But i never said there wasn't a market for handheld gaming... I was just saying that we're now in an era where the gap between handheld and stationary has shrunken a lot to an extent we can play many modern AAA games on the go. The mainstream comment was referring to AAA console quality games on a handheld, not handhelds as a whole
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While some people have a hard time playing bigger games on a small screen, there are people like me who really like that idea. I wouldn't say something like Elden Ring in particular, as you can't even PAUSE that game. Games like GTA, Bayonetta, Trackmania, Spiderman, Batman, Control, or Forza Horizon 5 for example work far better in a portable setting than you really give it credit for & those can only really be played on consoles.
Also, RE4R being ported to Iphone doesn't just mean Iphone... it means Ipad as well. if you don't like the tiny screen that's a great option. And you're also forgetting that this is a native port, meaning that Capcom may have easily tweaked text to be easier to read and stuff in the game to stand out more.
that's an Elden Ring problem not a PS5 problem.