I'm curious why they don't make something that fits every device and case. The current design means that if you want to upgrade your phone or tablet, eventually you'll have to change your entire game controller. The EOL of the game controller is heavily correlated to the lifespan use of your specific device. How many devices have you changed over the past few months or years? New iOS versions eventually mandate a change just to run the device smoothly. Not to mention a lot of people use protective cases that will be incompatible. So something that simply 'clamps on' (as I mentioned in another thread) and works with nearly any device or case would be highly appreciated. Any developer listening?

Think of it this way .. if you buy something for your car or house .. would you prefer to purchase an item that is solely proprietary for the car or house or something that can be removed and utilized with your next purchase? It's the same for computer equipment. Would you buy a mouse that is only specifically made for a computer model or would you prefer something that not only works perfectly with your current computer but can be transitiioned to the next one?

When you buy a propertietory item, more often than not, it will most likely depreciate in value faster than an equivalent item that can continued to be used with something else -- with exception of 'vintage items' which are purely subjective and mainly based on trends.

Sometimes you have no choice - car seats covers, protective cases, etc. But, if given a choice, I think most people will choose the one that is more universal.

Please don't get me wrong. The GameVice sounds completely awesome and the fact it's not dependent on bluetooth is amazing. But I would really like to see something that clamps to the sides and is able to used with nearly any device and case instead of just one specific model. Games are going the way of iCloud saves. I can go from device to another (tablet, phone, upgrading) and continue my progress. The game controller should be made with that in mind as well. Imagine a single game controller that fits anything.

Now one could argue the controller needs to be a different size. But I don't think that's true. I think there can be multiple sizes offered (based on hand comfort) and the customer can choose which size he/she prefers.  If it clamps on, the actual size won't matter as long as it can grasp on to the device.

I typed too much again ... back to work. 😊

Last edited by escapedturkey (Sep 21 1:21 PM)