Master Phruby Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Gizmodo is reporting that Microsoft is developing a 7" gamming centric tablet. What do you think? http://gizmodo.com/5958079/microsofts-7+inch-tablet-is-xbox-surface Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Xbox surface? Is that what they call it when you wrap the surface of your XBox with a towel to temporarily fix solder breaks? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Gizmodo is reporting that Microsoft is developing a 7" gamming centric tablet. What do you think? http://gizmodo.com/5...is-xbox-surface I'm intrigued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Another locked down tablet. Yay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagitekAngel Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) Tablets live and die by their apps. Right now the Windows Store is a ghost town, so until something changes, there is little to be excited about in a Microsoft "gaming" tablet. Furthermore, far too many companies have tried and failed on existing tablets to copy console experiences and port them over to touch devices, replete with clumsy, imprecise on-screen buttons. Tablets are not consoles, and while a successful gaming experience is possible on a tablet, it must necessarily be a different experience than what you would get on a console. Otherwise you may as well save the money you would otherwise spend on a ~$500 Microsoft tablet and get a better experience on a more powerful and far cheaper Microsoft console. If that is not a convincing argument, let me pose it to you from another angle: is there really that significant a need to be able to pwn noobs in Halo on the bus? In any case, don't expect a whole lot of kill streaks with touch controls. Edited November 12, 2012 by MagitekAngel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karyyk Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Wow...I don't think that I could be any less excited. Since the XBOX LIVE tablet functionality already built into Windows 8 is totally underwhelming, I can't imagine this being anywhere close to a must-have. I'm not a fan of touch controls as they're just too limited for traditional console games (even moreso for PC games). They work fine for simple and casual games, but I'm used to more substantial gameplay at this point. I'm not about to go backwards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlysublime Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 wow. what a way to regurgitate a thread... you do realize that you can use any controller you like? it is Windows after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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