Ever wonder why people will not shut up about iPhone gaming, even though the platform is yet to really hit its straps? This graph, showing the install base of the device compared to the install base of ârealâ gaming systems, explains it.
Combining the iPhone and iPod Touch together, you can see that while the handhelds have a long way to go to match the same number of users as, say, the DS, theyâre nipping at the PSPâs heels.
Of course, not everyone who buys an iPhone or iPod Touch will buy/play games on it, so theyâd need to overtake the PSP by a considerable margin before that really meant anything. But at the rate theyâre gaining, that day wonât be too far offâŠ
Oh, and please note, this graph isnât hard science. The install bases are taken from various points over the past few months, so look at it as more of a general guide to the state of affairs, rather than a millimetre-perfect representation of the console market as of June 11, 2009.
The iPhone Is a Pretty Damn Big Platform to Develop Games For [Gizmodo]
https://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-is-a-pretty-damn-big-platform-to-develop-gam-5287426
