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iPad vs PlayStation 4 for games; PS4 vs iPad comparison and buying advice - Looking for a games console? Ditch the PS4 and buy an iPad Air

Considering buying a PlayStation 4 or an iPad? Here's what you need to know. iPad vs PlayStation 4 for games; PS4 vs iPad comparison and buying advice.
by Matt Egan | 4 hours ago
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Why compare a tablet with a games console? Well for one thing the iPad and the PlayStation 4 are similarly desirable products in a similar price range. Perhaps more importantly the iPad could reasonably be considered  to be a games console with benefits. It is after all a locked down platform for which you can buy games. Literally thousands of games. So just supposing you are considering buying a PS4 or an iPad, we've outlined the benefits of both. And if you don't consider the iPad to be a gaming device, you really need to read on. (You may also wish to read PC Advisor's Sony PS4 review.)

 

Just so you now we'll focus mainly on the iPad Air and iPad Air 2, with reference to the iPad mini, but most of this advice works for all iPads.

iPad vs PS4 for games: general points, price
First things first, a new iPad will set you back at least

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When this came up in my email, I thought I'd accidentally subscribed to the Jokes & Funny Stuff section.

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When this came up in my email, I thought I'd accidentally subscribed to the Jokes & Funny Stuff section.

Well, you did, Macworlds journalism is at about that level. This isn't the first such article they've done.

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"A dedicated controller makes for better gaming in some eyes." In other words, the eyes of anyone who's ever tried to play a game with a virtual control pad on a phone or tablet?

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I don't know what you're all talking about. iPad Air 1 & 2 were clearly platform of the year, 2014 ;)

 

In all seriousness, I love that gaming is accessible on phones and tablets for the masses, but it's not for me. I've only enjoyed some very simplified puzzle games and 1 or 2 endless runners. They get old fast though.

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I wouldn't call cow poo filled with microtransactions and made to cash in as fast as possible before eventually two weeks later it dies of or a billion clones appear a game, something which the majority of poo on mobile platforms is.

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I wouldn't call cow poo filled with microtransactions and made to cash in as fast as possible before eventually two weeks later it dies of or a billion clones appear a game, something which the majority of poo on mobile platforms is.

 

 

A fair summation of gaming on mobile platforms. There are rare instances of good mobile games but they are very few and far between.

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