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CMV: Mobile gaming will never have games for hardcore gamers

Since I've had a smartphone, I've looked for a game I can enjoy and feel rewarded for spending my time in. However, I have yet to find a game that is enjoyable, rewards a time investment, and doesn't ask for my wallet. While I haven't given up on my search, I feel mobile gaming will never reach the more hardcore levels that we see PC and console gaming at now. All the games that get the closest teens to be mobile ports of already existing games, such as Hearthstone. And while these can certainly be considered hardcore, they tend to work much better on PC. As a bit of a game developer (I've made a couple small games), I would love to create such a game but don't see how the mobile platform allows for that.

I apologise if I'm not completely clear, first time doing this. I will be on and off intermittently all day, so I'm sorry if there is a bit of a delay in answering.
gpt
Okay, so you're using the term "hardcore" quite a bit, which is something of a moving target since we can't know precisely what you mean by it. It will be frustrating for us to point to examples of games that we feel are "hardcore" only to have you reply along the lines of "that's not hardcore, hardcore means *this* thing" when you haven't fleshed out the definition we're working with. 

That said, I'll assume it to mean that the game is *competitive*, offers players a positive relationship between performance and skill, and has a control scheme that does not by-and-large impede execution. 

With this in mind, I'd point to *Hearthstone* and *PUBG mobile*, both of which are (1) competitive, (2) responsive, (3) skill-based, and (4) able to be played without spending a penny. 

>And while these can certainly be considered hardcore, they tend to work much better on PC.

This is a truism, given that phones have less processing power and room for a user interface. This is just a fact that games will play better on PC.