I just want to make a quick point about Microsoft Game Studios.
I think the gaming on the Windows Phone platform is amazing!
Now, keep in mind, I'm not you're typical "gamer". On my other devices, all I would ever play would be Sudoku, and very rarely at that. I do not have a "full size gaming console" (or whatever the term is), such as an X-Box, Wii, or PS3. Neither am I a PC gamer.
What Windows Phone has done is allow me the opportunity to try (and enjoy) something that I would not have otherwise done. I now feel that the gaming aspect of Windows Phone is a very big selling point that cannot be overlooked by those in the mobile device market.
I have no doubt that other OSes have games that are similar in general quality, but I haven't experienced them myself. ...but that's my point. I haven't experienced them because I don't buy a "phone" for the games. But I'm having a good experience with Windows Phone partially because of the games.
I feel good that Microsoft has come out with something that can appeal to a wider demographic swathe of the population. Increased adoption of Windows Phone will only snowball it's growth, and will eventually add to all users experiences, even if they don't "game".
(Obviously MS has more work to do with this fresh new OS, but that is an entirely different thread... If I were talking about that, this thread would be in the OS category, not Apps, so lets stay on topic with this one.)
I think the gaming on the Windows Phone platform is amazing!
Now, keep in mind, I'm not you're typical "gamer". On my other devices, all I would ever play would be Sudoku, and very rarely at that. I do not have a "full size gaming console" (or whatever the term is), such as an X-Box, Wii, or PS3. Neither am I a PC gamer.
What Windows Phone has done is allow me the opportunity to try (and enjoy) something that I would not have otherwise done. I now feel that the gaming aspect of Windows Phone is a very big selling point that cannot be overlooked by those in the mobile device market.
I have no doubt that other OSes have games that are similar in general quality, but I haven't experienced them myself. ...but that's my point. I haven't experienced them because I don't buy a "phone" for the games. But I'm having a good experience with Windows Phone partially because of the games.
I feel good that Microsoft has come out with something that can appeal to a wider demographic swathe of the population. Increased adoption of Windows Phone will only snowball it's growth, and will eventually add to all users experiences, even if they don't "game".
(Obviously MS has more work to do with this fresh new OS, but that is an entirely different thread... If I were talking about that, this thread would be in the OS category, not Apps, so lets stay on topic with this one.)