook is going to be awesome on it. I'm also very interested to see how my Kindle and iBooks look on that screen.
Awesome Animals
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OMG! I can't wait for the iPad 3...apple store just needs to come back.
EleventhDoctor
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You're not thinking Fourth Dimensionally.
toythatkills
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iPad 3 seems a bit underwhelming. It's an iPad 2 with better graphics. Fair enough, that's enough for most people, but it just doesn't feel very new.
Quad core graphics
Retina display
5 megapixel camera
1080p video recording
A5X processor
4G LTE
What would you add that would make it new besides it looking different?
EleventhDoctor
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Seriously? Have you seen a Retina Display?
Shadowhaxor
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I've been saying that tables / smartphones are gonna kill the handheld market and make a dent in the console market... It's a Quad Core GPU with a Dual Core CPU. With that large ass resolution I'm interested in seeing some benchies on the new iPad.
I guess not.
AnandTech said:
Same GPU as the Vita. And the Vita also has a 4core Cortex A9 (versus 2 core speculated by Anandtech)
So this would put the Vita as slightly more powerful? But with a smaller and lower res screen of course. I just don't want the Vita to get blown out of the water
yeah I am interested as well. Sounds like it has almost the same hardware as the Vita though, so it's not like it is far beyond current handhelds.
toythatkills
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It's basically just the same as before, but shinier. I'm used to that from Apple now, but normally they have other stuff to go along with that, like how the 4S isn't just a better-spec'd 4 because it has Siri.
iPad 3 really just looks like it's a better spec'd iPad 2 and nothing more. As I say, that's enough for people and it's ace, but I was hoping for more I guess. (I don't know what, though.)
EleventhDoctor
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I guess not.
Same GPU as the Vita. And the Vita also has a 4core Cortex A9 (versus 2 core speculated by Anandtech)
So this would put the Vita as slightly more powerful? But with a smaller and lower res screen of course. I just don't want the Vita to get blown out of the water
yeah I am interested as well. Sounds like it has almost the same hardware as the Vita though, so it's not like it is far beyond current handhelds.
So Vita has a similar processor, yet lower resolutions, smaller screen size and poorer battery life.
Baconsammy
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Better graphics, better processors, better battery life (by about an hour), better camera, HD video recording. Yep, same ole iPad.
lastflowers
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Because you're definitely going to use the iPad as a camera and video recorder...
Isn't the processor the same?
toythatkills
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But that's exactly my point. Everything's better, but nothing's new.
Yeah battery life is a big problem on the Vita. Lower resolution should mean higher FPS on average though... (or easier to achieve native res)
Smaller screen size means more portable, but also less impressive.
Vita has traditional gaming inputs (dpad, buttons, analogs) so it will be better suited for traditional console and handheld type games.
iPad is much more versatile over all, much more than just a gaming machine.
Vita is half the price.
I don't think either system blows the other out of the water, which is was my main concern with the iPad 3. I don't think the iPad 3 is going to "kill off" traditional handhelds.
EleventhDoctor
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I want a Vita too-but with a price comparison it seems to be, I'd get more out of the iPad...I mean I'd love to play Uncharted on the Vita-but it's 50 dollars-and I'm conditioned to really get a lot of time and enjoyment out of really cheap iOS apps...
It's a strange mentality, I admit.
EleventhDoctor
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Yeah Vita games are expensive by comparison, although hopefully they have more content to make them worth it. An iPad can do so much more, so I think it depends on what you will be using it for. I already have a kindle so an iPad has little appeal as an e-reader for me, but that wouldn't be the case for everyone.
I totally want an iPad, but purely from a gaming perspective (which would not be the only perspective to consider when buying) I think the Vita will be better assuming it maintains strong software support. We know the iPad will have software support, but can it get more Infinity Blade type games? I think it needs to if they want to be the dominant handheld player.
Tarin02543
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The New Ipad?
I wonder if people will walk to stores and say "Hello, I would like a The New iPad."
If that's your real reason, you should get something from Wacom instead. The ipad is capacitive touch, which means there's not pressure sensitivity. That's why a stylus doesn't really work properly on it. Even with the increased resolution, it's not going to be great for art.
Thanks for the heads up.
And apparently its going to be $.99 as a launch day sale. Bought!
Jedeye Sniv
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OK, this might get skipped over in the iPad spec whoring but I have a question for you all:
I just formatted my computer (long story, but I paid very harshly for seeing Christina Hendricks' boobs), and I'm going through the rigamarole of getting my stuff back on my PC. I obviously have no apps downloaded onto my PC now - if I plug my iDevices in, will it download the apps back on to the PC from the devices? I don't particularly want to wipe them and have to reinstall (and download) the apps again and lose my saves.
What is going to hapen? Anyone been through this before?
I just formatted my computer (long story, but I paid very harshly for seeing Christina Hendricks' boobs), and I'm going through the rigamarole of getting my stuff back on my PC. I obviously have no apps downloaded onto my PC now - if I plug my iDevices in, will it download the apps back on to the PC from the devices? I don't particularly want to wipe them and have to reinstall (and download) the apps again and lose my saves.
What is going to hapen? Anyone been through this before?
choaffable
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I think the fact that Apple got dev kits early to a few select developers like Namco and Epic mean that they're looking to cultivate games with Infinity Blade-level production. Unlike Vita and the 3DS, when it comes to games, the biggest hurdle for developers will be marketing. Commercials and ads are pretty common for traditional handheld games, but for games on iOS, the only commercial time they get is within an Apple commercial. Even their marketing departments aren't taking games on iOS seriously to dedicate those marketing dollars and smaller developers just don't have the kind of money to throw at a TV ad campaign.
WanderingWind
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Only if you restrict the definition of "marketing" to mean "television advertising."
Companies would commit horrible, horrible crimes in order to have their product be featured on the front page of the App Store. And if they're wanting to cultivate the "serious games" image, they'll give that to any AAA developer upon release. "Featured App" section, or any of the campaigns they run all the time. Apps of the year, Back to school, Great Games, etc.
TV marketing has nothing to do with the success of Apps on iOS....thankfully.
Sgt.Pepper
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Hopefully Infinity Blade Dungeons will run nicely in my iPad 2. Hopefully.
toythatkills
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I'm sure you know what I mean. Anyway, this is off topic. Let's talk about games instead.
Adventure Bar Story looks awesome, instabuy at midnight, guaranteed. Kind of amazed to see it's only a dollar, when it apparently has 50-70 hours of gameplay.
(And an on-screen d-pad, so I wonder how long I'll last)
ungeons in the keynote and it looks great, it's kind of want I wanted Infinity Blade to be in the first place. I really want to upgrade to the new iPad but I also need a new laptop for work 
Can't get both Wait so for people who are following the conference, what is it called? Also, friendly reminder, Assassin's Creed Recollection is coming out for iphone/itouch TOMORROW. And it's universal, so if you own it on ipad already you already have it. 
EleventhDoctor
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Infinity Blade Dungeons is going to be awesome...
RedNumberFive
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Man oh man, I'd love to get that new iPad. Realistically, what could I get for my 1st gen 64GB wifi iPad and a 16GB 3GS? If I could pull the funds together from selling those two items, I'd likely pull the trigger on this.
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