Hello to all WPCentralers!
I have been Windows Phone through and through since the earliest of days of WP7: I've tested almost every Xbox title for Windows Phone, and always give a shot to most of the popular indie titles on the Store. This brings me to today. January 20th, 2014. There really is a lot to talk about.
We still haven't seen a big push from first party developers. Developers like Kiloo, who I would imagine have been paid or "greatly encouraged" by Microsoft to develop for the platform, isn't really a true indication. The only developer and publisher who I can say has really given it their all, is Gameloft. Whilst they had a bad reputation for "plonking apps on WP and never updating them" early on in WP7, they've seriously lifted their game. they've ported and optimised pretty much every game over to WP, provided on-par updates (normally we get updates within 2-3 weeks of the other platforms) and not to mention, the great work of Gameloft_Ryan and other Gameloft staff who have given up their time to answer literally any query or issue under the sun. Hats off to Gameloft.
To sum up: What do you think needs to happen with Gaming on Windows Phone? Where do you think it is headed? What is your thoughts on Xbox Integration?
Please reply below: I would love to hear from you all regarding Gaming in the year ahead for our platform.
Kind Regards to all,
Chris (Kyriacou48)
I have been Windows Phone through and through since the earliest of days of WP7: I've tested almost every Xbox title for Windows Phone, and always give a shot to most of the popular indie titles on the Store. This brings me to today. January 20th, 2014. There really is a lot to talk about.
We still haven't seen a big push from first party developers. Developers like Kiloo, who I would imagine have been paid or "greatly encouraged" by Microsoft to develop for the platform, isn't really a true indication. The only developer and publisher who I can say has really given it their all, is Gameloft. Whilst they had a bad reputation for "plonking apps on WP and never updating them" early on in WP7, they've seriously lifted their game. they've ported and optimised pretty much every game over to WP, provided on-par updates (normally we get updates within 2-3 weeks of the other platforms) and not to mention, the great work of Gameloft_Ryan and other Gameloft staff who have given up their time to answer literally any query or issue under the sun. Hats off to Gameloft.
To sum up: What do you think needs to happen with Gaming on Windows Phone? Where do you think it is headed? What is your thoughts on Xbox Integration?
Please reply below: I would love to hear from you all regarding Gaming in the year ahead for our platform.
Kind Regards to all,
Chris (Kyriacou48)