Wrist games NEED to make a comeback. There should be a wrist form-factor handheld console solely dedicated to these types of games. They don't need to be full-fledged games. Just have them be simple minigames as companions to full console or PC games, something like the Dreamcast VMU or the Japan-only Sony PocketStation and have it interact with a console or PC via Bluetooth, USB, or micro-SD cards.
Just please don't add any botnet features like GPS or cellular communication.
@xianc78
Heck yeah put gps receivers in them!
I would love wrist nav with that look. Characters and all!
The games would be cool, too.
@souldessin I said no GPS receivers. I want to enjoy my games without the botnet.
@xianc78
On one hand, phones do solve that issue already...
On the other... phone games.
It's so sad, that all the good software is hidden beyond the brightest minds in the world making you download a casino instead.
@xianc78
Btw,
This deserves a rant.
People are retarded, but what the fuck?
I know IT people, who are freaking programmers, and still use their phones like it was an xbox. They don't even download adblock.
The idea, that an adult person with university education says, that youtube ads cannot be turned off on phone... makes me insane. So, how are you even supposed to approach them with the idea, that Laptop was supposed to be a dead technology, and a bad mindset is holding us from adopting dockable phones as primary work PCs?
@LukeAlmighty
>They don't even download adblock.
I don't even have adblock on my phone either but that's because I rarely use it and try to avoid using it as much as possible. Also, you don't need an adblocker for Youtube if you know how to leach the video files directly with something like Invidious or Freetube.
>So, how are you even supposed to approach them with the idea, that Laptop was supposed to be a dead technology, and a bad mindset is holding us from adopting dockable phones as primary work PCs?
There is clearly a market for them, even if they are niche. Even before the Steam Deck, UMPCs existed, but they were extremely niche.
@xianc78
My point is, that people are treating their phones as Chrome-enabled access terminals to facebook and nothing more.
And that is criminal, since they are in fact full PCs, that just need a bit of IO to be useful.
This is why I hope that one day Ioncom will earn enough money to enter the video game hardware business. Ioncom Watches would be a hot seller, given their niche market. Now you can play the latest indie games in math class or at the wedding of the family member you don't care about.
Coming soon when I have the money and find some SBC that can fit inside a watch (if any exist).